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Village life, local traditions, chestnut season and experiences around Skotina and Mount Olympus.
Local Stories · Food & Gastronomy · Skotina, Pieria The Sounds of Olympus | A Summer Afternoon in Skotina, Pieria HYPERLOCAL EXPERIENCES · LOCAL FOOD · MOUNT OLYMPUS A journey from the seaside streets of Skotina to a historic chapel beneath Mount Olympus, where local ingredients, a creative chef, regional wine and the sounds of […]
Mount Olympus · Autumn Food Stories · Outdoor Cooking · Pieria, Greece Cooking on Mount Olympus: An Autumn Story from a Private Chestnut Estate Freshly gathered chestnuts, sweet local apples and a meal cooked outdoors among the chestnut trees near Skotina. Preparing freshly gathered chestnuts for our outdoor cookout on Mount Olympus. © Yorgos Gizelis […]
The Chestnut Festival of Skotina, Pieria | Tradition, Community & Local Life Skotina, Pieria · Local Traditions · Greek Music & Dance · Chestnut Season Autumn in Pieria brings together the landscape, local produce and traditions that have shaped village life for generations. Around Mount Olympus, chestnut season connects the countryside with local food, family […]
Mushroom & Truffle Festival Olympus | Skotina, Lake Kati & Mount Olympus Forest Experience A two-day celebration of wild mushrooms, forest knowledge, local gastronomy and village life beneath Mount Olympus. Some festivals are remembered for their music. Others for their food. The 1st Mushroom & Truffle Festival Olympus, held on May 16–17, 2026 in Skotina, […]
Culture · History · Living Traditions · Pieria, Greece Fire, Cedar & Memory Mount Olympus · Skotina · Fire, Music & Community The Tsagkala Carnival ritual in Skotina, Pieria — where fire, community and older layers of memory meet. 22 February 2026 · Skotina, Pieria The cedar fire of Tsagkala in Skotina, Pieria. Photo: Yorgos […]
Local Stories · Food & Traditions · Mount Olympus Chestnut Season in Skotina, Pieria | Harvest, Mountain Life & Local Stories LOCAL FOOD · RURAL LIFE · MOUNT OLYMPUS A walk through the chestnut groves of Skotina, where autumn harvest, family memory, mountain paths and the Aegean landscape come together. Chestnut trees on family land […]