The wider area of Mount Olympus
Category
Mixed
Inscribed under criteria (vi), (x).
Region
Europe and North America
Greece
Inscribed
2026
List reference
1719
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
The wider area of Mount Olympus is about 25 km south-west of Katerini. The nearest other World Heritage site is Aigai, about 45 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Katerini · about 53,000 peopleabout 25 km north-east
- Larissa · about 129,000 peopleabout 50 km south
- Thessaloniki · about 828,000 peopleabout 80 km north-east
- Volos · about 111,000 peopleabout 95 km south-east
- Lamia · about 47,000 peopleabout 130 km south
- Ioanina · about 86,000 peopleabout 140 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GreeceCultural44 km away
GreeceMixed74 km away
GreeceCultural80 km away
GreeceCultural142 km away
GreeceMixed168 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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