Pythio

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Village

Pythio

  • Larissa (Prefecture) | Thessaly
The village of Pythio is built in the western part of Olympus’s foothills. A political and religious center for the Perraivians, it was, also, one of the three cities forming the Perraivian Tripolitida.

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Pythio
Flatland of Pythio
Church of Ioannis Prodromos | Pythio
Church of Panagia | Pithio
Church of Panagia | Pithio
Church of Panagia | Pithio
Church of Panagia | Pithio
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Archaeological site

Pythio

Archaeological site of Pythio

Excavations in Pythio revealed the temple of Poseidon from the 4th century BC and various other religious areas in its vicinity. The headless statue of...

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Church

Dolihi

Church of Metamorphosis Sotiros | Dolihi

The Metamorfosi tou Sotira Church in Dolihi is a Byzantine monument of the 13th century. Magnificent murals adorn its interior....

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Monastery

Elassona

Monastery of Panagia Olympiotissa | Elassona

The Holy Monastery of Olympiotissa is considered one of the largest monastic complexes in Thessaly. The monastery’s katholikon is a four-column church in honour of...

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City

Elassona

Elassona retained its Homeric name, Olosson, almost intact. Homer refers to it as "White Olosson", the town that took part in the Trojan expedition with...

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Archaeological site

Azoros

Archaeological site of Azoros

The excavations in Azoros began in October 1995. The wall, unearthed by the excavations, is one of a kind as polygonal stones were used for...

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Monastery

Karya

Kanalon monastery

Kanalon Monastery is in a panoramic location on the south-east side of Olympus and is only 6km from Karya village. Its name derives from the...