"KATERINI- Greek Macedonia- GREECE" Top 5 Page for this destination Katerini by Yiannis2000

Katerini Travel Guide: 103 reviews and 212 photos

My hometown...

An average town of 50000 inh., Katerini has no special charm, but its location between the highest mountain in Greece and 100 kms of sandy beaches makes it an attractive, convenient place to stay. It is the only area- as far as I know- in mediterranean Europe where there is an altitude difference of almost 3000 m. within less than 20 kms.
Proximity to Thessaloniki gives us the necessary cultural stimuli, to survive the wet winters here...

Olympic trekking...

Olympos peaks summertime

Trekking in legendary Mount Olympus is quite easy and very enjoyable. It takes 4 hrs of walking from the last car parking site(location Prionia) to reach the first refuge at 2100 m. Add 3-4 more hours and u've reached the peaks u see in the picture, where the 12 Gods of Greek antiquity allegedly lived! There is another hut at 2.700 m. to stay overnight. The feeling of waking up above the clouds and the tranquility of the place is unique...
Accessible from May to October, depending on weather. Last autumn the first snow covered Olympos on November 4rth.

KATERINI- Greek Macedonia- GREECE - Katerini

To reach the top, MYTIKAS, you only need to climb the last 100 or so meters. More information soon at my LITOHORO page, the starting point for most visitors!

www.tavridis.tk

Pros and Cons

Pros:At the foothills of Mount Olympus!
Cons:Rainy winters...
In a nutshell:A big greek village between mountains & the sea.

Last visit to Katerini: Nov 2006
Intro Updated Nov 29, 2006
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Comments (34)

michidutza Jul 16, 2010 at 11:25 AM Report Abuse

...cool man this bouzouki place!!!I'm refreshing my memory with your pages, it seems I'll see for myself in August:):;
MITNIC Oct 17, 2007 at 10:27 AM Report Abuse

Excellent page! nice photos, interesting info, cosy travelogue! Thanks for your coment.
George_Arba Jul 25, 2007 at 11:10 PM Report Abuse

Interesting tips that I find helpful when I’ll visit this beautiful place in september.
VeronicaG Nov 17, 2006 at 5:39 AM Report Abuse

Thanks for the introduction to Katerini--you have some great views of the ocean! Regards from Texas...
nickandchris Jul 14, 2006 at 2:52 PM Report Abuse

Don't know this part of Greece at all. Thanks for the iinfo.
musikofilos Apr 12, 2006 at 9:38 AM Report Abuse

gia "" exeis mipws to tilefwnou tou karoza filos apo exwteriko dimiplaton3@hotmail.com xairetw.
Aggeliki Aug 30, 2005 at 1:49 PM Report Abuse

Yianni?ti kaneis?Den sou elipse akoma i katerini, ellada, i katevikes? Molis girisame apo diakopes:)filia
KonstantinII Feb 12, 2005 at 1:13 PM Report Abuse

OK, OK. Well, have a safe trip up to North then. ;o)
Alphons Dec 13, 2004 at 8:16 AM Report Abuse

very nice hometown page and pics, greetings Alphons...
Narviking Nov 11, 2004 at 2:54 AM Report Abuse

Nica page about the town were I spent a very good time. Thank you Yannis !