Refuges

Mount Olympus is an attraction both for tourists as well as mountaineers from all over the world. It is the most popular destination among the Greek mountains with more than 150,000 visitors entering the National Park only from the east side. The National Park Service has only one checkpoint along the road that leads from Litochoro to Prionia, so the exact number of visitors is not well documented since many people enter the National Park year round and from other sides of the mountain as well.

The increasing popularity of the mountain is evident from the large number of international visitors (about 70% of the total number) resulting in the construction of totally 9 refuges since the 1950's. In additions to those refuges there are also 6 bivouac rooms located along the least popular routes.

All the described locations can be found in the topographic map provided by "Anavasi" pulications (www.anavasi.gr). 

> Refuges Map
 

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Refuge "Christos Kakalos"

• Location: Muses Plateau 
• Altitude: 2650m
• Capacity: 23 ατόμων
• Open: From mid May to end of October and from December to mid April  
 

RESERVATIONS
Mike Styllas
T: +30 6937 361689
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
www.olympus-climbing.gr
 

• Altitude: 2060m 
• Capacity: 120 people
• Open: from mid May to end of October
 

RESERVATIONS
Τ: (+30-23520) 81-800 or 81-329
www.mountolympus.gr
www.facebook.com/SpiliosAgapitosRefuge
 

• Location: Muses' Plateau between the summits of Toumba and Profitis Ilias
• Altitude: 2700m
• Capacity: 100 people
• Open: from June to the beginning of October    
 

RESERVATIONS
Τ: +30 23510 82840 or +30 6932 367998
www.seooreivaton.gr
 

• Altitude: 1,950 m
• Capacity: 72 persons
• Open: winter all weekends and holidays and summer    
 

RESERVATIONS
Central Administration of the Hellenic Rescue Team
T: + 30 2310 310649
Refuge's managers
Nektarios Parmakis (+30 6977 246350)
Telemachos Aigyptiadis (+30 6948 821 513)
E-mail: [email protected]
www.facebook.com/petrostrouga
 

• Location: along the main road from Litochoro to Prionia
• Capacity: 30 people
• Open: All year, during the winter season (November - April) opens only on weekends and holidays (Christmas, Easter)
 

RESERVATIONS
Τ: +30 23520 84100
www.eosthessalinikis.gr
 

• Location: South side of the mountain
• Altitude: 1800m
• Capacity: 25 people 
 

INFORMATION
Special Forces military camp, T: +30 24930-62163 
or contact the Alpine Club of Elassona: +30 24930-23467  
 

• Location: at the end of the gravel road starting from the village of Vrontou
• Capacity: 20 people
• Altitude: 950m
• Open: All year's weekends 
 

INFORMATIONMount Olympus National Park Service
Τ: (+30) 23520 83000
www.olympusfd.gr, www.dion.gr
Guard's cell phone: (+30) 6978 278548
 

• Location: Koromilia Dion
• Altitude: 1000m
• Capacity: 17 beds
 

•  Location: SE side of the mountain
•  Altitude: 950m 
 

INFORMATION
Municipality of Mount Olympus 
Τ: (+30) 23520 31242