Refuges

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
 

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

 

Refuge "Spilios Agapitos"

• 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

 

Refuge SEO "Giosos Apostolidis"

• 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

 

Refuge at Petrostrouga location

• 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

 

Refuge "Dimitris Bountolas"

• 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

 

Refuge "Vrysopoules"

• 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
  
 

Refuge "Krevatia" near the village of Vrontou

• 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

 

Refuge in Koromilia, Dion

• Location: Koromilia Dion
• Altitude: 1000m
• Capacity: 17 beds
 
INFORMATION
Evaggelos Giannikos
T: (+30) 6942243349
E-mail: [email protected]
www.facebook.com/koromilia.refuge

Refuge in "Koromilies" Leptokarya

•  Location: SE side of the mountain
•  Altitude: 950m 
 
INFORMATION
Municipality of Mount Olympus 
Τ: (+30) 23520 31242

 

BIVOUAC ROOMS

Agios Antonios

Altitude: 2817m / Capacity: 12 people
INFORMATION: Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT), www.hrt.gr

Ano Pigadi

Altitude: 1400m / Capacity: 18 people

Christakis (always open)

Altitude: 2550m / Capacity: 10 people

Costas Migotsidis - Vryssopoules

Altitude: 2450m / Capacity: 6 people
Hellenic Rescue Team, www.hrt.gr

Livadaki

Altitude: 2100m / Capacity: 5 people
Information Alpine Club of Litochoro

Salatoura - Fire Department Observatory

Altitude: 1850m / Capacity: 6 people


 

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