Climbing to the Gods of Mt. Olympus

Mount Olympus is known as the home of Zeus and the major Greek gods. But not only Greek mythology makes this mountain so special, the location itself is very magic. It raises almost straight from the Aegean Sea to a height of 2917 meters, making it the tallest mountain in Greece and the second tallest mountain in the Balkans. I climbed this beautiful mountain in 2 days straight from our camping at the beach. Arriving at the top (called Mytikas) at 9am, sadly I couldn't meet Zeus or any of the other Gods, but instead Konstantinos a nice local photographer. He spent the whole night taking photos on the summit in his bivvy.Read more