Unlike the rest of Thessaly, which was annexed by Greece in 1881, Elassona remained part of the Ottoman Empire until 1912, when it joined Greece (along with Crete, Macedonia and Epirus) following victory in the Balkan Wars.
Elassona, Elassona, Larissa, Thessaly The Holy Monastery of Olympiotissa is considered as one of the greatest monasteries of Thessaly. The church is in the reduced cross-domed...
Iera Moni Sparmou, Elassona, Larissa, Thessaly Further west, in the edge of Mavratza stream, at 1,020 m, there is the Agia Triada Sparmou Monastery, that flourished in the early...
Litochoro, Dion Olimpos, Pieria, Central Macedonia Mount Olympus (Greek: Όλυμπος Olympos, for Modern Greek also transliterated Olimbos, [ˈolimbos] or [ˈolibos]) is the highest...
Karya, Elassona, Larissa, Thessaly On Olympus' southern foot, in a dominant position (820 m) in Ziliana gorge, there is the Kanalon Monastery, 8 km away from Karya....
Litochoro, Dion Olimpos, Pieria, Central Macedonia Near the summits of Mount Olympus at 2803 meter high, lies the chapel of the Prophet Elias (Profitis Ilias). The chapel is the highest...