Leptokarya is a town in Pieria prefecture

Prefectures of Greece

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, Central Macedonia

Central Macedonia

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, Greece

Greece

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, former capital of East Olympos

East Olympos

East Olympos is a former municipality in Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dio-Olympos, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 9,374...

 municipality

Municipality

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, which is part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos

Dio-Olympos

Dio-Olympos is a municipality in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Litochoro.-Municipality:...

. The distance from Katerini

Katerini

Katerini is a town in Central Macedonia, Greece, the capital of Pieria regional unit. It lies on the Pierian plain, between Mt. Olympus and the Thermaikos Gulf, at an altitude of 14 m. The town, which is one of the newest in Greece, has a population of 83,764...

 is 26 km and it has 4.225 inhabitants, according 2001 cencus. Lies on the coast of Aegean Sea

Aegean Sea

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, under the Mount Olympos. It is located near ancient Livithra, allegedly the home of Orpheus

Orpheus

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, major figure in the Greek Mythology

Greek mythology

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. Since the major events and customs in the town is the revival of division of Orpheus.

Every summer the beach attracts visitors from Greece and the abroad.

See also

• Katerini
  Katerini
  Katerini is a town in Central Macedonia, Greece, the capital of Pieria regional unit. It lies on the Pierian plain, between Mt. Olympus and the Thermaikos Gulf, at an altitude of 14 m. The town, which is one of the newest in Greece, has a population of 83,764...
  
  
• Platamon
  Platamon
  Platamon , also spelled as Platamonas, is a town and sea-side resort in south Pieria prefecture, Central Macedonia, Greece. Platamon has a population of about 2,200 permanent inhabitants....