Palaios Panteleimonas is a mountain village of the former municipality 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...

, 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:...

, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia

Central Macedonia

Central Macedonia is one of the thirteen regions of Greece, consisting of the central part of the region of Macedonia. With a population of over 1.8 million, it is the second most populous in Greece after Attica.- Administration :...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

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Palaios Panteleimonas is located 43 km 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...

 and it is just 6 km from the village and beach of Neos Panteleimonas

Neos Panteleimonas

Neos Panteleimonas is a settlement of the former municipality of East Olympos, which is part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece....

, where there are also many possibilities for accommodation, dining, entertainment and tourist information. Τhe view of the Thermaikos Gulf from the area, is unique. The path to the village and the surrounding area is rich of fauna of the lower Mount Olympus

Mount Olympus

Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, about 100 kilometres away from Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks. The highest peak Mytikas, meaning "nose", rises to 2,917 metres...

, with forest of chestnut, oak and arbutus.
You can also watch the summer of cultural events of the International Olympus Festival

Olympus Festival

Olympus Festival is an annual Festival of music and theatre which takes place at the Ancient Theatre of Dion in Pieria, northern Greece. The festival is supported by the Greek Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Dion as well as by other local authorities in Pieria Prefecture.Many Greek...

 of Castle of Platamon.

The access is made via the National Highway and the railway station of Neoi Poroi

Neoi Poroi

Neoi Poroi is a coastal village, on the southernmost coast of Pieria, near the traditional village of "Παλαιοί Πόροι", Paleoi Poroi and the vast and scenic wetlands in the northern part of Pinios....

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