Half of them are found only in the Balkans and 23 only in Olympus and nowhere else. Most people who explore the mountain are adventure travelers; they rock-climb, ski or raft but do not have local guides.
Administratively it belongs to Pieria's and Larissa's Prefectures and specifically to the municipalities Diou-Olympou and Katerinis (Pieria) and Τempon and Elassonas (Larissa). The history of the surrounding area is consequently of interest in the context of the Rise of Macedon, the Chremonidean War and the Macedonian Wars during the 4th to 2nd centuries BC. The following legislative decrees apply to offenders of the law: Legislative Decree 86/1969, Legislative Decree 996/1971, and Laws 177/1975, 998/1979, 1650/1986, 2742/1999 and 3044/2002.Hellenic Republic, Ministry of culture and sports, Onassis Foundation US, 2016:
Currently the archive has approximately 300 titles and over 150 ebooks for research and monthly updated. The mountain contains 138 rare plant species and is an important nesting region for birds of prey. Known as Olympia of Zeus, the nine days honored each of his nine daughters, the Muses, with theatrical performances and athletic competitions. A magnificent place with numerous forests and gorges and summits of different heights, blessed with mild climate, and surrounded by Uranus, the heaven.
Ancient Origins articles related to Mount Olympus in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends. The mountain's highest zone, over 2,000 metres, is snowcapped for about nine months (September to May). Since then, the mountain has become a common one- or two-day hike for young travelers. With many villages abandoned or with aging populations, there are few residents to provide local knowledge of the landscape. Mount Olympus was the lightest and most worshipped mountain of Greece. The aim of this declaration was "...the preservation in perpetuity of the natural environment of the region, i.e. One of the most notable is Dion, on the northern side.
The clouds that envelop the mountain are continual reminders of the connection between earth and sky.In the Greco-Roman tradition, natural elements were seen as ancestors of the more personified gods and goddesses. Climbers, though, have subsequently reached the top of Mount Olympus numerous times. Based on a Special Environmental Study, completed in 2003, the Olympus National Park’s boundaries would be expanded and officially marked in three zones: the core, buffer, and outer areas, with differing activities permitted in each zone. However, Greece’s mountain-village culture changed dramatically after the Greek Civil War, which ended in 1949. The Christian effacement of “pagan” religion was illustrated dramatically in 2006, when archaeologists excavating at Dion discovered a 2,200-year-old statue of Hera that had been used as filling for the city walls built by early Christians.
In the altitude between 300 and 500 metres occurs the evergreen broadleaf trees' zone (The evergreen broadleaf trees' zone is gradually replaced by The black pine dominates on the eastern and northern side of the mountain, between 500 and 1,700 metres. In addition to awe of mountains—a combination of reverence and a little fear—people also saw manifestations of the divine in caves, the headwaters of major rivers, and hot springs. Zeus conquered the territory in his battle with the Titans by gathering clouds and hurling thunderbolts. Features include deep gorges and dozens of smooth peaks, many of them in altitude of more than 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), including Aghios Antonios (2,815 metres (9,236 ft)), Kalogeros (2,700 metres (8,900 ft)), Toumpa (2,801 metres (9,190 ft)) and Profitis Ilias (2,803 metres (9,196 ft)). As do other Greek mountains, Mount Olympus has a high rate of endemic species because of its geographic isolation and because Greece is situated at the intersection of three continental land masses. This rare kind of pine occurs sporadically higher than 1,000 metres and gradually replaces the black pine, while over 1,400 metres it creates an almost unmixed forest. Sacred groves were common during Greek and Roman times, and travelers would make offerings at these spots along their journey. In the period of the Ottoman Empire the mountain was a hiding place and base of operations for klephts and armatoloi. Together, these projects would create a high-traffic mountain landscape in which even visitors with the best of intentions would disturb wildlife and plants.The federal government is considering a Joint Ministerial Decision that would establish new park boundaries.