Palaios Panteleimonas () is a mountain village of the former municipality of

East Olympos East Olympos, or Anatolikos Olympos (, '','' ), is a former municipality in Pieria regional unit, Greece. In Greece's 2011 local government reform East Olympos became a municipal unit of the municipality Dion-Olympos. The municipal unit has an ar ...

, which is part of the municipality of

Dio-Olympos Dion-Olympos (, ''Díon-Ólympos'') is a municipality in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Litochoro. The municipality has an area of 495.314 km2. Municipality The municipality Dion-Oly ...

, in the Pieria regional unit,

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. Palaios Panteleimonas is located 43 km from

Katerini Katerini (, ''Kateríni'', ) is a city and municipality in northern Greece, the capital city of Regional Unit of Piera in Central Macedonia, Greece. It lies on the Pierian plain, between Mount Olympus and the Thermaikos Gulf, at an altitude ...

and it is just 6 km from the village and beach of Neos Panteleimonas, where there are also many possibilities for accommodation, dining, entertainment and tourist information. The 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 (, , ) is an extensive massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa (regional unit), Larissa and Pieria (regional ...

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

Olympus Festival Olympus Festival () is an annual festival of music and theatre and a major cultural event in Greece. It is the largest event of its kind in northern Greece and takes place annually in the months of July and August. The aim is to provide both, the l ...

of Castle of Platamon. The access is made via the National Highway and the railway station of

Neoi Poroi Neoi Poroi ( ) is a coastal village of the Dio-Olympos municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of East Olympos. The settlement of Neoi Poroi had a population of 716 inhabitants as of 2021. Neoi Poroi ...

Nearest places

* Neos Panteleimonas * Beach of Panteleimon *

* Platamon

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Παλαιός Παντελήμονας
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Nearest places

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