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Mount Olympus, the legendary home of the ancient Greek gods and Greece's highest mountain, has reached a historic milestone. During its 48th session, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee unanimously approved the inscription of the wider Mount Olympus area on the UNESCO World Heritage Properties List, recognising its outstanding natural, cultural and symbolic value to humanity. The decision, adopted in Busan, Republic of Korea, marks a landmark achievement for Greece.
More than a mountain, Olympus is an amazing landscape where nature, history and mythology have been intertwined for millennia. Celebrated as the mythical dwelling place of the Twelve Olympian Gods, it has inspired generations of travellers, artists, and storytellers, while preserving its exceptional biodiversity, rare flora and fauna, as well as an extensive network of hiking trails that attract visitors from around the world.
The UNESCO inscription acknowledges Olympus as a Mixed World Heritage Property, a place where cultural heritage and the natural environment form an inseparable whole. It also reinforces the commitment to safeguarding and sustainably managing this extraordinary landscape, ensuring that its unique values are preserved for future generations in line with the principles of the World Heritage Convention.
For travellers, Mount Olympus offers unforgettable experiences throughout the year. Whether hiking its iconic trails, reaching its legendary peaks, exploring traditional villages, discovering the ancient archaeological site of Dion or wandering through lush forests and dramatic gorges, every journey reveals another layer of Greece's rich heritage.
This UNESCO recognition is an international affirmation of what visitors have long experienced firsthand: Mount Olympus is a place where myth meets nature and history, creating one of the world's most extraordinary destinations. Now officially recognised among humanity's greatest treasures, the Mountain of the Gods invites the world to discover its timeless beauty with respect and wonder.
More than a mountain, Olympus is an amazing landscape where nature, history and mythology have been intertwined for millennia. Celebrated as the mythical dwelling place of the Twelve Olympian Gods, it has inspired generations of travellers, artists, and storytellers, while preserving its exceptional biodiversity, rare flora and fauna, as well as an extensive network of hiking trails that attract visitors from around the world.
The UNESCO inscription acknowledges Olympus as a Mixed World Heritage Property, a place where cultural heritage and the natural environment form an inseparable whole. It also reinforces the commitment to safeguarding and sustainably managing this extraordinary landscape, ensuring that its unique values are preserved for future generations in line with the principles of the World Heritage Convention.
For travellers, Mount Olympus offers unforgettable experiences throughout the year. Whether hiking its iconic trails, reaching its legendary peaks, exploring traditional villages, discovering the ancient archaeological site of Dion or wandering through lush forests and dramatic gorges, every journey reveals another layer of Greece's rich heritage.
This UNESCO recognition is an international affirmation of what visitors have long experienced firsthand: Mount Olympus is a place where myth meets nature and history, creating one of the world's most extraordinary destinations. Now officially recognised among humanity's greatest treasures, the Mountain of the Gods invites the world to discover its timeless beauty with respect and wonder.
Mount Olympus, the legendary home of the ancient Greek gods and Greece's highest mountain, has reached a historic milestone. During its 48th session, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee unanimously approved the inscription of the wider Mount Olympus area on the UNESCO World Heritage Properties List, recognising its outstanding natural, cultural and symbolic value to humanity. The decision, adopted in Busan, Republic of Korea, marks a landmark achievement for Greece.
More than a mountain, Olympus is an amazing landscape where nature, history and mythology have been intertwined for millennia. Celebrated as the mythical dwelling place of the Twelve Olympian Gods, it has inspired generations of travellers, artists, and storytellers, while preserving its exceptional biodiversity, rare flora and fauna, as well as an extensive network of hiking trails that attract visitors from around the world.
The UNESCO inscription acknowledges Olympus as a Mixed World Heritage Property, a place where cultural heritage and the natural environment form an inseparable whole. It also reinforces the commitment to safeguarding and sustainably managing this extraordinary landscape, ensuring that its unique values are preserved for future generations in line with the principles of the World Heritage Convention.
For travellers, Mount Olympus offers unforgettable experiences throughout the year. Whether hiking its iconic trails, reaching its legendary peaks, exploring traditional villages, discovering the ancient archaeological site of Dion or wandering through lush forests and dramatic gorges, every journey reveals another layer of Greece's rich heritage.
This UNESCO recognition is an international affirmation of what visitors have long experienced firsthand: Mount Olympus is a place where myth meets nature and history, creating one of the world's most extraordinary destinations. Now officially recognised among humanity's greatest treasures, the Mountain of the Gods invites the world to discover its timeless beauty with respect and wonder.
More than a mountain, Olympus is an amazing landscape where nature, history and mythology have been intertwined for millennia. Celebrated as the mythical dwelling place of the Twelve Olympian Gods, it has inspired generations of travellers, artists, and storytellers, while preserving its exceptional biodiversity, rare flora and fauna, as well as an extensive network of hiking trails that attract visitors from around the world.
The UNESCO inscription acknowledges Olympus as a Mixed World Heritage Property, a place where cultural heritage and the natural environment form an inseparable whole. It also reinforces the commitment to safeguarding and sustainably managing this extraordinary landscape, ensuring that its unique values are preserved for future generations in line with the principles of the World Heritage Convention.
For travellers, Mount Olympus offers unforgettable experiences throughout the year. Whether hiking its iconic trails, reaching its legendary peaks, exploring traditional villages, discovering the ancient archaeological site of Dion or wandering through lush forests and dramatic gorges, every journey reveals another layer of Greece's rich heritage.
This UNESCO recognition is an international affirmation of what visitors have long experienced firsthand: Mount Olympus is a place where myth meets nature and history, creating one of the world's most extraordinary destinations. Now officially recognised among humanity's greatest treasures, the Mountain of the Gods invites the world to discover its timeless beauty with respect and wonder.
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