Larisa Attractions
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Lárisa, chief town of Thessaly and an agricultural market town, lies at a bend in the river Piniós (Peneios) in the Thessalian plain, to the south of Mt Olympus.
Human settlement in this area dates back to the Palaeolithic period. In the second millennium B.C. Lárisa (the "Citadel") was founded by Pelasgians. They were followed by Achaeans and later by Dorians, who established a number of principalities, including that of the Aleuadai at Lárisa. Among those whom they attracted to their court was the physician Hippokrates of Kos, who died here in 370 B.C. In 344 B.C. the town was captured by Macedon.
Human settlement in this area dates back to the Palaeolithic period. In the second millennium B.C. Lárisa (the "Citadel") was founded by Pelasgians. They were followed by Achaeans and later by Dorians, who established a number of principalities, including that of the Aleuadai at Lárisa. Among those whom they attracted to their court was the physician Hippokrates of Kos, who died here in 370 B.C. In 344 B.C. the town was captured by Macedon.
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Mt Olympus
Mt Olympus, reaching 2,917 m, is the highest and most famous mountain in the country. A shrine of Zeus and another of Apollo have been found and excavated at various elevations.
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Tempe Valley
This historically important valley is now occupied by a modern road and is the main route between central Greece and the north. There are a number of scenic spots along the way.
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Ayia, Greece
(Near Larisa)
Mt Olympus, Larisa
Mt Olympus, Larisa
Excavations, Dion
Platamónas Castle, Larisa
Larisa
