30+ Mount Olympus Mountain Landscape Images. It is part of the olympus massif near the gulf of thérmai (modern greek: Thermaïkós) of the aegean sea.
Mt olympus is named for the 2096 metre (6880 foot) peak that stands over the ski area.
2 august marks the anniversary of the first time it was climbed successfully in 1913, and every year tens of thousands of people travel to the mountain to climb it. It is located in the olympus range on the border between thessaly and macedonia , between the regional units of pieria and larissa , about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from thessaloniki. Mount olympus is greece's highest mountain and the home to the gods of greek mythology and a paradise for climbers, hikers and lovers of nature. A place among the clouds!