Ano Skotina () is an old settlement of the prefecture of Pieria. It is built on an altitude of 600 m on the southeastern side of
Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus (; el, Όλυμπος, Ólympos, also , ) is the highest mountain in Greece. It is part of the Olympus massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, located in the Olympus Range on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, be ...
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It has hotels, taverns, restaurants, and offers every form of alternative tourism like mountain riding, climbing, hiking etc. Cultural events of the settlement is the celebration of the Church of the
Dormition of the Theotokos
The Dormition of the Mother of God is a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches (except the East Syriac churches). It celebrates the "falling asleep" (death) of Mary the ''Theotokos'' ("Mother of G ...
(Κοίμηση της Θεοτόκου), every year on August 15.
See also
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Skotina
Skotina () is a rural settlement of the former municipality of East Olympos, itself part of the municipality of Dion-Olympos, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece.
Name
The name is taken due to handmade costumes (woolen fabric ...
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Beach of Skotina
Paralia Skotinas () is a seaside settlement which is part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. It is 6 κm from Leptokarya, 1 km from Paralia Panteleimonos (Castle) and 1κm from Skotina ...
References
*Encyclopedia Μαλλιάρης- Παιδεία, Volume 24, p. 27.
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Populated places in Pieria (regional unit)
Mount Olympus