Elassona - Ελασσόνα

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Panoramic view of Elassona

THE Elassona it is at Prefecture of Larissa and is built amphitheatrically at the foot of a series of hills, on its south side Olympus.

At a glance

One of the most important events in the city is "Eleftheria", where the liberation of Elassona by the Turks is celebrated, on October 6, 1912. The most famous event, due to its nationwide promotion, is the Feta Festival organized by the Municipality of Elassona in cooperation with other bodies around the end of September every two years.

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What to see

View of Olympus with Elassona and Tsaritsani.
  • Monastery of Panagia Olympiotissa. The Monastery of Panagia Olympiotissa is the most recognizable point of the city, but at the same time the most important monument of the wider area. The katholikon of the monastery is a building of the 13th century. The monastery is built on a hill at the site of the Acropolis of the ancient city of Olossa.
  • Old arched bridge (at the foot of the hill of Olympiotissa).
  • Natural History Museum.
  • Museum of National Resistance.

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