Mt. Olympus

The first National Forest of Greece

Mt. Olympus’ wonderful nature of rich flora (over 1.700 species of plants which represent 25% of the Greek flora, 23 of which native) and fauna (32 species of mammals, 108 species of birds, 18 species of reptiles) left the modern Greeks with no choice but to proclaim it the first National Forest in 1938. The importance of the National Park has been recognized worldwide: In 1981 UNESCO declared it “Biosphere Reverse” and the European Community has included Olympus in the list of “The most important bird areas of the European Community”.