Mount Olympus set to join UNESCO World Heritage List as mixed site

Mount Olympus is the mythological home of ancient Greece’s 12 Olympian gods. Pic/X @ictinus_x

Snow-capped for much of the year, Mount Olympus, mythological home of ancient Greece's 12 Olympian gods, will be inducted into UNESCO's World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural site. Rising to 9573 feet from a base practically at sea level, it is to be discussed when the World Heritage Committee meets in Busan, South Korea from today till July 29.

"Olympus is our life. It is the place we grew up in," said Evagelos Geroliolios, mayor of Dion-Olympus, based in Litochoro. "It is the place we see every day, but at the same time, it is also a place which carries with it myth, history, biodiversity, extraordinary beauty and a very great cultural weight."

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