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Troodos or Trodos [a] is the largest mountain range in Cyprus, located in roughly the center of the island. Its highest peak is Mount Olympus – also known in Greek as Χιονίστρα – at 1,952 metres (6,404 ft). [1] Covering a third of Cyprus's area, [2] the Troodos
Older historic sites include Limassol Castle, Kolossi Castle and the 2,000-year-old ruins at Amathus, while you can also day-trip to the ancient ruins of Kourion, once one of the island’s most ...
Olympus, or Chionistra, (Greek: Όλυμπος or Χιονίστρα; Turkish: Olimpos Tepesi) at 1,952 metres (6,404 ft), is the highest point in Cyprus. [3] It is located in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. [4] Mount Olympus peak and the "Troodos Square" fall under the territory of Platres in Limassol District.
The railway from Piraeus to Platy is an electrified double-track railway line that connects Athens to northern Greece and the rest of Europe.It constitutes the longest section of the mostly completed higher-speed rail line known as P.A.Th.E./P., which includes Greece's most important rail connection, that between Athens and Thessaloniki.
Mount Olympus (/ oʊ ˈ l ɪ m p ə s, ə ˈ l ɪ m-/, [5] Greek: Όλυμπος, romanized: Ólympos, IPA: [ˈoli(m)bos]) is an extensive massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa and Pieria, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from Thessaloniki. [6]
See also: Category: Mountain ranges of Cyprus. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. . ... Mount Olympus (Cyprus) T ...
Europe’s most famous train, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, will launch an annual trip from Paris to Portofino, starting in June 2024.
Additional traffic limitations stem from the impact of excessive train transit on the population living near the line. Some 60,000 people live within 250 m (820 ft) of the historical line, and would object to the noise from late-night transits. [25] In 2007 the conventional line was used for only one-third of this calculated total capacity. [26]