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Mountains in Greece were locations of religious worship in the ancient times and also were of high importance for many battles that took place in Greek History. Who hasn't heard of Olympus?

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Mount Psiloritis, known as Idha, is the highest mountain on Crete. Located in the Rethymno regional unit, it was sacred to the Greek Titaness Rhea, and on its slopes lies one of the caves, Idaion ...

Domain: Geography; Category: Geography

Mount Parnassus is a mountain of limestone in central Greece that towers above Delphi, north of the Gulf of Corinth, and offers scenic views of the surrounding olive groves and countryside. ...

Domain: Geography; Category: Geography

Vardousia is a mountain in northwestern Phocis and southwestern Phthiotis, Greece. Its highest peak, Korakas reaches 2,495 m (8,186 ft) above sea level, making it the second-tallest summit in ...

Domain: Geography; Category: Geography

Tymfi is a mountain in the northern Pindus mountain range, northwestern Greece. It is part of the regional unit of Ioannina and lies in the region of Zagori, just a few metres south of the 40° ...

Domain: Geography; Category: Geography

Gramos is a mountain range on the border of Albania and Greece. The Gramos is part of the northern Pindus mountain range. Its highest peak, at the border of Albania and Greece, is 2,520 m (8,268 ...

Domain: Geography; Category: Geography

Kaimaktsalan is a mountain on the border between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia. It is the southernmost and highest peak, 2,524 metres (8,281 ft), of a range known in Greek as the Voras ...

Domain: Geography; Category: Geography

Mount Smolikas is a mountain in the Ioannina regional unit, northwestern Greece. At a height of 2,637 metres above sea level, it is the highest of the Pindus Mountains, and the second highest ...

Domain: Geography; Category: Geography

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