The Salonica View team is organizing a one-day excursion and hike to stream Orlia, with impressive waterfalls, crystal clear water platforms, lush vegetation, and steep slopes!
A few words about our excursion:
We will start by bus from Thessaloniki and after about 1.5 hours we will arrive at Dion Pieria where stream Orlia begins near the eastern slopes of Olympus. From the chapel of Saints Constantine and Helen, we will start the hike to the Red Rock Waterfall. The path moves uphill through a lush green landscape with wonderful vegetation. After hiking for about 1.30 hours, we will come across the impressive waterfall of Red Rock, whose waters fall with a roar and fury from a height of 20 meters and form a wonderful crystal clear platform. There we will have time to swim and rest! Then we will return back to the starting point and go to Dion where we will have free time for lunch and coffee.
According to legend:
One of the oldest streams in Pieria and of particular importance for Olympus, Orlias was a river in ancient times and was originally called Heliconas before being associated with the main representative of the singing art and the lyre, Orpheus. According to legend, the Pierian Muses lived in Heliconas, singing and dancing near their father, Zeus. Orpheus, who remained in history for his great love with Eurydice, met a horrible death at the hands of the Pierian Muses in the Helicon River at the point where it disappeared into the bowels of the earth.
According to Pausanias, the Muses, regretting the heinous crime they had committed, immediately rushed to the waters of the Helicon River to purify themselves. However, the river god refused to purify them and disappeared beneath the surface of the earth to reappear a little further away under the name Vaphyras or Orlias, at the point where it forms the waterfalls near Dion, continuing its course until its mouth in the sea. The river took its name Vaphyras, meaning stained with blood, or Orlias from the cry of agony of the lost Orpheus.
Hiking characteristics:
Distance: 5.5 kilometers (round trip)
Minimum altitude: 320m
Maximum altitude: 550m
Difficulty level: 1+/5 (scale 1-5, moderate fitness)
Children 9+ (adult accompaniment required)
Participation cost:
25 euros/ person
The price includes:
- Escort and organization
- Experienced mountain guides
- Transportation by bus
- First aid kit
- VHF radio
ATTENTION!!! Payment of the full amount must be made to the bank accounts below within 4 days after your reservation. Otherwise, the reservation will be canceled.
Piraeus Bank IBAN GR41 0172 2220 0052 2209 3179 693 (BENEFICIARY: TSANGARIS ANDREAS)
National Bank of Greece IBAN GR2701102230000022300527524 (BENEFICIARY: TSANGARIS ANDREAS)
You must have with you:
- Mountaineering boots or good sports shoes
- Mountaineering pants or leggings (comfortable clothing)
- Second shirt, socks, a small towel (change of clothes)
- Snacks
- Water
- Backpack
- Waterproof jacket (necessary)
- Hat, sunglasses, sunscreen
- Tissues
- Trekking Pole (optional)
- Camera (optional)
- Swimsuit, slippers, towel (optional)
Note 1. When you click to book, state in the message where you will take the bus from. The options are Voulgari (Everest), Aristotelous (Venizelos Statue) or One Salonica. E.g. Venizelos Statue
Note 2. In case of cancellation of the event due to bad weather conditions, the excursion is transferred to another date. Participants who cannot participate on the specific date will receive a refund. However, if the weather conditions still do not allow the event to take place, the event is permanently canceled and everyone is refunded. In case of cancellation by the participants, 7 days or less before the event date, the money is not refunded.
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Note 4. For the best operation of the event and for safety reasons, participants must comply with the instructions of the attendants.
