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Hellenic Travelling

Skiing in Greece

A wonderfulexperience

Ιin the mind of everyone is thatwinter time is associated withlow temperatures, rain, snow,

heavy overcoats, and umbrella’s .

Greece will have the occasional coldday or rainy day but most of the ti-me its sun with cool temperature.Snow, its only found on the moun-tain tops and the ski centers.

Greece has been investing in snowsport infrastructure, to attract bothGreeks and foreign tourists.

Currently, there are more than 21ski and snowboard resorts open, lo-cated between the northern Pelo-ponnese and Macedonian border.

Ski routes differ in difficulty and inaltitude, from 5000 to 8200 feet.

Winter is probably the best time tovisit Greek mythological cities, anti-que temples or museums, as all thetourist crowds are already gone.Itcan't get better. One can come toAthens, Thessaloniki or any othermajor city and enjoy what they of-fer, ie. sites, museums, shopping,theaters, sports, food, night life and

in just an hour or two be at a skicenter enjoying your favorite sport!

In this edition, Hellenic Travelling isshowcasing some of the major skislopes of Greece.

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Parnassos mount Ski Resort -Arachova - Greece's most popular 

Fterolakka and Kelaria are a part of the biggest ski resortsin Greece and they combine high adrenaline with extremeskiing in a cosmopolitan environment just 180 km awayfrom Athens and 25 km from Arachova.

Parnassos Ski Resort AccessibilityYou can start from Athens with your own car followingthe national road connecting Athens to Lamia leading

to Thiva.Then you move on towards Livadia and then to Aracho-va. From Arachova follow the signs to the ski resort.In 2 and a half hours you will be there.During the weekends you will have a problem finding aparking space if you are there late.

Using the public bus you will leave from the bus station of Liosia from where there are two itineraries per day at 9:30and 12:30.The trip lasts about three hours.Telephone no. (+30) 210 8317173.

Altitude Kellaria at 1750m, Fterolaka at 1950mSlopes: 3-easy, 6-medium, 5-difficult, 1-very difficult,

1-cross country. There are 13 LiftsOperating days: Mon to Sunday from 8:30 to 3:30Facilities: Cafeteria and restaurants for 500 people (Kellaria)and 300 people (Fterolaka), parking, doctor, babysitting,For Info Tel: Parnassos (+30) 22340-22700,Kelaria (+30) 22340-22693, Fterolakka (+30) 22340-22373.

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You will find Metsovo at a distance of 493 km from Athens,217 km from Thessaloniki and 54 km from Ioannina.You can reach it by car, public bus or airplane landing tothe airport of Ioannina. The trip lasts 6 hours and a half.By plane the trip duration is1 hour and ten minutes.Altitude: Karakoli 1350m, Politses Metsovou 1420-1650mslopes: Karakoli 1 easy, lift: 1, Politses: 3 easy, 1 medium,1 difficult, lifts: 3

Facilties: Cafeteria and restaurants, parking, doctor, ski rentalOpen Mon-Sun from 9:30 to 3:45For Info Tel: Karakoli (+30) 26560-41205,Politses (+30) 26560-41095.

Metsovo - Karakoli and PolitsesMaria Tsakiri

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Grevena - VasilitsaYou will find it 45 km from Grevena, 417 km fromAthens and 250 km from Thesaloniki.With your own car from national road E75, Athens –Lamia towards Trikala. Your trip will last about five hours.By busit will take you 7 to 7 and a half hours to reachyour destination.Altitude: Vasilitsa 1750mSlopes: 4, Lifts: 3Facilities: Cafeteria and restaurant for 300 people, chalet

accommodations for 30 people, parking, doctor,ski rentalOpen Mon-Sun 9 to 3Vasilitsa ski resort (+30) 24620-28001,(+30) 24620-84850, (+30) 24620-84100. (24620)-26100,Fax (24620)-28001

Sofia Ralli

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It is situated 203 km from Athens, 14 km from Kalavryta to thenorthwestern part of Chelmos and it is one of the best organizedski centers in Greece.With your own car through the national road connectingAthens to Corinth, after Kiato and Xylokastro followingthe signs to Kalavryta.The trip duration by car is two hours and a half.By bus, on a daily basis at 9:40 while on Fridayand Sunday at 14:30 as well.Trip duration: about 3 hours. For info call (+30) 210 5124910.Altitude: Kalavryta Ski Centre 1650m-2340mSlopes: 4, Lifts: 7Open Mon-Sun from 8:30 to 16:00Facilities: Cafeteria and restaurant for 500 persons, parking, doctor,ski rental

Kalavryta - Chelmos mountain

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Thessaly - Pelion mountainYou will never find a ski resort so close to the sea as this one,situated to the northern side of Pelion offering a magnificentview of the Aegean and Chalkidiki 346 km from Athens, 27 kmfrom Volos and 2 km from Chania settlement.You can reach it by car following the Athens-Lamia nationalroad towards Volos.You can also use the bus.The trip duration is five hours.

Altitude: Pelion Mountain, 1500mSlopes: 3 ,One Cross-country, Lifts: 4Facilities: Cafeteria and restaurant for 150 persons. ChaletAccommodations for 80 persons, parking, doctor, ski rentalsOpen Mon-Sun from 9 to 4.For Info Tel: Pelion ski resort (+30) 24280-73719.

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Seli

Seli is the oldest ski resort in Greece situated 508km fromAthens, 95km from Thessaloniki, 24 km from Veria and 20kmfrom Naousa. You can reach it by car following the nationalroad connecting Athens to Thessaloniki and the trip durationis about 5 hours.Using the public bus or the train.The trip duration is about 7 hours.

Altidue: 1500m, Slopes: 8 and 1 cross-country, Lifts: 7Facilities: Cafeteria and restaurant for 800 people,chalet accommodations for 600 people, parking,doctor, ski rental. Open Mon-Sun 9 to 4For Info Tel: 23320-71234

Tria pente Pigadia

The 3-5 Pigadia Ski Resort is situated 17 km from Naoussa,108 km from Thessaloniki and 557 km from Athens.You can reach it by car after a 5-hour trip, by public bus aftera 7-hour trip (approximately), or by train after 7 hours.Altitude:It reaches an altitude of 2005 m while theinstallations start from 1430 m.

Slopes: 5, Lifts: 4Facilities: Cafeteria and restaurant for 400 people,chalet accommodations, parking, doctor, ski rental.For Info Tel: (23320)-44464, 23320-44981,Fax (23320)-44985.

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Mount Vermio - Seli & 3-5 Pigadia

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It is situated on Falakros mountain, 668 km fromAthens and 169 km from Thessaloniki.By car, bus, train or airplane.By bus the trip lasts 8 and a half hours.By the trip duration is 9 hours and 40 minutes.The trip duration by plane is almost an hour.Altitude: Agio Pnevma 1720mSlopes: 3, Lifts: 2Open weekends and holidays from 10 to 4

Facilities: Cafeteria and restaurant for 120 people,chalet accommodations for 70 people, parking,ski rental, scooter rental, ski schoolFor Info Tel: (25210) 2369, Fax (25210) 33484

Vigla-Pisoderi ski resort is situated in Florinaprefecture 19 km from Florina, 178 km fromThessaloniki and 590 km from Athens.By car for 7 and a half hours, by bus for8 and a half hours and by train for 7 hours.If you are in a hurry you can also takethe plane and be there in an hour.

Altitude: Verno Vigla Pissoderiou 1650mSlopes: 4, Lifts: 3Facilities: Cafeteria and restaurant,accommodationsFor Info Tel: (23850)-22354, fax (23850)-29939

Drama - Falakro

Florina - Vigla - Pisoderi

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Kaimaktsalan - Aegean Ski Resort It is the highest ski resort in Greece situated on the third highest moun-tain of the country, Kaimaktsalan. It is 660 km from Athens, 140 kmfrom Thessaloniki and 45 km from Edessa, the capital of Pella prefecture.By car, following the national road connecting Athens to Thessaloniki,with a direction towards Katerini.The trip duration is 5.30 hours. If you decide to take the bus which willlead to Edessa. You can also use the train.Altitude: Vorras 2050-2480m, ski slopes:13+,snowboard slopes:1(Snowboard Fun Park), Lifts: 7Facilities: Cafeteria and restaurant for 400 people, accommodations for46 people, parking, doctor, ski rental, Austrian Ski school, snow bar,snowmobile rental, bus serviceOpen November-May, Mon-Fri from 9 to 4For Info Tel: 23810-82169 (chalet), Fax (23810) 24359

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Karpenisi - Velouchi Ski Resort It is only 284 km from Athens, 12 km from Karpenisi and 368 km fromThesaloniki. Only in a few hours you will find yourselves in anenvironment full of trees, running waters and fresh air.By car, you will have to follow the national road connecting Athens toLamia and then follow the consecutive turns leading to Timfristos. It willtake you about three hours for the trip. If you decide to take the businstead there are three scheduled itineraries at 07:00, 14:45 and 18:00.The trip duration is five hours.Altitude Diavolotopos 1800mSlopes: 3, Lifts: 5Facilities: Cafeteria and restaurant for 300 people. Chalet accommodationfor 96 people, parking, doctor, ski rental, ski school, barsFor Info Tel: Velouchi ski resort (+30) 22370-23506, 22370-21111,22370-22002.

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