Dive into the mystery plane tree forest and the hidden dry river in Ziliana gorge.
Ziliana divides the main mountain Olympus from lower Olympus and reaches from the high valley at Karya village until the Aegean Sea close to Skotina.
The deep vally is not accessible, so enjoy the walk at historic Leivithra through the old plane tree forest along the steep walls of the gorge. You reach the clear cold waters at the bottom of the gorge, enjoy wild nature with huge rocks along the river bed.
Leivithra is a historic settlement and you can visit the archaeological excavations site.
Leivithra region is literary known because of its reported relationship with the Muses and Orpheus as well as historically for Romans’ passing through it on their way from Thessaly to Macedonia. The name Leivithra means the water canals, as the Latin toponym Kanalia. Successive mountainous creases (Κanalia) emerge at the convergence of Upper (Αpo) and Lower (Kato) Olympus, directing the flow of water to the surrounding area of Leivithra.