Blue House Apartments are located in a green area below the castle of Platamonas and more specifically at the beach of Neos Panteleimonas, a small settlement of approximately 1200 inhabitants. It borders north with Skotina and south with Platamonas, 36 km from Katerini and 52 km from Larissa. From our area, thousands of visitors each year start their excursion in all directions, since the summer and not only destinations in southern main Pieria are endless! It is worth mentioning how access to our area is very easy as long as Pieria has one of the most modern Greek motorways! In the wider area around our property you can find everything: restaurants, cafes, traditional taverns, amusement parks, sweets, souvenirs and all that makes your walk on foot so enjoying the beauties of our region! Platamonas In the summer the population reaches 18,000 due to the many tourists. The tourists who choose Platamonas, and justifiably since it is the most important attraction and the most beautiful area along with the Ionian Islands in the holiday apartment of East Olympus are mainly from the Eastern countries. Platamonas is also the summer resort of Larissa. Palaios Panteleimonas Palaios Panteleimonas (Greek: Παλαιός Παντελεήμονας) is a mountain village of the former municipality of East Olympos, which is part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. Palaios Panteleimonas is located 43 km from Katerini and it is just 6 km from the village and beach of Neos Panteleimonas, where there are also many possibilities for accommodation, dining, entertainment and tourist information. Τhe view of the Thermaikos Gulf from the area, is unique. The path to the village and the surrounding area is rich of fauna of the lower Mount Olympus, with forest of chestnut, oak and arbutus. You can also watch the summer of cultural events of the International Olympus Festival of Castle of Platamon. The access is made via the National Highway and the railway station of Neoi Poroi. Olympus Mountain Olympos is the highest mountain in Greece known worldwide for its mythological context, as the Twelve "Olympian" Gods lived on top of it (Mytikas - 2.918 m) according to the religion of the ancient Greeks. It is also the second highest mountain in the Balkans (after Rila in Bulgaria). Each year, thousands of nature lovers visit Mount Olympus to admire the charm of nature and enjoy the tour of its slopes and the conquest of its peaks. Organized mountain shelters with a variety of mountaineering and climbing routes are at the disposal of visitors who want to explore its beauties. A classic starting point is the town of Litochoro at the eastern foothills of the mountain, 100 km from Thessaloniki, where at the beginning of every summer ends the Mountaineering Marathon of Olympus