Greece Bids Mount Olympus for UNESCO World Heritage Status

Greece is campaigning to have Mount Olympus, rising 2,918 meters above sea level, inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List after decades of lobbying. Officials identify climate-driven forest fires as the primary threat to the mountain's preservation.

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‘No time to waste’: Greece bids for Mount Olympus to be included on Unesco list of world heritage sites

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Officials have long lobbied for peak that rises 2,918 metres above sea level to be given coveted designation More than four decades have elapsed since Evangelos Geroliolios made his first ascent to the home of the ancient gods. At the top of Mount Olympus, on the rocky peak of Greece’s highest mountain, he felt unalloyed awe. “I’ve never forgotten that unique moment, that unique feeling up there o

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No time to waste: Greece bids for Mount Olympus to be included on Unesco list of world heritage sites www.15minutenews.com/article/2026... Officials have long lobbied for peak that rises 2,918 metres above sea level to be given coveted designationMore than fo...