Leptokarya

Every year, the beach Leptokaria (1) is awardedwith the Blue Flag. The type of the beach is sandyand it is situated in the urban part of the Municipality.Every year many environmental educational facilities are organized.

Specifically, in 2004 there are many facilities planned, such as thetree planting for children and adults, participation tothe program of E.E.P.F 'Nature without garbage, visits of students to protected natural areas and tothe biological cleaning of Katerini, painting exhibition for students about environment,environmental interpretation center in P.Panteleimona e.t.c.

Along the beach there manyhotels and rent rooms. All of them provide thevisitors with facilities that will contribute in makingtheir holidays magical.

The total length of this beachis approximately 0,4 kilometers. Our area is characterized of great variability of flora and fiona,with special species that can be found only in thearea of Olympos. As an example we can infer tokoumaria, agriotsouknida and mirtia, and birds likegypaetos, maurogypas and asproparis. Of course,we shall not forget the flowers that can only befound in Olympos mountain.

The visitors can reachthis beach in many different ways, either with their car, since the beach is too close to the nationalroad, only 20 kilometers from Katerini, the capital of Pieria or by one of the means of transportation andspecifally buses and train. There are dailyscheduled itineraries either from Athens ,Thessaloniki, or Katerini.

Whoever wants tocontact us can call at 2352021023, 2352033100 orvisit our site in Internet www.aktesolympou.gr or send us e-mail at detanol@otenet.gr .