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	Pieria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pieria (Greek: Πιερία) is one of the prefectures of Greece.
		Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece and throne of the ancient Greek gods, is towering at the south side of Pieria.
		Historically, Pieria was once a prefecture (department) of Thessaly.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pieria (151 words)

	PIERIA - Dilos Holiday World
		The main attractions of Pieria are the spectacular beaches along the coastline and the home of the gods at the peak of Mount Olympus.
		Pieria was under Turkish occupation from 1389 until 1912.
		The county of Pieria offers the visitor the opportunity to combine beaches and mountains and tourist facilities which are second to none.
	www.dilos.com /location/339 (219 words)

	Pieria - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Pieria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Pieria is a thickly forested mountainous region, bounded on the east by the north Aegean Sea.
		In mythology the coastal plain of Pieria, in the southeast of the region, was the birthplace of the Muses.
		She passed over Pieria and fair Emathia, and went on and on till she came to the snowy ranges of the Thracian horsemen, over whose topmost crests she sped without ever setting foot to ground.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Pieria (175 words)

	Pieria Olympos Coast - JustGreece.com
		Pieria has established ties with visitors who will come back year after year to get together with people who have become their dear friands.
		In Pieria the Olympian gods placed only three colours on their palette: blue for the sea, green for the mountains, and gold for the beaches.
		Throughout the summer, Pieria becomes a cultural centre for art and literature and is visited by prominent representatives of the Greek and international art scene.
	www.justgreece.com /macedonia/pieria.php (2421 words)

	All Pieria hotels,pieria katerini vacation,katerini holidays,katerini Pieria
		Pieria is thickly forested, with plane trees, pines, poplars and firs on Olympos.
		It is located in Central Macedonia and borders the county of Imathias on the north, Larissa on the south, Kozani on the west, while the east of the county lies on the Thermaiko Gulf.
		The capital of this prefecture, Katerini, lies between the plain of Pieria and Mt.
	www.vacation.gr /gr/macedonia-hotels/pieria.html (512 words)

	ipedia.com: Pieria Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Pieria is the smallest prefecture within the Macedonia peripher...
		Pieria is the smallest prefecture within the Macedonia periphery.
		Pieria is also home to Mt. Pierus, home to Orpheus and the [[Muses], as well as the Pierian Spring.
	www.ipedia.com /pieria.html (122 words)

	Dion Greek Taxi tour to Pieria - Dion.
		Pieria is thickly forested, with plane trees, pines, poplars and firs on Olympus.
		The capital of this prefecture, Katerini, lies between the plain of Pieria and Mountain Olympus.
		Some 32 km southwest of Katerini, the village of Agios Dimitrios is built on a plateau where there are streams and trees galore.
	www.greektaxi.gr /macedonia/Pieria_Dion.htm (691 words)

	GREEK CONFERENCES INCENTIVES CONGRESSES IN GREECE AND GREEK ISLAND ORGANISERS
		Pieria’s diverse settings are perfect for horse riding, rowing, surfing, jogging, biking and it is even a popular site for extreme sports like hang-gliding.
		The name “Pieria” actually means “fruitful and fertile land”, a fact easily witnessed by visitors crossing any part of the region.
		After the region was united with the Greek State, a new wave of Greek refugees from Turkey settled this area, giving priority to commerce and economic development, thankful at all times of the land and its people for their generosity.
	www.hapco.gr /page_area.asp?lv1=3&pg=8 (591 words)

	Greek hotels apartments studios rooms accommodations - Tourist Guide for Holidays and vacations in all Greece - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Pieria is spread under the imposing Olympus and the green Pieria reaching the blue Aegean sea.
		Pieria is also interesting from historical and ecological point of view.
		In Central Pieria the capital of the prefecture, Katerini, is a powerful commercial center, whereas the beach and the Olympian Coast are cosmopolitan summer resorts with tense life.
	www.greekviews.com /areas/area.cfm?lang=en&a2=62 (894 words)

	Pieria - Olympus >> Hotels in Greece, Cyprus
		This beach in combination with the Olympus and Pieria mountains, that delimit the western limits of the prefecture, offer to the visitors a very good combination of mountain and sea.
		In Pieria there is the holy city of the Macedonians, Dion.
		Beautiful beaches, marine sports and young people that enjoy their vacations are the pieces that compose the puzzle of this side of Greece.
	www.bookhotels.gr /prefecture_greece.asp?nom=12 (204 words)

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		Pieria combines amazingly the vacations of sea and mountain.
		The city was shaped by a settlement of refugees of Mount Sina, at the years of Ottoman domination.
		It is also worth visiting the site "Myli", the ravine of Enipeas and the fir-tree forest of A. Gianis with its eponymous Church; also, don't miss the organized and wonderful beaches of Variko, Gritsa, and Plaka and Mount Olympus, world famous for its historical interest and its rare flora and fauna.
	www.web-greece.gr /pieria.htm (402 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Seleucia Pieria
		In the sixth century the "Notitia episcopatuum" of Antioch, gives Seleucia Pieria as an autocephalous archbishopric, suffragan of Antioch (Echos d'Orient, X 144); the diocese existed until the tenth century, and its boundaries are known (Echos d'Orient, X, 97).
		During the Byzantine occupation from 970, followed soon after by the Frankish ocoupation, Seleucia regained its importance; during the Crusades its port was known by the name of Saint Symeon.
		The Greek-Arabic schismatic patriarchate of Antioch had since the sixteenth century united the title of Seleucia Pieria to that of Zahleh in Lebanon.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/13689a.htm (457 words)

	Hotel ATLAS Paralia Pieria Greece
		The modern sports grounds of the municipality of Paralia as well as the innumerable alternatives for aquatic sports throughout the beaches of Paralia are here for your pleasure but also to help you to keep in good shape.
		Pieria is situated in Northern Greece and is the southernmost edge of Macedonia.
		Olympus, the residence of the 12 Gods and the Pieria, residence of the Muses.
	www.atlas-paralia.com /Paralia.html (780 words)

	THE HELLENISTIC ERA: SELEUCIA PIERIA
		Because Seleucia Pieria was founded near the sea and it was open to possible sea attacks.
		Because Seleucia Pieria Harbour was one of the important points of the empire.
		All the stones till the feet of the mountain were broken and cleared away for the construction of the new harbour.
	www.angelfire.com /sd/scevko/history2.html (7711 words)

	Pieria Links
		Pieria "What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage." Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.
		Each scientific discovery increases man's ability to predict the consequences of his actions and thus his ability to control futur I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.
		Nothing exists in itself." (Herman Melville) Pieria Advertising may be described as the science of arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it.
	www.welcome-2-europe.com /Greece_Prefectures_Pieria.html (1669 words)

	Travel Services Greece : Aegeas Travel - Tour Operator in Kos Greece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		During the first Christian ages, Pieria experienced a significant development despite the face that it was placed at the periphery of the Eastern Roman State.
		During the years of the Turkish occupation in Greece, Pieria would comprise a separate administrative region and the small village of Katerini in the center of this region began to develop, to become, later on, the capital of the province.
		The capital of Pieria Prefecture, Katerini, lies between the plain of Pieria and Mt. Olympos.
	www.travelservicesgreece.com /katerini_info.htm (920 words)

	Alles over Pieria en Grieksenland vindt u in de Griekse Gids
		Pieria is het departement waar u vakanties aan zee met een verblijf in de bergen kunt combineren.
		Pieria is heel groen met platanen, dennen, populieren en sparren, vooral op de Olympus.
		Tussen de vlakte van Pieria en de Olympus vinden wij Katerini, de hoofdstad van het departement.
	www.grieksegids.nl /vakantieland/makedonia/pieria.htm (209 words)

	Poseidon Palace Hotel: Pieria: Excursions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		On the shores of Pieria, the shores of Mt. Olympus, along with nature, a well-organised tourist infrastructure offers a variety of choices toward a creative use of the holiday time.
		One can enjoy the sea and the unique nature of Pieria; listen to traditional or contemporary music; go on a shopping spree; admire works of civilisation and art; come in contact with new ways of life and thought.
		The alternative proposal of Pieria is completed with the ecological paradise at the wetlands of Kitrous Saltpans in the north, constituting an integrated ecosystem with the Aliakmon River Delta, and the wetlands of Poroi in the south, which also constitute an integrated ecosystem with the mouth of the Pinios River.
	www.poseidonpalace.gr /en/Pieria/Excursions.htm (525 words)

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		The peasants whose life is interwoven with generosity and hospitality will be eager to offer you Grecian coffee and the traditional Greek pie, and share their beliefs and their cosmos theories with you.
		No visit to Pieria is complete when it does not include the ascent of Mount Olympus, the mythical residence of the Olympian Gods, whose peak, Mytikas, is covered with snow all year long.
		But Pieria wonÃ¢â¬â¢t leave the MTV generation unsatisfied, as itÃ¢â¬â¢s got a reputation for being the omphalos of nightlife in Northern Greece, especially during the summer season.
	michaelnet.snn.gr /about.html (477 words)

	Pieria - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		PIERIA [Pieria], region of ancient Macedonia, W of the Thermaic Gulf (the modern Gulf of Thessaloníki).
		It included Mt. Pierus, an early seat of the worship of Orpheus and the Muses, and Mt. Olympus.
		They contested with the Muses in song, were defeated, and were changed into magpies.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/P/Pieria.asp (182 words)

	Pieria, Olymbos, Olymbus, Dion, Macedonia, Makedonia, Best Hotel Rates and Reservations. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The very long trip from Ioannina to Thessaloniki is only sparked by the passing through the Vale of Tempe, a strategic pass that has been hewn deep into the mountain by a river alongside the modern road.
		Extremely narrow at points, it was the major entrance between Macedonia and the south.
		Another amazing site was the castle of Platamon on the edge of the sea (shortly after passing through Tempe where another narrow passage is created).
	www.egreece.gr /macedonia/pie (171 words)

	Accommodate in Greece : Macedonia > Pieria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The prefecture of Pieria is located in the southern part of Macedonia.
		Its capital is the town of Katerini, which is situated between the plain of Pieria and Mount Olympos.
		In Pieria you can find numerous archeological sites, such as Platamonas, Pydna and Dion with the ruins of the sanctuary of the Gods.
	www.accommodate.gr /M007_M41.aspx (142 words)

	Macedonia. Hotel reservations in Pieria > Macedonia > Greece. HOTEL RAINBOW - 2 Stars - cybertravel.gr
		Hotel reservations in Pieria > Macedonia > Greece.
		The hotel Rainbow is only 150m from the sandy beach, with sea view and view to the Olympus.
		In the ground there is lobby and an area with big veranda for breakfast, lunch, drink.
	www.cybertravel.gr /show.php?id=1914 (61 words)

	THE PROFILE
		These new needs are covered by KEPA Pieria, the first educational and training company in Pieria.
		KEPA’ s organisation is based on the educational model centres of Europe and covers with its activities, in addition to the Region of Central Macedonia, the Balkan countries and Cyprus.
		Previously, Haralambos Psomiadis had been a development Manager at the Local Union of Municipalities and Communities of Pieria and was responsible for the EU programs for approximately eight years.
	www.praxis.org.gr /1999-Kepa-profile-english.html (1320 words)

	Pieria hotels: Pieria Prefecture hotel guide, Greece - clickhere.gr
		Kochili Hotel is a lovely family run hotel where you can enjoy a relaxing and unforgettable vacation.
		It is located in the prefecture of Pieria in the Olympus Riviera, on Korinos Beach.
		The hotel comprises of 18 rooms with a view to the sea and 16 bungalows built among elm trees and grapevines.
	www.clickhere.gr /hotels-greece/destype.asp?Accommodation=Pieria-Hotels (212 words)

	Hotels in Griechenland, Hotels in Greece, HOTEL IIONI, MAKEDONIA, PIERIA, PARALIA KATERINIS, KATERINI PIERIA
		Paralia is on the east part of Pieria.
		Its beaches are the wonderful beaches of Pieria, that is famous from the ancient years as Orpheus homeland of Pieria muses.
		It is at the foot of the legendary mountain Olympus with the 12 Gods, full of important remains of ancient cities such as: Livithra, Piblia, Dion, Pidna and Methoni.
	www.hotels-in-greece.com /pieria/iioni/index-e.htm (343 words)

	Piería hotels, for discount hotels in Piería
		All lodgings, bed and breakfast or guest house accommodation near Pieria can be viewed without obligation.
		Choose from our Pieria hotels, we offer a selection from the worlds top accommodation providers.
		Availability of accommodation in Pieria can be checked real-time, and the majority of the hotels online offer discount hotel prices for making an Internet booking.
	www.travel-hotels-europe.com /pieria-hotels.htm (280 words)

	Ancient Church of Seleucia Pieria, near Antioch, Turkey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In 1938 and 1939, during the Antioch expedition, an ancient church building was excavated at the town of Seleucia Pieria, the port town of Antioch.
		Though there is no longer anything to see at the site, the church at Selecuia Pieria is included here as an interesting example of early church architecture near Antioch and because a number of pieces of early Christian church art were found at the site.
		Located just inside the walls of the city, the Church at Seleucia Pieria occupied a prominent position near the main colonnaded street leading to the harbor and not far from the Market Gate.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /turkey/antioch-selecuia-pieria-church.htm (699 words)

	THE NEOLITHIC SETTLEMENT OF MAKRIYIALOS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In 1992 prior to the construction of a new railway and the extension of the main national road, a rescue excavation project was undertaken in Pieria, in Northern Greece.
		The project was carried out by the Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities of Thessaloniki and involved investigation of all the archaeological remains in the area, dating from the Late Neolithic to the Late Roman period, that would be threatened by the construction work.
		The constructions were not preservable as the were all made from earth.
	www.culture.gr /2/21/211/21116/e211pa14.html (235 words)

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