Paragliding Hellas

Flying with us

Olympic Wings is specialized in organizing holidays for paraglider pilots and their family and friends in different areas of Greece which offers some of the ‘Best Flying’ in Europe. Our small international team does provide extensive local knowledge and has years of experience with guests from all over Europe. You will enjoy flying in these beautiful areas whilst we provide a high level standard of safety, organization and service.

 

Flying with us doesn’t only mean that we organize your flying holiday. It means that on a daily basis we do briefings on the days flying sites and weather conditions. We also help you to improve your flying techniques and do equipment checks before flying. It is or philosophy to ensure that your flying holiday or paragliding course will be a full success.

 

Flying Sites at Mount Olympus

Our flying area covers the three mountains of Pieria in the north, Olympus and Ossa / Kissavos in the south – forming a long range just along the coastline of the Aegean Sea and separated by impressive valleys.

 

Olympus with its highest peak Mytikas – 2.918 m – is the highest mountain range in Greece and the famous seat of the Greek Gods. This region divides naturally into two very distinctively different landscapes: The gentle and green northern slopes next to the sea and the dry and arid southern region towards the flatland.

 

If you are an experienced pilot the south will offer you fantastic cross-country and thermalling opportunities. Less experienced pilots will enjoy dynamic soaring on the northern slopes. There the mild conditions are ideal for your first experience with thermal flights. Whatever your experience level is, we will match it with our flying sites and local weather conditions to ensure enjoyful and safe flying.

 

We carefully chose 8 different sites covering 15 take-offs for all wind directions. This ensures that on a daily basis we can match wind directions and flying conditions with a suitable flying site.

 

 

Some of the main flying sites at Mount Olympus are:

Profitis Ilias – Little Church – Panteleimonas:

• easy take-off  with beautiful scenery towards Mount Olympus, the castle and the coast
• flying towards the sea with beach landing possibilities
• N / 590 m

 

Litohoro – Olympus main mountain – eastern side:

• view of the highest peaks, Enipeas Gorge and the Aegean Sea
• great for technical flying, thermalling and cross country
• Stavros: N / 950 m
• Litohoro: E / 550 m

 

Kalivia – Olympus main mountain – western side:

• world cup competition site – three different take-offs
• good thermal conditions and cross-country possibilities towards the flatland, triangles or back to the sea
• Kalivia: W / S / E / 1250 m
• Skicenter KEOAH: W / S / 1500 m
• Kriovrissi: W / N / 950 m

 

Kalipefki – Lower Olympus:

• highplateau surrounded by mountains
• ideal for thermalling and cross-country practice
• Kokkoraki: S / 1300 m
• Gkoudamani: E / 12oo m

 

Gonni – Lower Olympus:

• impressive views towards Pinios River, the Valley of  Tembi and Kissavos mountain
• strong thermal conditions with great cross-country possibilities over the plains of Thessaly, the largest flatland in Greece
• S / 1100 m

 

Makrihori – Flatland of Larissa:

• little mountain between Olympus and Kissavos
• strong thermals, best startpoint for long cross-country flights over the flatland
• E / S / 700 m

 

Sikourio – Kissavos mountain:

• easy top landings, great thermalling and cross-country
• W / 950 m

 

Flying sites in South Greece – Peloponnese

• Patras – Omblos, Kalentsi, Santomeri – very good thermalling and cross country flying areas
• Mesolongi, Aitoliko, Varasova – flying at the Gulf of Corinth
• Agrinion – Embessos (pre PWC 2011)

 

Flying sites in West Greece – Pindos Mountain

• Pindos Mountain: Mitsikeli, Konitsa, Paramythia – very good thermalling and cross country flying areas
• Island Lefkada – coastal soaring
• Arta, Dodoni, Hanopoulos

 

Flying sites in Central Greece – Mount Parnassos

• Delphi – flying over the top of the ancient oracle
• Amfiklia – good thermalling area, Itea, Galaxidi – at the sea with landing on the beach
• Parnassos Mountain with its take-off at 2.000 m
• cross country flying from Mouzaki until the rock formations of the Meteora Monasteries – the longest distances in Greece were flown from Mouzaki in the last years, Ellinopirgos

 

Flying sites in North Greece

• Drama – Woldcup PWC 2010 – Falakro Mountain
• Edessa – Greek Championships – Kaimaktsalan Mountain
• Mount Olympus

 

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