Paragliding Greece

26.04. – 03.05. & 31.05. – 07.06.2025
12.10. – 19.10. & 25.10. – 01.11.2025

Paragliding Holidays at Mount Olympus

  Olympic Wings is specialized in organizing flying holidays for paraglider pilots, also their family and friends.  We fly across areas in Greece and sites at our home Mount Olympus that offer some of the ‘Best Flying’ in Europe.  

 Our small international team has extensive local knowledge and years of experience with guests from all over Europe and the world.  You will enjoy flying with us the most as we provide high level standards in safety and service.

Flying with us

Flying with us doesn’t only mean that we support the main services for your flying holiday.  It means that on a daily basis we are with you.  We do briefings on the days’ flying locations and weather & flight conditions. 

Stelios the founder of Olympic Wings is a fully qualified FAI instructor, former competition pilot and is widely known for his exceptional knowledge of local climates and flying conditions. 

We also help to improve your flying techniques, perfect your skills and do equipment checks before flying.  It is our philosophy to ensure that your flying holiday or paragliding course is a full success with lasting impressions. 

The other important factor we believe and stand by is that safety comes first.

We want you to FLY HIGH – FLY SAFE and always LAND GENTLY !

Flying Sites at Mt. Olympus

Our flying area covers the main mountains of Pieria, Olympus in the north Ossa Kissavos in the south.
A long mountain range that stands between the flatland of Thesssaly and the Aegean Sea further separated by impressive valleys and high plateaus.  Olympus with its highest peak Mytikas – 2.918 m – is the highest mountain in Greece and famous home of the legendary Greek Gods.

This region divides naturally into two very different distinct 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 thermalling and cross country flights.
Less experienced pilots will enjoy thermodynamic soaring on the northern slopes. The smoother conditions are further ideal to practice your first thermal flights.

Whatever your experience level is, we will match it between our flying sites and local weather conditions with joyful 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 best suitable flying site.  

Some of the main flying sites at Mount Olympus region, 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 – northern 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 – southern 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

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