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The unknown Greece - mini travel guides Refuge: Krevatia (1000m – 3280ft) Location: Plateau Krevatia Months of Operation: Weekends throughout the year and on working days upon request Capacity: 20 people Tel: 6944547441 – 6971586436 (Giannis Tsimitris, manager), 6942665896 (Kostas Spanos, manager) Website: www.facebook.com/groups/47433186904/ Additional Info: The refuge is also accessible by a dirt road starting from Vrontou. Koromilia refuge photo: Giorgos Toulis (NF­GR / EF) Refuge: Koromilia (1050m – 3444ft) Location: Koromilia Months of Operation: Daily throughout the year (unless there are extreme weather conditions) Capacity: 20 people Tel: 6945661104 – 6975573009 (Dimitris Paralikidis, manager) Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.facebook.com/koromilia.refuge Additional Info: The refuge is also accessible by a dirt road starting from Dion (Municipality of Dion Website: http://dion­olympos.gr/en/en.home) photo: Giorgos Toulis (NF­GR / EF) photo: Giorgos Toulis (NF­GR / EF) Refuge: Petrostrouga (1900m – 6233ft) Location: Petrostrouga Months of Operation: Daily from end of May to late October and weekends throughout the year (available upon request at any time) Capacity: 60 people Tel: 2310310649 (Greek Rescue Team), 6977246350 (Nektarios Parmakis, manager), 6948821513 (Tilemahos Egyptiadis, manager) Email: [email protected] Website: http://hrt.org.gr/modules.php?name=News&file Petrostrouga refuge =article&sid=367 & https://www.facebook.com/petrostrouga Additional Info: The refuge is surrounded by huge Bosnian Pines (Pinus heldreichii, or Pinus leucodermis) and Beech trees (Fagus). Krevatia refuge In an emergency case all Olympus refuges listen to the 146500 MHz (VHF). Overnight cost in refuges is 10 euros for members and 12 euros for non­members. All the above mentioned information are up to date by April 2013 but may change overtime, so in case of failure of communication come in contact with the Greek Management Agency of Olympus National Park. (http://www.olympusfd.gr/us/default.asp) Published by: Nature Friends ­ Greece | www.nfgr.org The unknown Greece ­ mini travell guides, Issue 1 Olympus ­ the mountain of Gods and Muses 8