THE ANTIQUE CITY IS ON BOTH SIDES OF A BEAUTIFUL VALLEY. A SANDY BEACH IS FOUND WHERE THE TOWN AND THE VALLEY MEET THE SEA, INTO WHICH A MOUNTAIN STREAM FLOWS. AN HOURS WALK FROM OLYMPOS BRINGS YOU TO THE NATURAL PHENOMENON OF THE CHIMERA. KNOWN BY THE INHABITANTS AS THE BURNING MOUNTAIN, IT IS A RESULT OF ESCAPING NATURAL GAS, WHOSE FLAMES HAVE BEEN SHOOTING HEAVENWARDS FOR CENTURIES. THE PATH TO THE CHIMERA IS NARROW AND STEEP BUT IS WELL MARKED. (more…)