Mount Lailias
Mount Lailias
“...a place with a glorious climate, a true, enchanting paradise, second to no other.”
Evligia Tselembi, renowned Turkish chronographer and traveller
Wild and imposing, but, at the same time, beautiful and hospitable, Mount Lailias - included in the European Ecological Network of Sites “Natura 2000” - is a stunning destination, for all seasons. White and snow-capped in winter, in spring and autumn it turns into a colorful natural paradise, while in the summer it becomes a cool, green oasis.
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<p class="info-card__title">Did you know?</p>
<p class="info-card__text">The highest peak of Lailias - with an altitude of 1,849 m - is called “Ali Baba” peak!</p>
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<p class="info-card__title">Did you know? </p>
<p class="info-card__text">According to one version, the name Lailias is a corruption of the Turkish word “Yailias” or “Yailas” which meant the countryside, the place for the recreation and holidays of the Beys and their harems during the period of the Turkish rule!
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<p class="info-card__title">Good to know </p>
<p class="info-card__text">At the location “Loggers’ Square” the Forestry Department has constructed a recreational area, as well as a camp for visitors. Large crowds also gather on 15 August every year on the occasion of the celebration in the chapel of Panagia.</p>
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Activities in the area of Lailias
In the forest of Lailias there are 4 multi-purpose routes, for: hiking, mountain biking and endurance skiing, while part of the European Paths E4 and E6 traverses the area.
The slopes of the peaks of Lailias, covered with beech and mountain pine forests, which are protected by the NATURA 2000 program, also offer many alternative opportunities for camping, winter sports and climbing.
At the “Olympia” site, at an altitude of 1500 m, just 3 km from the Ski Center and 24 km from the city of Serres, you can find a wonderful Shelter for the forest’s visitors, which is operated by the Mountaineering Association of Serres.
The Shelter is the starting point for many outdoor activities, such as:
» Cross country skiing - mountaineering on a 10 km track
» Mountain bike trails
» Ice climbing on a specially designed rock field
» Climbing in a field (11 secured routes on rocks 5 minutes from the Shelter)
» Mountain games for children
» Orienteering
» Hiking - mountaineering on marked trails
» Stargazing
(For most of the above activities you can contact the Team “Serres Action”: http://serresaction.gr)
The Shelter features guesthouses, living rooms with a fireplace, a comfortable dining area and a large parking area. It remains open every Friday-Saturday-Sunday, as well as on all public holidays.
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Mountaineering Association of Serres</h2>
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+302321062400
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info@katafigiolailias.gr</p>
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http://www.katafigiolailias.gr
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<p class="info-card__title">Did you know?</p>
<p class="info-card__text">In the forest of Lailias there are 21 varieties of plants, some unique in the whole of Greece! What’s more, the forest is a refuge for 28 species of large mammals - deer, wild boar, wild cats, various predators -, 75 bird species, 15 species of reptiles and 8 species of amphibians. The north steep part is a refuge for the few brown bears of Northern Greece.</p>
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<p class="info-card__text">An important landmark, almost in the center of Lailias, is “Sfagnonas". It is a wonderful paleobotanical natural museum of great importance for the study of the history of the forest of Lailias. Sfagnonas has been declared a “Preservable Monument of Nature” and an area of “Special Natural Beauty”. Several facilities have been set up in the area for the visitors’ recreation. "Sfagnonas” is a swampy and marshy area, a place of temperate and cold or mountainous areas of the northern hemisphere with the main thriving species being the musci of the order of globose mosses with an erect stem up to 30 cm high, multi-branched with dense foliage.</p>
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<p class="info-card__title">Did you know? </p>
<p class="info-card__text">Mount Lailias is full of legends that spark the imagination! According to the most famous one, Katigka, the beautiful daughter of the chief shepherd, ended her life by falling from the top of a rock that was subsequently named after her, because she didn’t want to marry a Muslim. As the air whistles through the branches of the beech trees, it is said that you can still hear her heartbreaking sobs. The path leading to this spot, as well as the view from “Katigka’s Rock”, are among the most beautiful and picturesque on Lailias.</p>
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Lailias Ski Center
Lailias Ski Center is located in a beautiful forest of beech and pine trees, at an altitude of 1,600 m, at a distance of 27 km from the city of Serres. The Ski Center features a controlled downhill ski piste of 1,000 m, which is served by a Ski Lift 900 m long with a capacity of 800 skiers per day climbing to “Ali Baba” top, as well as a floodlit piste suitable for night skiing.
At the starting point of the piste there are ski equipment rentals for non-organized amateur skiers. For beginners, there are private training schools at the ski resort with experienced ski instructors. For the extreme skiers, there are special pistes, while the biathlon trail is considered to be one of the best in Greece.
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Friday-Saturday-Sunday and on all public holidays</p>
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+302321058784, +302321062400
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<p class="info-card__title">Did you know?</p>
<p class="info-card__text">According to statistics, the second week of March is the week with the heaviest snow on Lailias. </p>
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