Parnassos (Greek: Παρνασσός) is a former municipality in Phocis, Greece, named after Mount Parnassus. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 2,668 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Polydrosos. Periphery: Central Greece
Prefecture: Phocis
Municipality: Delphi
Population: 2,668
Mount Parnassus
Mount Parnassus is a mountain of limestone in central Greece that towers above Delphi, north of the Gulf of Corinth, and offers scenic views of the surrounding olive groves and countryside. According to Greek mythology, this mountain was sacred to Apollo and the Corycian nymphs, and the home of the Muses. The mountain was also favored by the Dorians. There is a theory that *Parna- derived from the same root as the word in Luwian meaning House.
Today, the slopes of Mount Parnassus are the location of two ski centres. The Parnassos Ski Centre is composed of two sections, Kellaria and Fterolakka, which together make up the largest ski center in Greece. A smaller ski centre (only two drag lifts) called Gerontovrahos is across a ridge from Kellaria. Parnassus is mined for its abundant supply of bauxite which is converted to aluminium oxide and then to aluminium.
The construction of the ski resort started in 1975 and was completed in 1976, when the first two drag lifts operated in Fterolaka. In 1981 the construction of a new ski area was completed in Kelaria, while in winter season 1987–1988 the chair lift Hermes started operating and connected the two ski areas. Both ski resorts continued expanding and in 1993 the first high-speed quad in Greece was installed, named Hercules. Today the ski center operates with 14 lifts,a 4-seater cable car, a 4-seater high-speed chair lift, four 3-seaters, one 2-seater chair lift and 6 drag lifts, with a maximum capacity of about 5000 people per hour. The ski center boasts 25 marked ski runs and about 12 ski routes of 30km total length while the longest run is 4km.
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Mayor Parnassos
Γεώργιος Γεωργούσης
Δήμαρχος Παρνασσού
Town Hall Parnassos
ΔΗΜΟΣ ΠΑΡΝΑΣΣΟΥ
- Website www.parnassos.gov.gr
- Mayor Georgousis Georgios
- Location Polydrosos Fokidas
- Telephone 22340 51434
Local City Links:
- Post Office: Polydrosos
Tel – 22340 51140 - Gidogiannou 31 & Koutou, Amfissa
Tel – 22650 22355 | 2265 022354
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