Karya, Larissa


Karya is a village, a community and a municipal unit of the Elassona municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was an independent community. The community of Karya covers an area of 74.964 km2 while the municipal unit covers 158.685 km2.

Administrative division

The municipal unit of Karya consists of three communities:

Geography and climate

It is close to Mount Olympus, encouraging tourists' visits. The area has moderate temperatures year round, though in winter snow falls over the upper elevations.

Morias Cave

In the midst of World War II in 1941, a Nazi brigade stormed the village of Karya. A local hero, Aléxandros Yiannis Morias discovered a cave in Mount Olympus to hide the town from the Nazi invaders. The villagers were unharmed thanks to the discovery of the cave. In honor of the heroics of Aléxandros, the cave has since been named Morias Cave.