KALLIPEVKI - High on Lower Olympus It was once a lakeside village and hopes to be again. A passage between Thessaly and Macedonia since ancient times, it was once the seat of a Bishopric. Then and now, Kallipevki is a beautiful village, especially when "dressed" in white! (Referring to snow) Kallipevki is located at an altitude of 1054 meters and is the highest village of Lower Olympus. It belongs to the Kallikratis municipality of Tempi and according to the latest census has 240 inhabitants, but in winter it is probably quite a few less. Kallipevki was founded during the late Roman period and experienced particular prosperity during the years of Turkish rule reaching 6000 inhabitants while it was also the seat of a Bishopric. Today, the inhabitants are engaged in agriculture and livestock farming, which is why the taverns around the central square of the village are flooded, especially on weekends, by meat-eaters!It is located at the northern end of a plateau, very close to the borders with the prefecture of Pieria, in an area that since ancient times has been a passage between Macedonia and Thessaly. Image The Nezeros PlateauOn the plateau of Kallipevki there was until 1911 a lake named Askourida or Askouris. The village owes its old name Nezeros to the lake, which has a Slavic root, as "ezerό" means "lake". The lake was drained to create 5,500 acres of cultivable land, which the Kallipevkiotes exploited producing, among other things, some of the most delicious potatoes you will ever taste!In recent years, the reconstitution of the lake has been discussed more and more intensely for reasons of ecological balance, but also of tourist development, a project that if finally realized will completely change the character of the area. We hope, however, that it will not be the end of the famous potato from Nezeros!
