travelsinioniani02holliala #65

Full text of "Travels in the Ionian Isles, Albania, Thessaly, Macedonia, &c. during the years 1812 and 1813 to the wind coming down upon them from this mountain. In summer, how- ever, the climate as well as the aspect of the place is probably rendered delightful by its situation un- derneath these heights. The rock on the coast about Platomana is marble, and of fine quality, as may be seen in various places near the promontory on which the castle stands. On the way from theuce to Litochori, the descent between Olympus and the sea is chiefly covered with M.O.U.N.T OLYMPUS. 27 fragments of a coarse conglomerate, composed from different primitive rocks, and containing a large proportion of marble. The houses and walls in Litochori are built in great measure of this conglomerate, which I found also scattered

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