Mount Olympus, Mountain peak in Troodos Mountains, Cyprus

Mount Olympus is the highest point in Cyprus and sits in the Troodos Mountains. From its peak, views extend across the Mediterranean landscape in all directions.

Writing in the late first century BC or first century AD, the geographer Strabo reported a temple of Aphrodite Acraea, "Aphrodite of the Heights", on one of the mountain's promontories. Women were forbidden to enter it.

The peak and Troodos Square lie within the territory of Platres in Limassol District. The Cyprus Ski Club operates the Sun Valley and North Face areas, and an international FIS ski race has been held here every year since 1977.

The summit itself is closed: a British Royal Air Force radar station, installed in 1974, occupies the highest point and covers airspace 1,500 to 3,000 km away. Access is by road or on foot through a valley with several waterfalls. The ski area on the slopes has three T-bar lifts and one chairlift, 150 to 500 m long, plus two cross-country trails.

The summit is closed to the public: a British long-range radar station of the Royal Air Force, installed in 1974, stands on the highest point and watches air traffic over a radius of 1,500 to 3,000 km. Access to the mountain is by road or on foot through a valley with several waterfalls.