Karya (Greek: Καρυά, Greek pronunciation: [kaɾ'ʝa]) is a village, a community and a municipal unit of the Elassona municipality.

[3] The municipal unit of Karya consists of three communities:[4] 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.

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.