The Jeseníky mountains are located here, including Praděd, which is the highest point of the region (1,492 m above sea level).

A small northern part of the region belongs to the drainage basin of Odra River, which flows to the Baltic Sea.

Protected landscape area of the Jeseníky mountains offers a number of scenic places such as the largest Moravian peatbog Rejvíz and the 45m high Vysoký Waterfall.

Another scenic place is Dlouhé Stráně water reservoir situated on the top of a hill.

Protected landscape area Litovelské Pomoraví offers floodplain forests with many endangered species of plants and animals.

Southern and central parts of the region belong to areas with the most fertile land.

Crop yields (barley, wheat, rape and industrial sugar beet) reach the highest amounts of the entire country.

The motorways with two lanes connect Olomouc with Brno (I/46), Ostrava (I/35 followed by D1) and the Pardubice Region (I/35).

Once finished, the d1 motorway will connect Brno with Ostrava and will cross the southern part of Olomouc Region.

Mountain areas and foothills have excellent air quality and are important sources of drinking water.

In 2011 the region counted 9 hospitals, 16 specialized therapeutic institutions and other health establishments by 2,897 physicians and 6,466 paramedical workers.

Well known spas are in Jeseník, Velké Losiny, Teplice nad Bečvou, Slatinice, Skalka, etc.