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Great ruins. I does not seems so crowded unlike Delphi.
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It can get HOT!
In a nutshell
Go there and walk out onto the track for the 1st time, then come back and tell me how it felt...
hquittner Says: The original running track is once again cleared and marks out the 600 Olympic unit distance. The desire to run the length of the track entices every one to try to run it but some cannot. (See that my wife could still do it).
hquittner Says: Near the northeast edge of the Altis is the entrance to the Stadion. It still has a vaulted entrance and adjacent to the entrance are 12 pedestals which supported the Zanes. Many pieces of the Echo Hall are scattered nearby.
The Exedra of Herodes East of the Temple of Hera
hquittner Says: Just east of the Temple of Hera once was an exedra built by Herodes Atticus between 157 and 160 AD. It contained a fountain and was a source of water for the sanctuary. It was fed by a 3 km aqueduct. Segments of the stone that stored the water are restored to their sites and...
The Temple of Zeus Is A Spread of Drum Sections
hquittner Says: The Temple of Zeus is near the center of the Altis. There is nothing standing above the height of the base of the temple. There are many groups of drum rounds set around the area suggesting the magnificence that once stood here. The drums were made of shell-limestone and...
hquittner Says: The Heraion or Temple of Hera is one of the oldest Greek large buildings partly standing. It is of the 6C BC but may be older. Parts of 34 pillars survive and it is Doric a peripteral hexastyle with 16 columns on the long sides. A few pillars have been set in place to...
tropicrd Says: Ancient Olympia was a very special time,walking on the footprints of Olympic gods.The ruins of the Temple of Zues,the place where the Olympic flame was lit and the archway to the original oblong olympic arena where the Greeks ran back and forth naked.One can imagine how it...
JessieLang Says: The museum's collection begins with items from the final Neolithic Period (4300-3100 BC) and works forward. Some vases from 2500 BC weren’t Greek, indicating that Olympia was already a trading center by then. Mycenaeans were settling here by 1400 BC, and their tombs had lots...
grkboiler Says: Across the street from the site of Ancient Olympia is the museum containing many artifacts found at the site including statues, items from Pheidias' workshop, columns, and more.Admission is charged. Hours are the same as the ruins: 8am-7pm daily from April to October and...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: In Roman times, the villa of the Roman emperor Nero was added, also the Exedra of Herodes Atticus and Roman baths. During the Roman period the games were opened up to all citizens of the Roman Empire. A programme of extensive repairs - including to the Temple of Zeus - and...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The Philippeion in the Altis of Olympia was an Ionic circular memorial of ivory and gold, which contained statues of Philip's family, Alexander the Great, Olympias, Amyntas III and Eurydice II. It was made by Athenian sculptor Leochares in celebration of Philip's victory at...
1 Review and 102 Opinions This family-run hotel has tastefully decorated rooms totally renovated in 2008 with modern comforts,...
cpiers47 Says: This is a nice outdoor cafe that is less formal with a slightly more limited menu than Aiyaio next door. The service is also faster, so this is a great option if you're in a hurry. Both the pizzas and sandwiches were great. The outdoor tables make this a nice spot for a...
cpiers47 Says: We were happy to find this restaurant open during the middle of the afternoon. Our group split between Aiyaio and Top's next door. The pizza at Aiyaio was amazing, but we hung in there for the souvlaki. One warning is that it takes a bit to grill the meet. Make sure that you...
BARBA FOTIS: Go at your own risk
NIKANDROS Says: This is a small tavern in a small "hotel" called "Hermes" in ancient Olympia.The food is ok, and the prices low but the portions are small the wine is pure vinegar and the behaviour of the son of "Barba Fotis" (meaning "Old Fotis"), very rude.He attacked me shouting and...
Snack Bar Bazil: A Little Cafe'
cpiers47 Says: I was traveling with a group of my students and found that this little cafe' was open despite it being the late afternoon. For lunch, they served sandwiches, but not enough to feed a group of our size. The owner kindly recommended other restaurants down the street, but we...
DonKonstantino Says: All the suggestions about visiting Olympia by train are outdated. Since January 2011, there is no train operating from Athens to Pyrgos. The only way to visit Olympia is by inercity bus, taxi or the tours organised by the travel agents in Athens.
Off season shopping a challange
XKuger Says: There are a number of wonderful shops right in town not far from the Olympic park where you can fine some very unique items as well as bargains.I bought a very authentic icon from one of the shops for a faily reasonable price with a certificate of authenticity. This was a...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts has one of the most representative collections in Russia of foreign art dated from ancient times to modern days. You may see there wonderful masterpieces of Olympian Art: Statuettes of idols (clay), Head of Griffin, Fragments of feet of...
JLBG Says: Bassae (or Bassai, Vassai or Vassés) does not exist in VT locations data base. It is only 30 km away from Olympia, as the crow flies, a little more by the road (understatement, LOL). Anyhow, I feel the Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae is much more interesting to visit...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Modern town of Olympia is well suited to cater to the visitors with some very nice hotels, a lot of restaurants and tourist shops, and some nice beaches within a half hour drive. The straggling modern village of Olympia is bisected by its one main street, Leoforos Kondili....
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Historically, the Olympic Games began in 776 BC. From then on, the Olympic Games quickly became much more important throughout ancient Greece, reaching their zenith in the 6th and 5th centuries BC. The Olympics were of fundamental religious importance, contests alternating...
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The Nimhi (or Exedra) of Herodes Atticus stood at the north limit of the Altis, close to the north-east angle of the Heraeum, and immediately west of the...
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Q: We are 5 seniors who will be arriving in Katakolon by cruise ship on Sunday September 12th of this year. Our time there is...
A: See your previously asked question. I pretty much answered that it would be advised to take the cruise tour to Olympia. Why keep looking at your watch, wondering if you...
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The Olympic flame of the modern-day Olympic Games is lit by reflection of sunlight in a parabolic mirror at the restored Olympia stadium and then transported by a torch to the place where the games...
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Where Olympism was born, 2800 years ago
The Olympic Games began in the 776 A.D. and remained unstopable until the 4th century of our era when cristianism declared them a pagan celebration. During that period, every four years Olympia was a...
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Much ado about (almost) nothing!
Olympia is celebrated by everybody and is known worldwide. It was the first ancient Greeks’ site that I visited and I am sorry to say that I was not really impressed. I felt that there was not much......
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Olympia from the Classical period
Olympia (Greek: Ολυμπία Olympí'a or Ολύμπια Olýmpia, older transliterations, Olimpia, Olimbia), a sanctuary of ancient Greece in...
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The Birthplace of the Olympics
One of the most important sanctuaries of antiquity, dedicated to the father of the gods Olympian Zeus. Olympia is the birth-place of the Olympic Games and also where they were held. The area, of...
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