Ancient Olympia (Archaia Olympia)

I thought visiting such historical cities with architectural buildings will be a boring trip for me. I had no other way left as my other college mates have selected to go there in Athens in Greece. We had hired the Elite Turkey tour professional for the necessary guidance for that city where previously I never went. I was so much inspired from that …

"What a beautiful bridge" I said to Avan as we crossed from the Peloponnese region across the sea to the next region in Greece. I took a couple of pictures and then up ahead, just at the exit we saw a toll booth. Now toll booths are everywhere in Greece. I am not sure how the Greeks can afford to drive on the freeways at all. We see many vehicles …

... to touch the history on my own skin. The entrance to the ruins and to the museum for Euro26 owners is for free. The ancient Olympia is the town where the first Olympics had happened. Despite the exhausting heat, I was really excited. From Olympia, after ...

... community, and charred trees stand everywhere with no hope of new plantings. The fire came dangerously close to Olympia, the site of the first ancient Olympic games. Once we got to the site, the burned trees were on the hill right above us. And ...

... the temple where his Zeus statue would sit. In the following centuries, his workshop was turned into a Byzantine church. We left the Olympia site as the sun was setting, and dined together at a local taverna. That night, Sunshine and Indy went out ...

... our spirits are lifted and we are able to really enjoy the site of where the ancient Olympics were begun and staged every four years.  Olympia is a gorgeous archaeological site. Set amongst trees and rolling hills it has an evocative ...

... town window shopping, interneting and geeting a bite to eat. The next day we were up bright an early walking to the ancient site of Olympia which lies half a kilometre from the town itself. The day itself was awesome with the sun beating down all ...

... ; an Archaeological site. All these things are just so old, most from anywhere between 600 & 300 B.C. We drove through to Olympia which is where we spent the night. 13/01 - First stop today was another Archaeological site which has the remains of ...

... of Samothrace which is held in the Louvre in Paris. Although it is not well known, there was also an oracle at Olympia. This oracle gave prophesies mainly about war and battles, so there were often offerings of armor. It was some pretty cool ...

... to get out of everyone. We arrived at the site and spent about two hours visiting mainly the archaeological ruins of Olympia. Among the ruins was the first Olympic track, Roman baths, a gymnasium, wrestling facilities, and Temples honoring Hera and Zeus ...

... taken in I was a drowned rat! :) Next day I stuck to the main roads and persevered the trucks until I made it to Olympia. Birth place of the Olympics in 776BC. Initially to the glorification of Zeus, but that ended later on. I'd forgotten that one ...

... Hera’s temple was the place where the Olympic torch was (is) lit.  Still today the torch is lit in Olympia and transported to wherever the games are being held.  Supposedly we just missed the lighting of the torch for Vancouver’s ...