Kronio Olympia
Tsoureka 1 Olympia, Peloponnese, 27065, Greece
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TravelPod Member ReviewsKronio Olympia
“great hospitality”
travellingross 2 contributions
Australia
Jun 21, 2011
great hosts at reception desk. v helpful. central spot, cheap and comfy. highly recommend!
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Birthplace of the Olympics
After 5 hrs of broken sleep, I woke up to my final day in Athens. The tour group gradually departed during the morning and I wanted to squeeze in the National Archaeological Museum before my journey to Olympia. But it seems that Greece doesn't believe in Monday mornings and all public buildings are closed until 1pm on Mondays (I’m starting to …
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A mountain drive to remember
... a whole lot of lateral protection to keep you from driving off the mountain. Over the 40 miles we traveled, we met perhaps one or two cars, dodged small boulders washed onto the road and downed trees from the previous nights thunderstorms, ran out of pavement a couple of times, waited for goats and sheep to get out of the road and while "never lost", had no idea what the next turn was going ...
The hallowed ancient Olympic grounds
On Friday, May 20 we arrived in Olympia, Greece after taking a connecting bus from Patras to Pyrgos. We found a hotel that was pretty cheap and we collapsed and relaxed for a while. We even watched a little bit of American television. Haha. After showering we walked around the town a little bit. It seemed really dead to us, but maybe the main tourism season hasn't started yet. We found a cafe where we had some Mythos beers ...
Ancient Stadiums And Steep Tolls.
"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 exiting freeways and re-entering, but without the knowledge of the side roads we are unable to dodge the tolls.
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DAY 14 – OLYMPIA
... a bronze statue which was mounted outside the stadium with their name, their father’s name, and the village they came from! We actually saw a large stone which still bore the engraving of one poor chap’s shame.
All the monuments have been created from local limestone, some of which had archaeologist’s scratching their heads, as sections contained large amounts of shell. They concluded that many millions ...



