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Travel Blogs from Olympia
The cruise- an epic saga PART 1
... t accustomed to the menu ordering system. We got a lovely 7 course menu with 3 options to choose from each course. Thinking we had to order every course we all stuffed ourselves while looking around watching the regular cruisers eating maybe 3 or 4 of the 7. Oops. It was a delicious mistake. (The next night we cut back a bit) We were assigned a table number and waiter that stay the same all week. (You also have the option to eat at the buffet, or reserve and pay for a meal at ...
Mystra, Kalamata & Birthplace of the Olympic Games
14 OCTOBER 2012 - (Cont’d) - We drive to Sparta and then to Mystra. We check out the Byzantine city of Mystra which is built on a side of a cliff with a fort and ancient monastries. Mary ends up waiting for Troy at the entrance and he continues to explore. He went up to the monastry where the sign says “All people must wear a skirt”, so Troy starts putting one on and the nuns say “no no no no”......! Funny!
We then ...
Today we visit the Olympic village
Today, we did not have an excursion planned. We decided to walk into the village. Jen talked to the lady at the tourist information booth. She said that if we wanted to go to Olympia, we should take the train. We bought tickets and then shopped a bit while waiting for the train. We boarded the train for the ride to the village of Olympia. It took about 35 minutes. Lots of olive trees along the way. We stopped in several villages. The ...
Our Last Stop :(
Our port today was Katakolo, which is near the ancient city of Olympia. We decided not to do a tour here, so we spent our time right in Katakolo. It was a relaxing last port day as we did lots of walking and shopping! We were able to enjoy one last Greek meal on the waterfront before heading back to the ship......more saganaki and gyros! Kristen and I did walk to the beach where we spent an hour enjoying a Greek beer, which tasted suspiciously like Old Milwaukee! This was a ...
Private Olympics
... Some amazingly complete pediments and metopes (pediments are the triangular bits on the ends, and metopes are the rectangular ones down the sides) were displayed in the central hall, complete with descriptions of what they represent. Alas you cannot pose with any of the artefacts (to preserve their dignity) but I got some great photos all the same. I liked Olympia, but maybe not the ruins-to-end-all-ruins that I’d thought it would ...
Location
Other places to stay in Olympia
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Hotel Apollon
Douma 13 , Olympia | 3 star hotel -
Amalia Hotel Olympia
Pyrgou-Olympias Ave, Olympia | 3 star hotelfrom $83 -
BEST WESTERN Europa Hotel
Drouva 1, Olympia | 4 star hotelfrom $112- Great place for tourists
- Really a good choice
- An excellent hotel...
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Neda Hotel
1 Karamanli Street, Ancient, Olympia | 3 star hotelfrom $60 -
Olympic Village Hotel
Ancient Olympia, Olympia | 3 star hotelfrom $65 -
Andonios
Olympia Village , Olympia | Hotelfrom $88 -
Olympion Asty
Olympia | 4 star hotelfrom $110 -
Hotel Ilis
Praxitelous And Kondilists, Olympia | 2 star hotelfrom $50 -
Hotel New Olympia
Georgiou Douma St., Olympia | Hotelfrom $25 -
Hotel Pelops
Varela 2 Ancient , Olympia | 2 star hotelfrom $49 -
Hotel Kronio
Tsoureka str.1, Olympia | 2 star hotelfrom $50 -
Athina Hotel
Olympia | Hotelfrom $63 -
Hotel Inomaos
Varela 2, Olympia | 2 star hotelfrom $37 -
Hotel Hercules
Tsoureka 2, Olympia | 2 star hotelfrom $45 -
Hotel Antonios
39, Praxitelous & Kondili Str, Olympia | 4 star hotelfrom $76 -
Olympia Palace
Praxitelous Kondili 2, Olympia | Hotelfrom $79
