Olympic Site Skip-The-Lines Private Tour with a Local Expert

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1. Olympia is one of the monuments of the world heritage of UNESCO and has the appearance of a park. Along with your local tour guide, you will visit the highlights of the site, such as: the athletic facilities, the ancient gymnasiums the temple of Zeus which housed one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world, the gold-and-ivory statue of Zeus. the temple of Hera where the marble statue of Hermes of Praxiteles was found during the excavations. And now, the monument that hosts the ceremony of the lighting of the Olympic torch. the Olympic stadium which hosted the ancient Olympics.

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2. The temple of Zeus was built in the 5th cent. BC and was the largest one inn the Peloponnese. It worked as an architectural model for the landmark of Greece; the Parthenon of Athens. During the Antiquity, it hosted the gold-and-ivory statue of Zeus which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

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3. It is the oldest temple one may visit at the Olympic site. It was built in the 7th cent BC in honor of the wife of Zeus, Hera. During the first AD years worked as a museum, hosting several antiguities, one of which was found during the exvavations almost intact. It is the marble statue of Hermes of Praxiteles. it is a masterpiece of the 4th cent BC, and niw it is exhibited in the archeological museum of Olympia. The temple of Hera also, hosts the ceremony of the lighting of the Olympic torch.

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4. It is the largest ancient Greek stadium. It had a capacity of 45,000 spectators and hosted the program of the ancient Olympics. It is nestled at the foot of the Kronion hill and survives exactly as it was. It is one of the Hihlights of the Olympic site visit. Don't hesitate to run the original track! In the ancient times, athletes would do it in the nude!

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Kostenlose Stornierung bis 24 Stunden vor Beginn, mit voller Rückerstattung.

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About Olympia

Olympia is a quiet village in the western Peloponnese, grown around the ancient sanctuary of Zeus where the first Olympic Games were held.

Olympia lies in a green valley where the rivers Alfeios and Kladeos meet, in the western Peloponnese. For well over a thousand years, beginning in the eighth century BC, the sanctuary hosted games in honour of Zeus every four years. The ruins include the Temple of Zeus, once home to a gold-and-ivory statue of the god by Phidias, famed across the classical world; the Temple of Hera; and the original stadium, entered through a vaulted tunnel.

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