Museo
Museo Arqueológico de Olimpia
Recomendado por 95 habitantes del lugar,
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Virginia
July 11, 2019
The Archeological Museum of Ancient Olympia is across the street from the Archeological site. Wear a hat and sensible shoes and take a bottle of water.
Minas
April 25, 2018
The birthplace of Olympic games
Rebecca
April 11, 2018
In western Peloponnese, in the beautiful valley of the Alpheios river, lies the most celebrated sanctuary of ancient Greece. Dedicated to Zeus, the father of the gods, it sprawls over the southwest foot of Mount Kronios, at the confluence of the Alpheios and the Kladeos rivers, in a lush, green landscape.
Wendi
June 2, 2017
The first Olympic Games were held in 776 BCE at the first full moon after the summer solstice. The winner of the first and only event, the stadion foot-race (one length of the stadium track, 600 feet or 192 m), was Koroibos of Elis, and from then on every victor was recorded and each Olympiad named after them, thus giving us the first accurate chronology of the Greek world. During a three month Pan-Hellenic truce, athletes and as many as 40,000 spectators came from all over Greece to participate in the Games. Individuals and city-states brought offerings to Zeus which included money, statues (including the magnificent Nike of Paionios, c. 424 BCE
The first Olympic Games were held in 776 BCE at the first full moon after the summer solstice. The winner of the first and only event, the stadion foot-race (one length of the stadium track, 600 feet or 192 m), was Koroibos of Elis, and from then on every victor was recorded and each Olympiad named…
Ευνικη
May 23, 2022
It is only one hour drive from Chalet and it is one of the most popular in Greece
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Ubicación
Archaia Olympia