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Olympia Palaistra

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Welcome to Olympia!

Olympia is the site of the ancient Olympic Games, which were celebrated every four years by the ancient Greeks. The area, of great natural beauty, was attacked by the recent fires and the vegetation on the holy Cronius Hill next to the archaeological site was burnt but, as the Greek Culture Minister told the Associated Press at the site "the important thing is that the museum is as it was and the archaeological site will not have any problem."

Olympia has been inhabited uninterruptedly since the 3rd millenium B.C., and in the late Mycenaean period it became a religious center. Olympia was situated in a valley in Elis, in western Peloponnese (Peloponnesus), through which runs the Alphios River. It was not a town, but only a sanctuary with buildings associated with the games and the worship of the gods.

Olympia was a national shrine of the Greeks and contained many treasures of Greek art, such as temples, monuments, altars, theaters, statues, and votive offerings of brass and marble. The Altis, or sacred precinct, enclosed a level space about 200 m (about 660 ft) long by nearly 177 m (nearly 580 ft) broad. In this were the chief centers of religious worship, the votive buildings, and buildings associated with the administration of the games... Continue


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Amalia Hotel Olympia

The Amalia Hotel, Olympia, is situated in an idyllic setting of gardens and mature trees, not far from the archaeological sites of Olympia.

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Category: 4-Star Hotels
Location: Peloponnese (Mainland Region) | Ilia (Prefecture) | Olympia Town
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Ilis Hotel

This comfortable mid-size hotel has its own restaurant and a variety of guest rooms, all in a wonderful location, only 200 meters from the center of the town. A friendly, welcoming atmosphere is prevalent throughout.

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Category: 2-Star Hotels
Location: Peloponnese (Mainland Region) | Ilia (Prefecture) | Olympia Town
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Olympia Statue of Nike - Paeonios Victory

Olympia Statue of Nike - Paeonios Victory
Olympia: The Philippeion before the restauration

Olympia: The Philippeion before the restauration
Olympia, Filippeion, after its reconstruction

Olympia, Filippeion, after its reconstruction
Olympia Column of Pheidias

Olympia Column of Pheidias
Olympia Gymnasium

Olympia Gymnasium
Olympia In The Museum

Olympia In The Museum
Olympia Leonidaion

Olympia Leonidaion
Olympia Pheidias Workshop

Olympia Pheidias Workshop
Olympia Statue of Winged Nike - Victory

Olympia Statue of Winged Nike - Victory
Olympia Temple of Zeus

Olympia Temple of Zeus
Olympia Waterfall

Olympia Waterfall
Olympia View of Ruins

Olympia View of Ruins
Olympia as it once was

Olympia as it once was