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In this full day tour we will drive you through Prehistory, the Classical Period, the Roman Domination period, the Byzantine Empire period, the Crusades period and the nowadays modern Greece. You will have the chance to visit the place that all begun!!!
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Duration: 11 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Full-day Tours
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In this full day tour we will drive you through Prehistory, the Classical Period, the Roman Domination period, the Byzantine Empire period, the Crusades period and the nowadays modern Greece. You will have the chance to visit the place that all begun!!!
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Stop At: Olympia, Olympia, Elis Region, West Greece
In this full day tour we will drive you through Prehistory, the Classical Period, the Roman Domination period, the Byzantine Empire period, the Crusades period and the nowadays modern Greece. You will have the chance to visit the place that all begun!!!
After driving on the west coastal road to Corinth Canal, then we continue to Central Peloponnese through Tripolis and Megalopolis, finally we will arrive at Ancient Olympia, the Cradle of the Olympic Games. We will have time to visit the Archaeological Site with the Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus, the Ancient Stadium, and the Archaeological Museum.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Olympia, Olympia, Elis Region, West Greece
Olympia in Peloponnese Greece, was the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games. The Games where held every four years by the Greeks and the whole known world participated bringing truce (Ekecheiria) until the games ended. Olympia is situated in a valley in Elia, in western Peloponnese (Peloponnesos), were the Alpheos River runs. In 776 BC, Iphitos, king of Elis, Kleosthenes of Pisa and Lykourgos of Sparta reorganized the Olympic Games in honor of Zeus and instituted the sacred ekecheiria, or truce. Soon it’s fame rests upon the Olympic Games, the greatest national festival and a highly prestigious one world-wide. The Olympiads included not only athletic contests,but also reciting of verse, reading debates on philosophical and other topics, and from 67 A.D.poetic,musical and dramatic competitions.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Olympia, Olympia, Elis Region, West Greece
The modern Olympic games were revived in 1896 in Athens. Even today the Olympic flame is lit every four years in the ancient sanctuary. Experience the center of attention during the ancient years, and the starting point of the Olympic Flame. Today you can still enjoy a run in the ancient Olympic stadium taking your position at the starting line which is still visible. You can visit in this private tour the Olympia Archaeological Museum and the most important sanctuary of God Zeus is situated here, also the original stadiums of the Olympic Games. The Museum of the Olympic Games.
Duration: 4 hours
