Ancient Olympia Private Tour from Athens

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Ancient Olympia Private Tour from Athens, Greece

4.5(4)

Duration

12 hours

Language

English

Guests

1-3

This small Peloponese tour is a good opportunity to see one of the major sites of the peninsula just in one day. Visit the birthplace of the Olympic Games. Run the track on which athletes used to run in ancient times, their only prize, an olive wreath and live the experience of the place where the Olympic torch is lit.

Highlights:

Corinth Canal
Ancient Olympia Archeological Site
Archaeological Museum of Olympia
Museum of the Olympic Games

Includes:

Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Driver (guide)
Private transportation
Bottled water

Not included:

Lunch
Airport pick-up and drop-off
Entrance fee 12 EUR
Licensed Tour 330 EUR

Please note: The indicated price is for group up to 3 people. For each additional person, please, inquire.

This small Peloponnese tour is a good opportunity to see one of the major sites of the peninsula just in one day.

Beginning with a drive along the coast, you will get the chance to see some Greek seaside villages and the island of Salamis. Salamis is where the historical naval battle took place between the Athenians and the Persians. Our first stop of the day, the Corinth Canal. Eventually opened in 1892 separating the Peloponnese from the rest of Greece connecting the Saronic Gulf to the Corinthian Sea. Having time to walk across on a pedestrian bridge and admire the canal closer, you may go bungee jumping on some days (if you’re game).

We will visit the archaeological site and the museum of Ancient Olympia. This is one of the largest sites in Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games and the Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus. Walking through the site you will pass by the Gymnasium, the Palaistra, the workshop of Phidias, the Temple of Zeus and you will end up at the Stadium where for every four years the Greeks competed for glory and for spiritual elevation honoring their cities.

The museum is also quite unique as it includes the renowned statue “Hermes of Praxiteles” with its perfect analogies and tools that belonged to Phidias himself. With the tools he created one of the seven wonders of the world “the gold ivory statue of Zeus”.

The Museum of the History of the Ancient Olympic Games hosts 463 ancient works, from the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, and other museums in the Greek territory. The exhibits cover a wide chronological range, from the 2nd millennium BC until the 5th century AD. Ancient exposed in thematic units and through them shows the history of the Olympic games, the longest ancient institution. Apart from ancient art, the visitor has the possibility of detailed information through the rich visual material.

After a walking in the footsteps of ancient athletes we will take our lunch at the village. And after that we will drive back to Athens.