Experience this unique private tour by Best Greece Tours that make your vacation extraordinary!The legend of Olympia that lives since the 8th Century BC and gives you a strong flavor of ancient Greece! The city where the very first Olympic Games took place! The Olympic spirit started hear, in ancient Olympia. The Olympic flame lighted and the Olympic games began. Enjoy this private tour visiting the magnificent ruins of ancient Olympia with its athletic training areas, temples of the gods Hera and Zeus and an expanisve Olympic stadium.
Highlights of an experience that lives since 776 BC in a day tour
- The breathtaking views of Corinth canal
- The first Olympic stadium
- The museum of ancient Olympia
- The ancient temple of Zeus
- A 9 h legendary private tours with scenic landscape
- An expert English speaking tour driver
Stop At: Corinth Canal. At Argolis witch is one of the most interesting Greek provinces, travel with us through time for this amazing one day visit in ancient Corinth. The tour opens with a seaside drive passing coastal villages and the island of Salamis (set of the historical naval battle between the Athenians and Persians). Our first pause the Corinth Canal. Finally opened in 1894, separating the Peloponnese Peninsula from the rest of Greece while connecting the Saronic Gulf (Aegean Sea) to the Corinthian Sea (Ionian Sea). You’ll have time to stretch your legs, walk across on a pedestrian bridge and admire the canal closer on some days bungee jumping is an option (if you’re game). Do not forget to capture in your camera the breathtaking view of the narrow pass. Pass By: Continue our private tour traveling through the impressive landscape of central and western Peloponnese towards ancient Olympia. Stop At: Archaeological Site of Olympia. 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. Stop At: Archaeological Museum of Olympia 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”. Stop At: Museum of the Olympic Games. 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 second millennium BC until the 5th century AD. Ancient exposed in thematic units and through them yperchilietis 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 then leave for comfortable drive back to Athens. Time for Lunch: Free time for lunch (not included) to taste some local dishes! Olympia isn’t very big so there are only a few favorite place for locals hot spot, which features Ilis specialties. Pass By: will travel back to Athens using the same way. Late arrival at your hotel in Athens.
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Pass By: Morning drive through Athens and its surroundings passing by the towns of Megara (King Bizas where the Byzantium city “Constantinople” took its name from), Elefsina (Elefsinia mysteries), several resort towns like Ag. Theodoroi, Kineta…, till we reach the famous Corinth Canal!
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