Olympia Tours

Sightseeing in Ancient Greece, the birthplace of Olympic Games is a time travel through the mountains and farms of the Peloponnese with scattered olive trees, the holy symbol of Greece.

Olympia is one the most important archaeological sites in Greece. The greatness of the Ancient Greek civilization is reflected on this corner of Greece, the place where the father of gods, Dias or Zeus was worshipped the most. A traveler feels the glory, the grandeur and the wisdom of the Ancient Greek civilization that amazed the world.

Ancient Olympia is located in the Peloponnese in the beautiful valley of river Alfios. It had the most famous sanctuary in Ancient Greece dedicated to Zeus. Every four years, the Olympic Games were held in his honor having Panhellenic responsiveness and glory. They were the reason for truce and end of every war of the time. This is still reflected today all over the world. Olympic Games are the glory that every athlete dreams of winning after so many centuries.

When Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, the Olympic Games lost their importance since they were considered paganist celebration and finally, they were forbidden. Since then Olympia has not regained the grandeur and glory that had as the center of organizing the Olympic Games.

In 1896 the first modern Olympic Games were conducted in the city of Athens. But we had to wait until August, 2004 until the stadium could relive those moments of the past after 1611 years.

Today Olympia as the holy symbol of hospitality and the noble competition continues to offer the place for the beginning of the Olympic Games every four years. Altis, the holy sacred alley in which the Olympic flame is lit; the place from where the Olympic flame travels through all the big cities of the contemporary world to carry the message of the Olympiad.

Every traveler deserves at least once in a lifetime to come to the land of Elias. It can be YOU!