Olympia archaeological site

Ancient Olympia Tickets: Prices, Opening Hours and How to Visit

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The archaeological site of Ancient Olympia among the trees, covered by the combined entry ticket

Ancient Olympia tickets open the door to one of the greatest sites in Greece, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born. A single combined ticket covers the whole archaeological site, the Archaeological Museum of Olympia and the Museum of the History of the Olympic Games, so one purchase takes in the ruined Temple of … Read more

Temple of Zeus at Olympia: The Great Doric Temple and Its Lost Wonder

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The re-erected column of the Temple of Zeus at Ancient Olympia standing among the ruins

The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was the largest and most important temple of the sanctuary, the greatest Doric temple in the Peloponnese and the setting for one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Built in the fifth century BC to honour Zeus, it housed the colossal gold-and-ivory statue of the god by … Read more