The Workshop of Pheidias at Ancient Olympia is one of the most remarkable buildings on the site, for it is where the sculptor Pheidias created the colossal gold-and-ivory Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Standing just west of the sacred Altis, directly opposite the Temple of Zeus, the workshop … Read more
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, a colossal image of the king of the gods that towered inside the Temple of Zeus for centuries. Made of gold and ivory over a wooden core by the sculptor Pheidias, the greatest artist of ancient Greece, it showed … Read more
Ancient Nemea was one of the four great sanctuaries of ancient Greece, where the Panhellenic Nemean Games were held in honour of Zeus. Set in a quiet upland valley among vineyards and a sacred grove of cypress trees, it holds the tall re-erected columns of the Temple of Zeus, a remarkably preserved ancient stadium reached … Read more
An Ancient Olympia day trip from Athens reaches the sacred sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born, with the Temple of Zeus, the original stadium and a superb archaeological museum. Make the long journey effortless with a guided tour or tickets from My Greece Tours, the cradle of the Olympics. This bucket-list excursion is a … Read more