Ancient Olympia Private Tour From Athens

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Ancient Olympia Private Tour From Athens

Price from
€487
Duration
1 h to 7 h
Group size
Private tour
Guide languages
English

Overview

Olympia is a sanctuary of ancient Greece where the first ancient Olympic Games took place at approximately 776 BC in the honor of Zeus. They were then held every four years, like nowadays, during the ” Olympia”, the most significant celebration of the ancient years. The last Olympic Games took place in 393 BC, while a liitle later their final end was instructed.

As we will be wondering at the place, we can also see many monuments, like the Temple of Zeus and the Temple of Hera (Heraion), the Bouleuterion and the Prytaneion, as well as the Ancient Stadium where the Olympic Games were conducted and the Palaestra where the athletes were training.

Finally, we are going to visit the Archaeological Museum of Olympia. It’s one of the most important museums of Greece, which hosts the findings of the ancient sanctuary of Olympia.

What's included

Private transportation
Bottled water
WiFi on board
Air-conditioned vehicle
Hotel pick up

Not included

Entrance fees to archeological palces

What you will do

Stop 1
Olympia is a sanctuary of ancient Greece where the first ancient Olympic Games took place at approximately 776 BC in the honor of Zeus. They were then held every four years, like nowadays, during the ” Olympia”, the most significant celebration of the ancient years. The last Olympic Games took place in 393 BC, while a liitle later their final end was instructed.
As we will be wondering at the place, we can also see many monuments, like the Temple of Zeus and the Temple of Hera (Heraion), the Bouleuterion and the Prytaneion, as well as the Ancient Stadium where the Olympic Games were conducted and the Palaestra where the athletes were training.
Finally, we are going to visit the Archaeological Museum of Olympia. It’s one of the most important museums of Greece, which hosts the findings of the ancient sanctuary of Olympia.
3 h

Meeting point

Pickup: • Our company can pick you up from your hotel,airbnb and etc. or we can arrange a meeting point so our driver can pick you up. • Our driver will wait you at the meeting point (Airport, Piraeus port, Cruise terminals, Rail station) with a sign that write your name on it. • If you pick up is from a hotel our drive will notice the reception desk that we arrived.