Sites In Olympia

Once you have enjoyed all that there is to see in Athens make your way 4 hours give or take over to Olympia. It is located in a site called the Altis in Peloponnese Greece. Here you will find the site that housed one of the seven wonders of the ancient world along with many other sites.

Sites to see:
The Temple of Hera

There are the sites for the original Olympics in Olympia

Here is the floor plan of Olympia:

While here stop in at the Museum to see loads of ancient art:
Like this:

The site that I would be most eager to see here is the site of Zeus's Temple:

Also while in Olympia's site it would be interesting to see the Archeological site that exists in Olympia:

History

Olympia is the original home of the Olympic. During the Olympics all war would stop and countries would compete against each other in physical test. The site was almost lost forever after its final games in 393AD but was rediscovered back in 1829. Olympia is also important because of the Temples that are built will in its walls. The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was constructed during 5C BC but in 5AD it was damaged badly by christian zealots and then was destroyed finally by an earthquake not long after. It now stands as just ruin. Another important temple here is the Temple of Hera. The Temple of Hera is one of the oldest buildings in the site of Olympia. It was begun in 7BC. Today it is mostly ruins but some of the columns have been rebuilt up to give us an idea of what it would have looked like. The museum that is on the site makes it possible to view some of the worlds oldest art.