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OLYMPIA - A place you must visit.
One day & Two day "unique" Landtours
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OLYMPIA,
a place of living pilgrimage especially for the
people involved with athletics, is one of the
sites that must be included in any itinerary of
Greek sightseeing. To overcome the difficulty of
visiting Olympia on your own we organise two day
tours on a mini bus. The
drive from Athens to Olympia is nearly 4 hours,
which makes possible the one day tour, leaving
early in the morning from Athens and returning
late at night. The modern town of Olympia
is well suited to cater to the visitors with nice
hotels and plenty of restaurants. Olympia is basically a one street town. The tourist information office, on the way to the ancient site, is officially open daily. In summer from 9.00 to 22.00, and in winter from 11.00 to 18.00. You can find maps and get all sorts of information needed (tel. 26240 23100 or 26240 23125). Before going to the ruins,
stop at the archeological museum. Check
out the model of the complex, what the
buildings at the Olympia site looked like in all
their glory. The museum is one of the most
important archaeological museums in Greece. The
new museum, constructed in 1975, opened in 1982,
re-exhibiting its treasures. Its collections
contain: - A collection of terracottas
(prehistoric, Archaic and Classical periods). - A
collection of bronzes. - A collection of
sculptures (Archaic upto the Roman periods). - A
collection from the Olympic Games. It hosts
further a gorgeous collection of things found at
Olympia ? birds and animals in fantastic
shapes, bronze helmets, Gorgon shields, scads of
little tiny votive figures found around the altar
of Zeus. Plus the exquisite statue Hermes of
Praxiteles (holding a little tiny Dionysius), and
lovely draped ladies in Roman statues, sections
of the magnificent frieze from the Temple of Zeus
? legends of the Twelve Labours of Hercules
and the Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs. Walking back from the ancient site to Olympia town, at the top of the hill you will find the museum of the history of the games (free entrance) and in the middle of the main Street at Olympia Town and two blocks above, there is the Olympic Games museum ( 2.00 euro entrance). |
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One day and two day tours to
Olympia
For small teams
of 5 - 7 persons, we organise 1 & 2 day tours,
visiting: Epidaurus, Nafplion, Mycenae and Ancient
Olympia. You can visit Olympia in a one day tour, or a
two day tour making different combinations.
During the hot summer days we suggest a 2 day tour
spending one day at the premises of the Deluxe ALDEMAR OLYMPIAN Village,
near Olympia. This is a "UNIQUE" astoria travel tour.
and find out WHERE TO STAY AT OLYMPIA
2008 DISCOUNTED RATES for Olympia hotels, (prices per person including breakfast).
Hotel INOMAOS
( 2 star), 27.50 euro per person in double bedroom or
37.00 in single.
Hotel KRONION ( 3 star), 34.00
euro per person in double bedroom or 50.00 in single.
Hotel ILIS or NEW
OLYMPIA (3
star), 37.00 per person in double room or 50.00 in
single.
Hotel OLYMPION ASTY (4 star), 46.00
per person in double room or 70.00 in single
Hotel ANTONIOS (4 star), 48.00
euro per person in double bedroom or 64.00 in single.
