Olympia & the Western Peloponnese
Olympia anchors the western Peloponnese with the sanctuary of Zeus, the ancient stadium and museums that place the Olympic ideal inside a wider landscape of rivers, farming towns and Ionian coast.
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Olympia joined worship, athletic competition and sacred truce in one Panhellenic sanctuary.
UNESCO describes Olympia as a sanctuary of Zeus in the Peloponnese whose Altis preserves temples, sporting structures and major works of ancient Greek art. The Olympic Games were held there every four years beginning in 776 BCE, and their associated ideals of peaceful competition and sacred truce became one of the site's lasting legacies. Reading the sanctuary together with its museums makes the destination far richer than a photograph at the ancient stadium.
Story source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre · Archaeological Site of OlympiaKnow the gateway behind the destination.
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