Ancient Olympia
Ancient Greece
The Ancient Greek Sanctuaries and Temples of Olympia
The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece. Forming the backdrop to so much of Greek history, it is impossible to imagine Greece at all without Olympia,...
Greece
New Ticket Vending Machines to Curb Acropolis Lines
New contactless automated ticket vending machines by Visa were installed at the main entrance of the Acropolis to facilitate access.
Ancient Greece
The Origins of the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece
The origins of the Olympic Games take us back into Ancient Greece and the legends of the heroic athletes visiting the city of Olympia.
Ancient Greece
The Top Archaeological Sites You Absolutely Must See in Greece
The 18th of April is the International Monuments and Sites Day, and these are the top Greek archaeological sites you must visit!
However, with a history as rich and expansive as that of Greece, it is no surprise that there...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Olympia Soil Sent to France for the Paris Olympic Games
Paris is in the final stretch for the 2024 Olympic Games, and, for symbolic reasons, French officials have turned to ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games in Greece.
Representatives of France’s Terre de Jeux 2024 collected soil from...
Ancient Greece
Greece Markets Famous Ancient Olympia Olive Oil
Citizens of the world can now enjoy a taste of Ancient Olympia, home to the Olympic Games, in the form of its olive oil.
The Hellenic Ministry of Tourism and Sports, along with the Office for the Promotion of Cultural...
Culture
Blindfolded Performance by American Teenage Musicians in Ancient Olympia
The Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Orchestra (CSYSA) stunned the audience in the opening event of the Ancient Olympia Festival of the Arts in the Peloponnese, Southern Greece.
Environment
Thousands of Olive Trees Donated to Restore Groves of Ancient Olympia
More than 130,000 olive saplings have been donated to farmers in the area surrounding Ancient Olympia in the northwest Peloponnese, replacing some of the hundreds of thousands that burned in last summer's devastating wildfires. An official ceremony in the...
Ancient Greece
Massive Golden Statue of Zeus Comes Back to Life
The massive golden and ivory statue of Zeus that once stood in the temple to the god located at Ancient Olympia has come back to life after 2,500 years.
A replica of the ancient masterpiece has been on display at...
Environment
Global Initiative Launched to Replant Ancient Olympia’s Olive Trees
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A new global initiative was recently launched to help restore the birthplace of the Olympic Games at Ancient Olympia, where 450,000 olive trees were destroyed by the catastrophic fires of last summer.
By Stacy Dimakakos
Last summer Greece experienced one of the...