Ancient Olympia

The significant rise in tourism can interpret to an extent the rise in the number of visitors to museums and archaeological sites around Greece. According to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), in the period January-April 2013, visitors to museums...

With the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ready to drop wrestling starting with the 2020 Games, many of the world's top young wrestlers are hoping to change its mind by taking part in a tourney July 20-21 at the site...

Four cruise ships carrying around 8,200 tourists docked on July 17 at  the port of Katakolo, which is a popular stop for cruise ships, offering an opportunity for passengers to visit the site of Ancient Olympia. Katakolo is a...

A decision by the International Olympic Committee - which is located in Switzerland and not Greece, home of the Olympics - to strike one of he most ancient and revered original sports - wrestling - from the games as...

Ancient Olympia, the site of the ancient Olympic Games in the Western Peloponnese, has been appointed for symbolic reasons as venue of the International Scientific Conference in October 2013. The Conference, which will take place in the Olympia Conference Center,...

Ancient Olympia, the sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, global symbol and sacred location of the Games in ancient Greece, will get a face-lifting in some parts because of excavations and reconfiguring, according to the Central Archaeological Council (KAS.) The...

London has received a bronze statue of the Greek goddess of victory Nike from Ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games. The statue (pictured above) is located in Woolwich, just off Dial Square within the Royal Arsenal, and was...

A 61-year-old Australian tourist trespassed the archaeological site of Olympia on Monday evening. She jumped over the iron fencing and entered the site without being discovered by anyone until early in the morning. She spent all night long walking around...

Despite the rainy weather, thousands of Athens' residents gathered at Panathenaiko Stadium on May 18 to celebrate the  handing over of the Olympic flame to London. The flame, symbolizing purity because it comes directly from the sun, has been carried...

The Venetian port of Chania greeted the Olympic Flame. The flame relay will travel to London on July 27, heralding the 2012 Olympic Games. But people participating in the Olympic flame relay, lit in ancient Olympia, still have many stations...