Olympia

A new application created by a Greek entrepreneur gives visitors the chance to have 3D virtual tours of archaeological sites and see them the way they were in ancient times. According to a Lifo magazine report, Mihalis Kokkinos founded Moptil...

The Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, was held on Tuesday, October 24 in Ancient Olympia. The official ceremony was held at the ancient stadium of Olympia, with actress Katerina Lehou as High Priestess and Artemis...

The ancient Greek statue of Zeus, in Olympia, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world was lost in the 5th century. Archaeologists have only found descriptions and illustrations of it on coins. Two 3D printing companies –Stratasys and...

  Art has been a prevalent source of expression in Greece since as early as 500 BC, when Greek artists were first to paint the human form in 3-dimensions. An art holiday in Greece is the perfect way to come to...

The Olympic flame for the 2016 Rio Games has been lit in ancient Olympia in Greece on Thursday, launching the torch relay for the first-ever South American Games. In a bright ceremony, the flame was lit by the sun in...

On the occasion of the Olympic Games, this year's International Monuments and Sites Day, which is celebrated every year on April 18th, is going to be dedicated to athletic heritage. The International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and UNESCO, have set...

Two Greek cities, that have always been a magnet for art and culture, were included on the list of the 25 cities with the greatest impact on the world. More specifically, the capital of Greece, Athens, ranked in first place...

Another thirty meters of the eastern stoa, or colonnade, of the gymnasium at Ancient Olympia, Greece , has been revealed in excavations, the Greek Central Archaeological Council said, after a meeting that approved a study to drain rainwater from...

Eight runners completed on Sunday the 255 kilometer nonstop Ultra- Marathon to the birthplace of the Olympic Games in Olympia, southern Greece. The winner of the 3rd Dolichos Race which started from the archaeological site of Delphi on Friday afternoon was...

The Vancouver Olympics may have ended four years ago, but the gift from Greece, the birthplace of the Games, has yet to be set in its final place. Every city that hosts the Olympic Games receives the gift of a...