Private tour to Ancient Olympia in Peloponnese

Itinerary/description

This private tour can be customized as a shore excursion

Private Pick up : 08:00 (time can change upon request)
Duration : 11 hours
Cost : From 490€

Corinth canal (duration 15′) First stop

It had been an inspiration for almost 2500 years ! The man who first had the idea was Periandros the tyrant from Corinth. He found it difficult on the way but he came up to another interesting idea . The name of it was diolkos. Finally after several people trying to succeed in this huge achievement, the canal was constructed in 1893.

Archaeological site of Olympia (duration 90′ – 120′) Second stop

Located in the western Peloponnese, in a green valley at the confluence of Alpheios and Kladeos rivers, is the archaeological site of ancient Olympia which is a major tourist attraction. The most celebrated Greek sanctuary dedicated to the worship of Zeus. The father of the gods, in whose honour Pan-Hellenic Games were held every four years from 776 BC until 393 AD. Great of importance as a religious and athletic center, but as well the buildings were great like the biggest temple in all Peloponnese that considered the perfect example of Doric architecture.

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Temple of Apollo Epikourios

The very first monument that recognized in Greece and listed in World Heritage of UNESCO ! The temple of Apollo Epikourios, one of the most important and most imposing temples of antiquity, stands in the bare and rocky landscape of Bassae. It is unique in the history of ancient Greek architecture because it combines a variety of novel ideas both in its external appearance and in its internal arrangements. Indeed, Pausanias considered it to be among the finest temples of Peloponnese in terms of sheer beauty and harmony, which is dated to 420-400 BC and is believed to be work of Iktinos, who succeeded in combining masterfully several Archaic features imposed by the conservative tradition of the Arcadians with the characteristics of the new Classical style.

Conservation and restoration of the temple of Apollo Epikourios has been conducted since 1965 and more systematically since 1982 by the Committee for the Conservation of the Temple of Apollo Epikourios of the Greek Ministry of Culture.