Experience the birthplace of the Olympic Games with ease on this private tour. Depart from Katakolon port or your hotel in the area of Katakolon/Olympia in a private vehicle and English speaking driver. During the tour you will drive to Ancient Olympia, but you can also customize the tour and augment your experience choosing some unique extra activities, such as a visit at a real olive oil press, a visit at a local winery, a beach getaway etc.
You will see among other things the gymnasium and the palaestra, the round Phillipion, the workshop of Phidias where the gold and ivory statue of Zeus was built, the temples of Zeus and Hera, the altar where the Olympic torch is being lit in the modern days and the ancient Olympic stadium.
You will see among other things bronze and clay offerings (tripods and figurines), armor, vases, the tools and cup from Phidias's workshop, the gorgeous Hermes by Praxiteles, the Nike by Paeonios and the very impressive and very well preserved classical statues from the pediments of the temple of Zeus
You will make your own way to the meeting points