* A journey through time, to the greatness of ancient Greece and to the place where the Olympic Games were born. Olympia is a touch of the history of Hellas. Ancient Olympia is a place of special historical importance. In ancient times, it was a sacred site of the ancient Olympic Games. In the green valley formed by the Alfeos River and the Kladeos tributary, there was the sanctuary of ancient Olympia, one of the most important sanctuaries of the ancient world. The magnificent geographical location of the Sanctuary prompted Pindar to call ancient Olympia the "best place" in Greece. The sanctuary of Ancient Olympia is associated with many myths about the deities worshipped there and the heroes who founded the Olympic Games. Today, every four years, the flame of the modern Olympic Games is ignited on the same land, traveling along and across the earth until it reaches and lights the torch in the city that undertakes their organization. The modern city harmoniously combines the past and the present. The ancient part of the city is traditionally a favorite destination for foreign tourists. It is here, like nowhere else, that the atmosphere of the ancient world is felt. Temple of Hera, one of the oldest examples of monumental architecture in Greece. The main temple of the city is dedicated to Zeus, which housed the statue of the same name, majestic at the time, with a pedestal of more than 3 meters. It is part of a cult complex that includes several sanctuaries and temples dedicated to the main gods of Olympus. The workshop of Phidias and the cells of the priests were also located here. If you are not tired of discovering ancient Greece, then you are in the right place: Olympia. The Archaeological Museum of Olympia, one of the most important in Greece, represents the long historical development of one of the most important sanctuaries of antiquity, which was dedicated to the father of gods and men, Zeus, and was the cradle of the Olympic Games. It includes a permanent exhibition of finds from excavations at the sanctuary of Altea, which date from prehistoric to the first Christian years.