Archaeological museum of Olympia

All the important finds from the excavations are exhibited in the Olympia museum. It houses some of the most unbelievable sculptures, such as the sculpted decoration of the temple of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient World, the Nike the Paionios and .. read more

Archaeological site   of Olympia

Olympia the birthplace of the Olympics was a sanctuary dedicated to Zeus. The first games were held in the 2nd millennium B.C. and had local character. In 776 B.C. the first Pahnellenic games were organized in Olympia. During the games all the wars between Greek city states had to stop .. read more

Museum of the ancient Olympic games

The neoclassical building by the german architects F. Adler and W. Dorpfeld hosted the old archaeological museum of Olympia. As of 2004, it hosts exhibits demostrating the glorius history of the Olympic games, that started in 776 BC and were abolishedin 393 AD by the Byzantine Emperor Theodosius I...  read more 

Museum of the modern Olympic games

In this small museum there is a collection of artifacts from the modern Olympics, including the silk-lined box in which they transported Pierre de Coubertin's heart to be buried in Olympia in 1939. There are alot of photographs and documents from the revival and a nice summery of each host city for all of the.. read more

Pier de Coubertin's Monument

 Pier, Baron de Coubertin, was the founder of the International Olympic Committee.  He is considered father of the modern Olympic games, beginning with the summer Olympics in Athens, Greece in 1896, and the 1900 games in Paris.  Since then the Games have been held every four years in  ... read more