Name: Explore ancient Olympia Full day Private tour with Wine Tasting Experience and Olive Oil Tasting
SKU: 15923
Price: 10 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration: 7 h

Activity Level: Moderate

Experience: Unesco, Foodie, Historical

Language: English

Photo permit included

Tour by public transport

Canal Boat tour included

Train tickets included

Suitable for little children

Wheelchair accessible tour

Museum ticket included

Light snack included

Lunch included

Transportation included

Walking Tour

Overview

Everyone in the world heard about the Olympic games and we will take you to the sacred place of the ancient world and the birthplace of the Olympic Games - ancient Olympia. Your guide will tell you everything about the place where the games were held every four years from the 8th century BC until the 4th AD. You will see all the surrounding infrastructure and several important temples. Expand your tour with visits to famous winery and explore how the olive oil is made.

What's included

Professional licensed guide
Pick-up and drop-off
Transportation in a private vehicle
Entrance tickets
Wine tasting
Olive oil tasting
Snacks
All fees and taxes

Additional food and drinks

Highlights

Archaeological Museum of Olympia

The Archaeological Museum of Olympia is one of the principal museums of Greece, located in Olympia. It is overseen by the Ministry of Culture and Sports, and, as of 2009, is directed by Georgia Xatzi. When the original building was completed and opened in 1882, it was the first museum in Greece outside of Athens.

Hermes and the Infant Dionysus

Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, also known as the Hermes of Praxiteles or the Hermes of Olympia is an ancient Greek sculpture of Hermes and the infant Dionysus discovered in 1877 in the ruins of the Temple of Hera, Olympia, in Greece. It is displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia

Katakolon

Katakolo is a seaside town in the municipality of Pyrgos in western Elis, Greece. It is situated on a headland overlooking the Ionian Sea and separating the Gulf of Kyparissia from the rest of the Ionian. It is 11 km west of Pyrgos.

Olympia

Olympia is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name, which was a major Panhellenic religious sanctuary of ancient Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were held. The site was primarily dedicated to Zeus and drew visitors from all over the Greek world as one of a group of such "Panhellenic" centers which helped to build the identity of the ancient Greeks as a nation. Despite the name, it is nowhere near Mount Olympus in northern Greece, where the Twelve Olympians, the major deities of Ancient Greek religion, were believed to live.

Temple of Hera

The Temple of Hera, or Heraion, is an ancient Archaic Greek temple at Olympia, Greece, that was dedicated to Hera, queen of the Greek Gods. It was the oldest temple at Olympia and one of the most venerable in all Greece.

Temple of Zeus in Athens

The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was an ancient Greek temple in Olympia, Greece, dedicated to the god Zeus. The temple, built in the second quarter of the fifth century BC, was the very model of the fully developed classical Greek temple of the Doric order

Itinerary

08:00 09:00 10:00

Your guide will pick you up from your hotel or from your cruise ship.

On a comfortable private vehicle, you will have a ride to Olympia having an interesting commentary about Katakolon and Olympia.

As soon as you will arrive you will have 3 hours guided tour with visits yo the temple of Zeus, the temple of Hera, the spot of the lighting of the Olympic torch, and the stadium, among other sites.

The tour includes the inside visit to the Archeological Museum where you will see a lot of treasures.

The next stop will be at the winery with wine tasting and treat with traditional vegetable snacks and small portions of cooked meals.

Then you will visit an olive press located at a nearby village where you will have a guided tour to learn how the olive oil is extracted. There you will be offered different types of olive oil to taste along with olives, olive paste spread, and fresh warm bread.

After that, we will drive you back to the port or to your hotel.

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Explore ancient Olympia Full day Private tour with Wine Tasting Experience and Olive Oil Tasting