Olympia, Greece Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

The historic associations and resonance of OLYMPIA , which for over a millennium hosted the most important Panhellenic games , are rivalled only by Delphi or Mycenae. It is one of the largest and most beautiful sites in Greece, and the setting is as perfect as could be imagined: a luxuriant valley of wild olive and plane trees, spread beside the twin rivers of Alfiós (Alpheus) –the largest in the Peloponnese – and Kládhios, and overlooked by the pine-covered hill of Krónos. Sadly, the actual ruins of the sanctuary are jumbled and confusing, and seem to cry out for reconstruction, even on a … more »