Katakolon Port / Shore Excursion: Ancient Olympia (site) & free time

27 Nov Katakolon Port / Shore Excursion: Ancient Olympia (site) & free time

From/To: Katakolon Port

Duration: 4 hours 

Tour Description

Meet your guide at Katakolon port and drive to Olympia. Enter the famous archaeological

site of the Olympic Games’ birthplace, admire the Temple of Zeus, which once hosted the

Golden and Ivory statue of Zeus (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) and the

original Stadium and Bouleuterion, unique in history, where once competitors swore an

oath to confirm to the rules.

After the visit, free time at leisure in modern Olympia’s village, to go shopping, or enjoy a cup of coffee and mix with the locals, to taste the everyday life in Greece.