{"id":2473,"date":"2025-08-16T11:10:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T09:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.hh.gr\/?post_type=destination&#038;p=2473"},"modified":"2026-03-04T06:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T04:18:19","slug":"ancient-olympia","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/ancient-olympia\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Olympia: At the epicenter of the worship of Zeus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n \n\n\t\n\t\n<section class=\"section PageHeader__body LeftAlign destination withImage withButtons\">\n\t<div class=\"bgdImage withButtons\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aero_1-scaled.jpg');\">\n\t\t<div class=\"Card    \"  \n  \t\t\t >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:100%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aero_1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Olympia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aero_1-scaled.jpg 2554w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aero_1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aero_1-1022x1024.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aero_1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aero_1-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aero_1-1532x1536.jpg 1532w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aero_1-2043x2048.jpg 2043w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2554px) 100vw, 2554px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btnZoom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__dest Button Button--icon-only Button--alt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aero_1-1532x1536.jpg\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aero_1-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aero_1-1532x1536.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aero_1-2043x2048.jpg 1536w\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" data-sub-html=\"Ancient Olympia\" aria-label=\"View all Images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon Button__icon--right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; 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Olympia is also connected to the mythical hero Pelops and the Olympic Games, which, according to tradition, he established after defeating King Oinomaos in a chariot race. Another myth relates that the very first athletic contest took place here between Zeus and his father, Cronus.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"1\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\toneImg\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-1536x1024.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-1536x1024.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-2048x1365.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:50%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-2048x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Olympia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-prev swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-left-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-left-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider arrows\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-next swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-right-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>The cult of Zeus was probably established around the 10th-9th century BC, and Olympia soon developed into a sanctuary of great religious and pan-Hellenic significance. At first, the Altis &#8211; the sacred grove at the foot of Mount Kronios, filled with wild olive trees, pines, and planes &#8211; had no buildings. Worshippers dedicated offerings outdoors, on altars or upon branches of trees. The earliest monumental structures, such as the Temple of Hera, the Prytaneion, the Bouleuterion, treasuries and the first stadium (where the earliest Olympic Games were held), date to the Archaic period.<\/p>\n<p>The grand Temple of Zeus, which still dominates the archaeological site today, was built between 470-456 BC. The colossal chryselephantine statue of Zeus once stood inside, crafted by the famous sculptor Phidias. Rising 12 m in height, it had a wooden core overlaid with gold, ivory, silver and precious stones &#8211; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.<\/p>\n<p>Later monumental structures include the Prytaneion, the circular Philippeion, the Echo Stoa, the Metroon, the Nymphaeum and the Leonidaion, a luxurious guesthouse. Secular buildings, such as the Gymnasium and the Palaestra, belong to the Hellenistic period.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"3\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\t three-items \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ex26_IRAIO-1524x1536.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ex26_IRAIO-768x774.jpg 768w, 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In the early 4th century BC, the Zanes &#8211; bronze statues of Zeus &#8211; were erected with the fines collected from athletes guilty of bribery or cheating; their bases still survive today.<\/p>\n<p>Just outside the sanctuary stands the workshop of Phidias, where he created the colossal statue of Zeus. Although the masterpiece itself has been lost to history, finds &#8211; such as molds, tools, and pottery &#8211; feed the imagination.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"1\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\toneImg\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/28-1536x1024.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/28-768x512.jpg 768w, 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style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-left-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-left-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider arrows\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-next swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-right-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>To the east of the Altis lies the Stadium of Olympia, where the ancient Olympic Games were held, as well as the Heraia, women\u2019s competitions said to have been founded by Hippodameia, wife of Pelops, in honor of Hera, and open exclusively to female athletes.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympic Games are traditionally dated to 776 BC (the first recorded Olympiad) and were held every four years. They continued until the early Christian era, when Emperor Theodosius I abolished them in AD 393 after the 293rd Olympiad.<\/p>\n<p>The Games, along with the Olympic truce, became deeply popular across the ancient world. Initially, only citizens of Elis could compete, but soon athletes from the Peloponnese and other Greek city-states, such as Athens and eventually far-flung regions, like Magna Graecia, Asia Minor, Rhodes and Egypt (especially Alexandria), were admitted to the competition.<\/p>\n<p>The earliest program included only the stadion race, a sprint, and lasted a single day. Over time, more events were added, and the Games expanded into a five-day festival. Spectators of all backgrounds &#8211; free men, slaves, and foreigners &#8211; were allowed, with the sole exception of women.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section PracticalText  \">\n\t<div class=\"groupsInfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"groupInfoItem\" id=\"Directions\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"infoMap\">\n\t\t<div id=\"map\" class=\"mapcell\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-map-pin\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-map-pin\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\t\t<h2>Directions<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>27065, Ancient Olympia<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Button Custom Icon External\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/naFkvngUgBFGpX1e8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get directions<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-car\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-car\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\tBy car\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>3 hours and 30 minutes from Athens<br \/>\n1 hour and 25 minutes from Patras<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"groupInfoItem\" id=\"Timetable\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" 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19:30<\/p>\n<p>September 16 &#8211; 30<br \/>\nDaily: 08:00 &#8211; 19:00<\/p>\n<p>October 1 &#8211; 15<br \/>\nDaily: 08:00 &#8211; 18:30<\/p>\n<p>October 16 &#8211; 31<br \/>\nDaily: 08:00 &#8211; 18:00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-winter\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-winter\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\tWinter hours\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>November 1 &#8211; March 31<br \/>\nDaily: 08:30 &#8211; 15:30<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"help-text\">Last admission: 20 minutes before closing time<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays:\u2028January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 &#038; 26.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"groupInfoItem\" id=\"Tickets\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-ticket\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-ticket\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\t\t<h2>Tickets<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>Full: \u20ac20,00<br \/>\nReduced: \u20ac10,00<\/p>\n<p>Access to: Ancient Olympia, Museum of Olympia and Museum of the Olympic Games<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"help-text\">Admission is free on March 6, April 18, May 18, the last weekend of September, on 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