🏛️ Site of Olympia

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Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name. The site was a major Panhellenic religious sanctuary of ancient Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were held every four years throughout classical antiquity, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. They were restored on a global basis in 1894 in honor of the ideal of peaceful international contention for excellence.

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Site of Olympia is a cultural World Heritage site in Greece, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Site of Olympia was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More sites in Greece

Acropolis, Athens · Archaeological Site of Delphi · Meteora · Delos · Old Town of Corfu · Medieval City of Rhodes · Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus · Monastery of Mystras · Archaeological Site of Vergina (Aigai) · Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, Patmos · Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki · Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae · Monastery of Daphni · Archaeological Site of Philippi · Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae · Mount Athos · Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika · Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos · Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) · Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns · The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos · Zagori Cultural Landscape · Minoan Palatial Centres · The wider area of Mount Olympus.

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