Archaeological Site of Olympia

Why go

Olympia was the sanctuary of Zeus at the foot of Mount Kronios, between the Alpheios and Kladeos rivers; Hellenic Heritage, the Ministry of Culture's heritage platform, describes the sacred grove of the Altis, the Temple of Zeus built between 470 and 456 BC, the workshop of Phidias just outside the sanctuary and, east of the Altis, the Stadium where the ancient Games were held. Hellenic Heritage's ticket covers the site together with the Archaeological Museum of Olympia and the Museum of the History of the Olympic Games. The Ministry's Odysseus page says the ticket is valid for one day, also lists the Museum of the History of the Excavations, and says there is no ticket for a single area. This record is the archaeological site, not the modern town of Ancient Olympia or its museums.