Olympia Travel Blogs

Although it was a long drive we drove from Naphli to the town of Olympia.  We saw one funny thing when we were driving.....  There was a butcher show with rows of pigs hanging in the window.....  I was the only one who saw it and I made Robert turn around so I could take a picture...…

Ancient Olympia  is about 32 km NE of Katakolon. There was an entrance fee but I do not remember how much it was. They did however give a helpful pamphlet with a map and description of the ancient ruins along with the ticket. We could have also visited the museum with that same ticket but our …

Katakolon is a relatively new stop on Eastern Mediterranean cruises.  Used to be, people would take long day trips from Athens by van or bus in order to visit Olympia.  Recently, a decision was made to built a cruise ship terminal and turn the quiet fishing village of Katakolon into a tou…

When I was in Zakynthos, I made a boat trip to Olympia, that was really worth a visit! Olympia is the birthplace of the Olympic Games and Zeus' sacred place. Olympia is connected to many gods and myths, and there are different versions on how the Olympic Games got started. The area of Olympia wa…

Here are a few photos from the Town of Olympia, Greece and the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia. Though I've been to the Archaeological site before, last summer was my first visiting the on-site museum. WOW! It's one best museums in Greece. I hope to add some more pics and some video footage in the near future.

One of many destinations i visited during my wonderful cruise in the Mediterranean sea! Olympia is known to be the origin of the Olympic games. The camera i used wasn't that great so the qualities of the pictures aren't that good but they are still beautful. ENJOY :)

Graduating in May I headed to the Caribbean, then to Spain and Denmark, then the southern US, then Greece, followed by Turkey and Cyprus, then Greece again, and finally the central US.

travel around Athene with my class in 2007.

The ancient site of Olympia never fails to please, especially seeing the site so close to the Summer Olympics returning to their homeland, but in the modern city of Olympia, we were also blessed with a glimpse into the future.  During our visit the city hosted a contest for solar cars, bo…

The original Olympics began as a small regional festival in the 11th century, which was dedicated to the God Zeus. But the origins of the town itself are Mycenaean who worshipped  the Goddess Rhea, sister of Cronus and father of Zeus. If you know your Mythology you may remember that Cronus…

"I've seen what you can do. I've seen you make miracles and hopeless dreams come true." -To Make Her Love Me, Rascal FlattsI think once a person steps out of familiarity and into something truly out of their norm they really can discover the awesome and amazing power of God. I know that I am so muc…

I am riding my motorbike from London, UK to home, Adelaide, Australia. I will be heading south to Sicily, Italy and then making way across towards Turkey. Then head down through Iran, Pakistan and India. From there I will try to make it into South East Asia. Hope to put motorbike on a ship from Dili, East Timor to Darwin. Departure Date 4th August 2008.

Our trip to Greece 2 weeks before the Olympics were held there.

5.21.09    It’s all Greek to Me!   Kalispera!  We’re in Greece!  We can hardly believe it ourselves!    We arrived on the ferry around 12:30 pm and drove along the stunningly blue Aegean Sea a few hours to Olympia.  We’ve eaten Greek food, bou…

  Kalimera! Ok, so, the bus to Olympia ended up being 4 buses and about 8 hours total… By the time we got to Olympia it was 7pm, the rain was absolutely pelting down, and I had no idea where we were cos I was trying to find my way there without a map… I mean, really, who travels without a…