Situated at the west of Peloponnese ,it’s one of the most important touristic destinations. It was the Panhellenic religious and athletic centre , the birth-place of the Olympic Games.
In the archaeological site, which is one of the most famous in Greece, you’ll visit the temple of Zeus in the cella of which was standing the gold and ivory statue of the god, one of the 7 wonders of the world, the Stadium where the first Olympic Games took place in 776 BC, the Temple of Hera, one of the most ancient in Greece and the workshop of Phidias, the great sculptor. Near the archaeological site is the museum where among the magnificent statues you’ll admire the one of “Hermes by Praxiteles”.