our visit to Olympia - Ancient Greece
― appropriate to re-post this as the Olympic Torch left Olympia yesterday on its way to London ..... ∙ Olympia Greece was the site of the ancient Olympic Games, which were celebrated every four years by the Greeks. Olympia was situated in a valley in Elis, in western Peloponnisos (Peloponnesus), through which runs the Alpheus River. ∙ It was not a town, but only a sanctuary with buildings associated with games and the worship of the gods. Olympia was a national shrine of the [...].
