The notebook of Olympia and Elis
Stop where the sky touches the water.
Western Peloponnese around the sanctuary of Olympia, with agricultural plains, hills, major museum and nearby Ionian beaches.
At your own pace
Identity summary
1 to 3 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Recommended car
Heritage · Countryside · Coast
Variable accessibility
Sweet rhythm
General presentation
Olympia and Elis
Western Peloponnese around the sanctuary of Olympia, with agricultural plains, hills, major museum and nearby Ionian beaches.
To understand what Olympia and Elide are, you must look at the side of Ancient Olympia, Archaeological Museum and Katakolo. These places provide a territory marked by heritage, countryside and coastline and allow you to move from emblematic sites to more intimate stages.
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For a stay of 1 to 3 days, a quiet rhythm works well. Also to be anticipated: exposed site and cruise tours. A car is usually the easiest way to connect different sectors. Accessibility varies from site to site and deserves to be checked step by step.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Olympie antique
- archéologique Museum
- Katakolo
- Kaiafas
- Élide
Before you choose
- Exposed site
- Cruise trips
- Useful car out of Olympia
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
Town or village
Olympie antique
Olympie antique Discovers itself in a gentle valley of pines and cypresses, between ruined temples, palaces, stadiums and altars. The site speaks less by erect monuments than by the spaces that it allows to imagine: trainings, processions, contests and crowds gathered around the sanctuary of Zeus.
Museum
archéologique Museum
Archaeological museum of the city Olympie gives life to the nearby ruins thanks to the frontons of the temple of Zeus, to the Hermes of Praxitele and to the objects related to the games. It is better to see it with the site, because the sculptures place faces, gestures and narratives in the stones scattered outside.
Town or village
Katakolo
Katakolo is a small Ionian port often driven by cruises, with docks, shops, taverns and nearby beaches. Beyond its role of access to Olympie, it offers a simple maritime break: boats, smell of salt, low hills and sunsets on the west of Peloponnese.
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