GréciaWest GreeceDimos OlympiaDroúvaPalaestra37°38’19” N 21°37’45” E 21 de abril, Grécia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Started the morning at our less than adequate hotel with exploding coffee! Not a good start but I mopped up and we cleared out, picked up pastries and coffee and drove the short distance to AncientLeia mais
GréciaWest GreeceDimos OlympiaDroúvaMuseum of the History of the Olympic Games of antiquity37°38’33” N 21°37’30” E 2 de maio, Grécia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Nach Rückkehr von der Bahnfahrt sind wir nach einem kurzen Kaffee-Stop Richtung Olympia aufgebrochen. Natürlich sind wir nicht an der Küste außen herum gefahren, sondern durchs Gebirge. Soweit, soLeia mais
GréciaWest GreeceDimos OlympiaDroúva37°38’36” N 21°37’10” E GréciaWest GreeceDimos OlympiaDroúvaTemple of Zeus37°38’15” N 21°37’49” E 28 de maio de 2023, Grécia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Nach dem schönen Erlebnis in der Brauerei, ging unsere Reise weiter zu dem Kronos Hügel, genauer gesagt zu dem Olympia. 🏔️
Die Ruinen werden seit der Wiederentdeckung im 18Jh. von deutschenLeia mais
GréciaWest GreeceDimos OlympiaDroúvaTemple of Zeus37°38’17” N 21°37’49” E
GréciaWest GreeceDimos OlympiaDroúvaTemple of Zeus37°38’17” N 21°37’51” E
3 de outubro de 2022, Grécia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Die Wiege der Olympischen Spiele.
Wieder viele viele alte Steine auf einem Haufen mit Beschreibungen, was das dann mal so gewesen sein soll.
ZB der Tempel von Zeus, zu den sieben Weltwundern zählend,Leia mais
GréciaWest GreeceDimos OlympiaDroúvaAncient Olympia37°38’17” N 21°37’47” E 28 de setembro de 2023, Grécia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
This morning began at the same location as the original Olympic games, in Olympia. We explored the ruins from the 8th century B.C. Its extensive ruins include athletic training areas, a stadium andLeia mais
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Wow who would have thought we had a couple of Olympic champions. Athletes of the gods.. well done. Love the view from the restaurant... stunning
Viajante It's surprisingly easy to win when there hasn't been a competitor in ~700 years!
Viajante We've gotten ridiculously lucky with the weather so far. We'll see if that luck continues!
GréciaWest GreeceDimos OlympiaDroúvaAncient Olympia37°38’18” N 21°37’48” E
GréciaWest GreeceDimos OlympiaArchaía OlympíaHera's altar37°38’20” N 21°37’47” E 9 de abril de 2023, Grécia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Every part of this place is beautiful in this bright spring weather.
Blossoms carpet the ground and smile from ancient rubble joins.
I loved the Temple of Hera.
I felt blessed to be a woman.
WhileLeia mais
GréciaWest GreeceDimos OlympiaDroúvaOlympia late Hellenistic Baths, Greek Baths37°38’21” N 21°37’44” EVocê também pode conhecer este local seguindo os nomes:
Dimos Olympia, Olympia, Αρχαίας Ολυμπίας
Viajante The Olympic flame was lit there last week. You just missed it! Looks an amazing plac3e
Viajante Yes, we did miss it. Someone we met did see it though...on the back of a truck! 😅
Viajante I loved the description given of what the participants taking part in the ceremony wore - bar codes.
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