Olimpia is an ancient Greek city, one of the largest sanctuaries of Ancient Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games. It is located in the north-western part of the Peloponnese. It is known that there are innumerable legends, legends and myths associated with this city. Olympia was built in the 3 millennium BC. e. in honor of Zeus - the main of all the ancient Greek gods of Olympus. The popularity of the city was brought by the Olympic Games and national carnivals held here every four years.

At the foot of Mount Krono, near the confluence of the rivers Alpheus and Kladeo, in the sacred Altis grove, excavations of the ancient Olimpia . Initially, before the construction of the temple of Zeus, here were the sanctuaries of the goddess Gaia and Kronos . After passing through the propylaea (along the aisle formed by the colonnades), you find yourself in the sanctuary . The Temple of Hera, the wife of Zeus, appears before you . @ This is one of the the ruins of which have survived to this day . This is where the torch of the Olympic flame is currently located . It began to ignite here since the resumption of games in 1896 .

Right from the temple of Hera is Pelopion . It is built in honor of the hero of Pelops, who, according to legend, was revered in Olympia no less than the greatest gods . His superiority over others heroes was comparable with the superiority of Zeus over the rest of the gods . Even to the right is the Temple of Zeus . There are two churches in Greece - the Temple of Zeus the Olympian in Athens and the Temple of Zeus in Olympia . They should not be confused . The Temple of Zeus is a structure called the highest achievement in the development of the Doric temple building in Greece . Inside the temple there was a majestic statue of Zeus called one of the Seven Wonders of the World . One can imagine the size of the statue if only the pedestal, once decorated with gilded figures, was a height of 3, 5 meters . Outside, the temple was decorated with the methods depicting the 12 exploits of Hercules .

Here also were located: Pritanion (Administration of ancient Olympia, here in ancient times the Olympic flame was lit) , Ergastirion (workshop Phidia , @ where he worked on the statue of Zeus of the Olympian) , Philipion (sculpture in honor of the victories of Philip the Second of Macedon) , Metron (originally the place of worship of the Mother Earth , and then the mother of the gods Rhea or Kivele) , altar of Zeus , Teocoleon (where the priests of Olympia lived , watching the conduct m religious ceremonies and explaining the traditions and rules of the Olympic Games) , gymnasiums and palaestra (the prototype of the Olympic Village - a training center for ancient Greek athletes and the arena for their training)

In fact, the sights of Olympia are ancient Olympia itself, one of the few places on earth where you can immerse yourself in the era of ancient Greek battles, sports and grandiose feasts . Here is the memory of the ancient gods, who, according to the legends, accompanied the brave, brave and punished the infidels.