Olympia

• 29/12/2016 16:09
• Peloponnese

With countless overpriced souvenir shops and eateries, the modern village of Olympia (o-lim-bee-ah) panders unashamedly to the hundreds of thousands of tourists who continually pour through here on their way to Ancient Olympia. Despite this, the town is far from kitsch. Beyond the well-kept leafy streets are several even leafier walks, including that along the Kladeos River. Only 500m south of town is Ancient Olympia, one of the most luxuriantly green, beautiful and historically important sites to be consumed. Try to head to the site as it opens and savour a few quiet minutes before the hordes arrive. Lone entry to the site’s stadium is guaranteed to give you goose bumps.