Olympia Greece

One of our favorite stops was our trip to Olympia. We went directly to the site where the ancient Olympic games were held for over 1000 years. (video) The ruins include another one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Temple of Zeus. The tour provided a lot of great information about the site and it was awe-inspiring to actually be there. The modern games were started again in 1896 and this is where the Olympic flame is lit for the summer and winter games. We visited two very small museums that explained more about the ruins and iconography and had our lunch on top of a mountain with a great view of the area. See our pictures here.