Museum of the Olympic Games

the facade of the museum made in the old Greek style

The name of this place is familiar to both culture-loving travelers to Greece, as well as athletes and sports-loving spectators from almost every country in the world. "The Olympic Games have been held in the Peloponnese since 776 BC. ... 1,000 years of athletic feats, struggles for honor and olive branches. Stories of heroes and demigods, and - of scandals. In Olympia, the bases of victors' statues, the stumps of columns, the parts of temples can be read like a sporting and cult almanac," states the website for the television series "Treasures of the World - Heritage of Humanity," which documents the sites declared World Heritage by UNESCO. The film (only available in German) can be accessed via the following link in the media library =>> ardmediathek.de/video/schaetze-der-welt/olympia-das-antike-olympia-griechenland-folge-301/swr/Y3JpZDovL3N3ci5kZS82ODM1ODYw