Athènes au berceau des jeux olympiques et du monastère médiéval
Description
Le berceau des jeux olympiques, le stade qui a eu lieu les jeux de 776 avant J.-C. jusqu'en 393 après J.-C., 12 siècles de gloire, 12 siècles pour l'honneur et la victoire. Le casque du général Miltiadis qui a gagné les Perses au marathon 490 av. Le monastère byzantin de Saint Jonh de 12 siècle qui ont encore des moines vivant exactement comme 12 siècle. Tout autour, la nature fleurit tandis que les bruits de la rivière Lousios et les oiseaux qui tweetent inspirent un calme sans précédent à chaque voyageur dans un paysage sauvage et idyllique. Expérience unique expérience originale de la Grèce.
Options de l'excursion
Itinéraire
Le premier arrêt est le canal de Corinthe. C'est un canal qui a finalement été construit en 1890, bien que l'idée de son passage existait déjà à partir de 602 av. La vue d'ici est à couper le souffle.
Le berceau des jeux olympiques, le stade qui a eu lieu les jeux de 776 avant J.-C. jusqu'en 393 après J.-C., 12 siècles de gloire, 12 siècles pour l'honneur et la victoire. Olympie a été créée en Grèce comme le plus important centre religieux et sportif. Le site archéologique d'Olympie, l'un des plus grands du pays, nous a donné l'un des plus riches ensembles de monuments et d'œuvres d'art, comme Hermès de Praxitèle. Ici, nous verrons, en plus du stade (45 000 places), les temples d'Héra et de Zeus, le Philippion, la salle du Conseil, le laboratoire de Feidias et dans le musée le CASQUE DU GÉNÉRAL MILTIADIS qui a gagné les Perses au marathon 490 av.
La visite a 2 options que vous pouvez choisir qui vous plaît. première option est de visiter la Grande Grotte de Gortynie, qui a été construite sur un rocher des gorges de Lousios. Selon la tradition, le monastère a été construit au cours du par des moines qui vivaient dans des ermitages voisins. Au fond de la petite cour du monastère, avec sa fontaine en pierre (1748), une lourde et imposante porte qui porte les trous des balles des Turcs 1779. L'intérieur, ainsi qu'une partie du rocher qui l'entoure, sont agrémentés de fresques du XVIe siècle. Les moines accueillants offrent aux fidèles du café, de l'eau fraîche et des olives pendant qu'ils profitent de la vue unique sur la gorge des paradis ascétiques. Le monastère possède une bibliothèque importante, tandis que les moines pratiquent l'art de l'iconographie et de la couture des vêtements ecclésiastiques.
Deuxième option baignade & déjeuner près de la mer. Après un plongeon dans l'histoire, nous irons nous baigner dans l'une des plus belles plages du Péloponnèse, située près de l'ancienne Olympie. Là, nous déjeunerons également avant notre retour à Athènes. (Nager sur la plage, concerne les mois d'été)
Points forts
Ce qui est inclus
Lieux et horaires de prise en charge
*minifourgonnette, *un jour avant la visite, je vous enverrai un e-mail contenant des instructions sur l'heure et le point de prise en charge.
Avis des voyageurs
Informations importantes
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Sièges enfants avec besoins spéciaux disponibles
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
- La visite a 2 options que les clients doivent choisir. Baignade ou visite du monastère byzantin.
Avis(8)
This tour was wonderful, it had a great guide and itinerary. It is a long day to do all the way from Athens, but it is worth it if you are passionate about Greek history. I would highly recommend.
We had a fantastic time on this trip! Anastasios is a great guide and so knowledgable about all the places we visited. It would have been very hard for us to visit these sites by ourselves and it was the most reasonable price we found so it’s good value for money. The swimming was also a nice touch at the end and was refreshing after walking around ancient Olympia. Would highly recommend if you have spare time in Athens!
Long drive but great reward to see the Olympic stadium. Pan was a great guide and took us to a seaside restaurant that was the best meal I had in Greece.
It was a special trip with a great guide and excellent companion. I would recommend visiting with a small party despite the extra cost. It meant better interaction with the guide and a chance to develop a relationship with someone new.
Basically this was just a ride to Olympia and back, not really worth over $200 per person. There were no snacks, you paid for everything you did and from what I could tell, there was no entrance fee to the beach. When we reached olympia we were told to go pay for our tickets and then he would meet us at the exit. Beach towels were not in good condition and were carried in a plastic grocery bag. We could have rented a car and gone on our own for $500 less. Pan was a nice man and answered our questions if we had them but this tour is way overpriced.
I think everything is clear in Viator as you can see in our product says what included and what not included " What's excluded Ticket for the archaeological site of Olympia Lunch " Of course it will be cheaper to rent a car and driving 550 km / 350 miles than have a driver for private tour for 13 hours. The snack was the 4 different kind of Greek koulouri that you get at the begging of the trip. The towels was in a green bag not grocery one and due to covid instructions after washed in 90 degrees with chlorine they stay in green bag closed. For the beach bar on Sundays there is fee for sun chairs but daily there is no fee. I am sorry that you feel that you spend a lot of money but i dont think that this is right . The trip was provided 12 hours you did 13 hours the driver ask you if you want to stay more in the beach and make the trip 14 hours , they was not any rush in time in all trip, you was only two guests and we visit everything that describe in tour plus the seaside way to ancient Olympia, we spoke a lot of history and mythology. Be sure that the price you paid was not expensive (viator fee is 24% and then 24% the tax - vat) .
If you are wondering whether or not to book, go for it! You will have made the right decision. And above all, you will come away understanding the deeper meanings of Greek Antiquity. I couldn't have had this experience on my own and the host was very informative and kind. It was certainly beyond all my expectations during my holiday in Athens.
Our day with Pan was magical. I'm still awestruck that we fit so many things into one day. Pan was extra attentive and aware of our needs and just the perfect, perfect host. His passion for history is infectious and his storytelling really makes a difference to how you view the places you will go on this trip. There is the mythological side and the reality side and everything he discusses has balance between the two. All three of us who spent the day with Pan feel the same - it was the best decision we made for our trip to Athens.
