Olympia II

Along the row of Zanes, leading to the

Stadium, once statues of various cheaters

whose fines helped support the Games

Like every other religious site, Olympia was built on

top of someone else's site; here a neolithic site more recently

unearthed and explored

Remains of the Altar of Hera, where the Olympic Torch is lit

every two years (summer/winter)

Temple of Hera

Vicki at Hera's; note profusion of wild flowers; spring in this

part of the world

Olympic athletes were marinated in olive oil for both

training and competition; and used these tubs to clean off

afterwards

Another view of the gym and wild flowers

Site of Pheidias' workshop; a Christian church in the 6th

century

Bases of the colonnaded Leonideion, a large hotel for

officials, VIPs

Parting view of the Stadium, from the slopes of Kronos Hill

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