The next time you watch the extravaganza that is the modern Olympic Games, consider this: It all started with a simple ...

Besides the popular attractions, such as the Acropolis and Delphi, there are many more amazing archaeological around Greece ...

Britons looking for a European destination with lots of sightseeing and the perfect springtime temperatures to soak in some ...

The charming village of Olympia in mainland Greece is the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games and is often overlooked by ...

The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in south west Greece. Every four years ... Image caption, These are the ruins of the Temple of Zeus. Inside stood a giant statue of ...

This is the stadium at Olympia. It was built during the 4th century ... And inside the stadium the athletes would stand naked before all of Greece and the gods. Here they competed not for money ...