Olympia
Olympia is a railway station in Olympia, Elis, West Greece. Olympia is situated nearby to Hotel Kronio, as well as near the church Κοιμήσεως Θεοτόκου.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Olympia and Olympia Railway Station.
Olympia
Olympia is a town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Peloponnese, Greece. This was the site of the original Olympic Games from 776 BCE. The games, held every four years in honor of the Greek god Zeus, lasted through the entire Classical Age until the late 4th century CE.
Olympia Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Jérôme, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Olympia railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Olympia, Elis in Western Greece, Greece. Located in the centre of Olympia, the station was opened in 1891 by the Pyrgos-Katakolo Railway Company.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Work of art
Photo: Quatremère de Quincy, Public domain.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there. Statue of Zeus at Olympia is situated 1 km south of Olympia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ancient Olympia and Koskinas.
Ancient Olympia
Town
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name.
Koskinas
Village
Koskinas is a village in the municipality of Olympia, Elis, Greece. It is 1.5 km northeast of Olympia.
Archaia Pisa
Village
Ancient or Archaia Pisa, sometimes distinguished in Greek as Archaía Písa Ileías, is a modern village located 2.15 kilometers of Ancient or Archaia Olympia on the northwest corner of the Peloponnese in southern Greece.
Olympia
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Ancient Olympia” and “Αρχαία Ολυμπία”
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.64564° or 37° 38′ 44″ northLongitude
21.62662° or 21° 37′ 36″ eastOperator
ΟΣΕOpen location code
8G93JJWG+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 296343143OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Olympia” goes by many names.
- French: “Olympie”
- Greek: “Ολυμπία”
- Russian: “Олимпия”
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Notable Places Nearby
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