Olympia: Skip-the-Line Ticket & Audio Tour

Enjoy a hassle-free visit to Olympia with an entry e-ticket and discover its riveting stories with an audio tour, downloadable on your phone. 

Full Description:

Experience Olympia at your own pace with a skip-the-line e-ticket and a captivating self-guided audio tour on your smartphone. Receive your ticket by email, download the app and the audio tour on your phone, prior to your visit, and travel back in time to experience the glory of Olympia.

Put on your headphones and explore the Gymnasium and continue to meet The Palestra, getting acquainted with the Prytaneion, The Phillipeion,  and The temple of Hera.

Through the power of storytelling and learn historical information and uncommon stories and anecdotes from ancient times. Tour’s content is the result of in-depth research, squeezed into brief original stories that will make your visit both engaging and informative. The audio tour can be used repeatedly and anytime, before or after your visit.

This is an unmissable opportunity to enjoy a skip-the-line entry into the archaeological site of Olpympia and discover the truth behind the world-renowned mythological story.

 Highlights: 

• Enjoy a hassle-free visit with an entry e-ticket for Olympia

• Download the app and your audio tour on your smartphone prior to your visit

• Marvel the Temple of Zeus, the Ancient Stadium & the Heraeon among others

• Discover Pheidias workshop, the Palaestra, and the Nymphaion

Where travelers go on this tour - Locations:

Tour: Olympia: The most beautiful place in Greece

Ancient Gymnasium | The Prytaneion  | Temple of Hera | Ancient Stadium

Ancient Gymnasium (7 min): Your virtual tour begins by introducing you to the Ancient Gymnasium of Olympia, where you will learn about the values of the ancient Greeks, their attitude towards health and wellbeing, and the training of the athletes described as the best of Greeks.

The Prytaneion (7 min): How the Olympic Games end? Can you guess? The right answer is with songs and celebrations performed at the area of Prytaneion in honor of the winners. Listen to the stories and learn about the victory meals that will give you the inspiration you need for your dinners.

Temple of Hera (8 min): As you explore the archaic Temple of Hera, you will learn about the Heraean games, an ancient female running event lost in the mists of time. You will also discover the famous setting where the Olympic fire is lit every four years. 

Ancient Stadium (9 min): Obviously, one of the highlights of this virtual visit will be the Ancient Stadium. You’ll see the monumental portico, the so-called Krypte, which has been crossed by countless ancient youths dreaming to meet glory and you’ll feel that you step in the celebrated stadium to listen to the riveting stories of real and mythical athletic events tied to the history of Olympia.

Meeting point - Starting point:

There is no meeting point.

The self-guided audio tour is designed to start at the Gymnasium inside the Archaeological site of Olympia (Archaia Olympia 270 65). The easiest way to get there is by car. The tour ends at the entrance of the workshop of Pheidias inside the archaeological site again (Archaia Olympia 270 65).

Know Before You Book:

• This is a combination of a downloadable self-guided audio tour for your smartphone  and an entry ticket for the archaeological site of Olympia.

• No live guide or meeting point provided.

• You will receive an email from the local supplier with important ticket & audio instructions. 

• An Android (version 5.0 and later) or iOS smartphone is required. The audio tour is not compatible with Windows Phones, iPhone 5/5C or older, iPod Touch 5th generation or older, iPad 4th generation or older, iPad Mini 1st generation

• You will need storage space on your phone (100-150 MB)

• Participants under 18 years old, as well as visitors with disabilities accompanied by one family member / a helper (belonging to the health and social assistance service), are eligible for free admission. Reduced tickets are also available for EU citizens 18-25 years old 

• This is an adult ticket with skip the line service. Please note that reduced/ free entry tickets are not provided by this supplier and are acquired on site

• Please note that not all parts of the site are wheelchair accessible. The main entrance is where the museum is located. For wheelchair users, this will cause a barrier, because of the steps. People with lesser mobility are advised to go to the side entrance on the other side. From here, you can see a big part of the ruins in olympia

Venue(s)’ Opening Hours:

• From 1/11 until 31/3: 08:30 – 15:30
• From 1/4 until 31/10: 08:00 – 20:00