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Ancient  Olympia Greece
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Local Attractions
ANDRISTENA - EPIKOYRIOS APOLLON
ANCIENT ILIS
          Museum oo ILIDA                                            Archeological site                                                  Ancient Theatre
The Traditional Vilage of Andritsena                                   The Library                                                    The Temple of Apollo

Andritsena is a village with a long history; it flourished mainly during the occupation of the Franks (12th-13th AD) and is mentioned in the chronicles of Moreas. The village played a crucial role during the Orlov Revolt and the Greek War of Independence. In 1826, Andritsena was destroyed by Ibrahim's troops.

Today, the village impresses the visitor by its old mansions, its cobbled streets and its square (plateia), surrounded by tall trees and with a magnificent view of the nearby mountains. I Trani Vrysi (literally meaning "the Great Tap") is located on the opposite side of the plateia and is the Peloponnese's oldest tap, built in 1724. The famous library built in 1840 by the donations of a humanist living in Paris with roots from Andritsena named Agathofron Nikolopoulos is located in Andritsena. Its collection comprises rare 16th and 17th century manuscripts, rare Greek or foreign books, important documents from the period of the Greek War of Independence and rich folklore material. Today, the library has more than 40000 books.

The Temple of Epicurean Apollo is easily accessed from Andritsena as it is located only 14 km from the village. One can also visit the ancient Arcadian city of Figaleia located near today's Pavlitsa, as well as the river Neda.

The temple was dedicated to Apollo Epikourios ("Apollo the helper"). It was designed by Ictinus, architect of the Temple of Hephaestus and the Parthenon. The ancient writer Pausanias praises the temple as eclipsing all others but the temple of Athena at Tegea by the beauty of its stone and the harmony of its construction. It sits at an elevation of 1,131 meters above sea level on the slopes of Kotylion Mountain.

  
The ancient city- state of Ilida developed in North West Peloponnesus, far away from the big city centres of the rest of Greece and it didn’t play an important role to the military and cultural actions that took place. It was in the forefront however, for a long time since it had the custody of the Greek temple of Olympia and the flawless organization of the Olympic Games.
The findings so far have shown that the Ilida area was populated, even as a small agricultural perish, from the Proto- Hellenic era (almost 2800-2000 B.C.). During the Mycenaean period about (1600-1100 B.C.) it was one of the four most important attractions of the area. Its residents are referred in Ilida as Epoioi, who took part in the Troic war, with Polixeno as their leader.
The city of Ilida was established, when Oxilos, who had come from Aitolia in the 12th cent. B.C., united all the separate perishes. This is proven by the various findings of sub- Mycenaean,
proto-geometrical and geometrical times (1100-700 B.C.).
Oxilos founded the Olympic Games when he embodied the Holly Temple of Olympia in the city-state of Ilida. The games were reorganized in the 8th century B.C. by the descendant of king Ifitos, who signed a treaty with king Likourgos of Sparti and Kleistheni of Pissa.


  
Welcome to Hotel Hercules
Hotel in Ancient Olympia : Hotel hercules is just a 10 minute walk from the Archaeological Site and the Museums Hotel in Ancient Olympia : Hotel hercules is just a 10 minute walk from the Archaeological Site and the Museums