| This is an amateur clip from a quick visit of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia presenting findings from the most celebrated sanctuary of antiquity, the sanctuary of Zeus, where the Olympic games were born. The museum is most famous for its sculpture, bronze and large terracottas collections. Among the most important exhibits shown are: the ornaments from the Temple of Zeus, Hermes of Praxiteles, Nike of Paionios, Zeus and Ganymedes and the Helmet of Miltiades.
Olympia (Greek: Ολυμπία Olympía) is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. Both games were held every Olympiad (i.e. every four years), the Olympic Games dating back possibly further than 776 BC. In 394 AD, (after exactly 1170 years) emperor Theodosius I abolished them as they were then considered reminiscent of paganism. The first Olympic Games were in Olympia in honor of Zeus.
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Diros cave 1
Diros cave 2 
Gytheio 
Kythira 
Mani 
Olympia 
Myrtos beach 1 
Myrtos beach 2