Rick Steves If you want to get away from it all when traveling in Greece, head for the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Studded with antiquities, this land of ancient Olympia, Corinth, and Sparta offers ...

On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium.

For perhaps a thousand years, the location of the sanctuary and the most illustrious competition in ancient Greece remained a mystery. The birthplace of the Olympics, with its temples and stadium ...

Olympics-IOC Session Opens in Ancient Olympia as Presidential Election Looms ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters ... the Olympic academy near the ancient stadium, made only a fleeting reference ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site on Tuesday, two days before the contest to elect a new leader. Rain at ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - The International Olympic ... in his speech at the Olympic academy near the ancient ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece, March 18 (Reuters ... in his speech at the Olympic academy near the ancient stadium, made only a fleeting reference to Thursday's key vote where seven candidates ...