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The theatre Dasos in ancient Olympia |
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Ancient Olympia and the Ilis. The distance between
the two cities was 35 km, in straight line. The athletes prepared for
the Games in Ilis and then walked to Olympia in order to participate
in them.
Fragment from Peloponnese map (© Road Publications) |
In Ancient Olympia, cultural events, concerts and performances take place regularly
in the summer at the Theatres of Dasos and Floka. The web site of the Municipality
of Ancient Olympia is currently under construction (March 2008): http://users.otenet.gr/~dolympia/