The theatre Dasos in ancient Olympia

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/