Top Things to do in West Greece
Things to do in West Greece, West Greece: The Best Ancient Ruins
Discover the best top things to do in West Greece, Greece including Archaeological Site of Olympia, Roman Odeon, Archaio Theatro Aegiras Ahaias, Patras Mycenaean Park -Voundeni, Dymaean Wall, Ancient Palairos, The Church of Hagia Sophia, Ancient City of Iniades, Temple of Zeus in Stratos, Coastal Roman Bath Skafidia.
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1. Archaeological Site of Olympia
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4.5 based on 3,911 reviews
Reviewed By andrewbT6830DR - London, United Kingdom
We had a guide who explained about the site very interesting learning all about the site the museum is very interesting The running track is impressive seeing where the Olympic flame is lit is interesting had to YouTube as did not realised the flame is lit and transported to the intended site were the olympics are taking place Well worth a visit
2. Roman Odeon
3. Archaio Theatro Aegiras Ahaias
4. Patras Mycenaean Park -Voundeni
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4.5 based on 69 reviews
5. Dymaean Wall
6. Ancient Palairos
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By george45 - Perth, Australia
Ancient Palairos (also known as Kechropoula) is located NW of the Town of Palairos (Paleros) and is 11 kilometres by road. The best way to reach the ancient ruins is to drive from Palairos north along the main road towards Vonitsa. About 6 kms from town on the left will be a sign directing you to the Ancient City ruins. Just follow the signs through the rural area (that in itself is interesting when you come across a farmer driving his sheep along the road for milking or another driving his Water Buffalo to do the same). Just be careful as the road is narrow and winding. An alternative way but longer and less clear is from the Town of Pagonia which is located west of Palairos. There is a Ticket Office now at the site and an entry fee of 4 Euros from memory is all that it costs to enter the site. Can't remember the actual opening hours but I think they were 10:00 AM to about 2;30 PM. Near the office there are boards explaining the history of the city and providing some information about what to see on the site. The Ancient City is believed to be of Mycenaean origin possibly dating from 600 BC and obviously a powerful and important city at its zenith in the 3rd Century BC The city population was forcibly relocated to the new city of Nikopolis (east of the current city of Prevezza north of Vonitsa) built in 31/30 BC after the Battle of Actium and the victory by Octavian Augustus over Marc Antony and Cleopatra. The city walls are over 2 kilometres in length partly built with polygonal building blocks of gray limestone. Lengthy sections of the walls remain with several stairs to the top of walls intact and several of the city gates remain with defensive towers in various states of ruin. The site has only been partially excavated mainly near the city gates and the soil returned in place so as not to encourage looters. . One of the interesting areas is the ancient agora to the right as you enter the main city gate closest to the ticket office. The city was built on a steeply sloping site and to explore the whole takes time and effort. The easiest area to visit is closest to the main gate where the site is less steep. Worth at least a couple of hours walking around exploring. Take water.
7. The Church of Hagia Sophia
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
8. Ancient City of Iniades
9. Temple of Zeus in Stratos
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4.0 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By Konstantinos_Stathis - Agrinio, Greece
The ruins of ancient Greek temple of Zeus in Stratos. If you love ancient history and it happens to be around, give it a go for sure. Free entrance for the ancient Theater right there too!
10. Coastal Roman Bath Skafidia
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3.5 based on 3 reviews
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