Peloponnese is a peninsula in southern Greece. Originally a peninsula connected to the rest of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth, it is now cut off from the mainland by the narrow Corinth Canal, spanned by bridges connecting Peloponnese to Attica across the canal.
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Shahhat
Ancient city of Cyrene, a World Heritage site, is nearby
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Olympia, Greece
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Bassae
archaeological site in Greece
34km
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Mystras
fortified town and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece
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Zakynthos
Greek island in the Ionian Sea
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Sparta
city-state in ancient Greece
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Delphi
(Δελφοί) — site of the famous oracle of Apollo, major archaeological site
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Olympia (Greece)
Olympia is a town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Peloponnese, Greece. This was the site of the original Olympic Games from 776 BCE. The games, held every four years in honor of the Greek god Zeus, lasted through the entire Classical Age until the late 4th century CE. The central sanctuary or Altis included temples, altars, shrines, and public buildings for both religious and profane purposes.
The flame for each modern Olympic Games is still lit in the town, by a reflection of sunlight in a parabolic mirror, and carried by torch to the place where the games are to be held.
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