Private Tour: Olympic Games Workout in Athens

Begin your day as an Olympic athlete with a central Athens hotel pickup, or meet at the beautiful neoclassical building known as the Zappeion, just below the National Garden. Here, you’ll find out in detail what role the ancient Olympics played in society over the millennium in which they were held.

You’ll learn how the athletes trained, what disciplines were included as the games evolved, and load-up on some old sports trivia to stump your friends. You’ll also learn about how the modern Olympics were first proposed, organised and held in Athens, more than 1500 years after they were last staged, and you’ll do this all right in the building that served as the first Olympic Village.

After knowledge comes exercise – there’s a historic gym nearby, and that’s where you’ll get to try some classic techniques for ancient events such as the discus and the javelin throw, and practice newer ones like the shot put, long jump, and relay races.

By the time you reach the the only stadium in the world made entirely of marble, the magnificent white structure known as Panathenaic Stadium, you’ll be psyched up for a truly unique experience – a race in the stadium itself on the hallowed track where the first modern Olympians competed more than a century ago. Don’t worry about personal bests, it’s the run, not the finish line that counts here.

Highlights:
• Learn the history of the Ancient Olympics and what the Games meant to people then
• Tour the Zappeion, the first modern purpose-built Olympic facility
• Stretch your muscles and hone your skills in a gym session in a historic 19th-century Gymnasium
• Run like a champion in the Panathenaic Stadium, home of the 1896 Olympic Games

Please note: The maximum group size for this private activity is 12 people.