Over 50,000 people filled the marble stands of the Panathenaic Stadium for the first modern Olympics in 1896, but it has a history dating back to the 4th century B.C. Located in Athens, this marble wo
Over 50,000 people filled the marble stands of the Panathenaic Stadium for the first modern Olympics in 1896, but it has a history dating back to the 4th century B.C. Located in Athens, this marble wonder is now open for public viewing.
Unleash your inner Olympian
We spent most of the time in a small modern most unimpressive stadium across the street from the magnificent marble stadium. That fact should be made clear with photos and in the description. In the marble stadium, ee were given relatively little information, the 'coach' was visibly in a rush to g...