As it has become the custom since the first FIPSE, there will be a cultural tour on Sunday, June 16, before the conference starts. Participants are encouraged to arrive a day early and enjoy a delightful visit to the charming site if Ancient Olympia, where the Olympic Games were born in 776 BC. They were a series of athletic competitions among representatives of city-states and were one of the Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece. They were held at the Panhellenic religious sanctuary of Olympia in honor of Zeus, and the Greeks gave them a mythological origin. For more information, see HERE.

The tour departs from the conference resort at 8:30 a.m. and returns for lunch at 2:00 p.m. It includes a visit to the archeological site under the guidance of an expert licensed guide. Including all entrance fees, the price is € 80 per person. The discounted price for children 18 years old or younger is € 40. Children 4 and younger are free.

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The tour, designed for spouses and companions, departs from the conference hotel on Tuesday, June 18, at 8:30 a.m. It visits the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae of Phigaleia under the guidance of a licensed expert guide.

The temple was built at the height of the Greek civilization in the second half of the 5th century BC (420-400 BC). It was dedicated to Apollo Epicurius by the Phigaleians, who believed the god of sun and healing had protected them from plague and invasion. In 174 AD, the ancient traveler Pausanias admired the beauty and harmony of the temple and attributed it to Iktinos, the architect of the Parthenon. It is located in the lonely heights of the Arcadian mountains. It is a UNESCO World Heritage monument located 89 Km from the resort, at the point where the prefectures of Ilia, Messenia, and Arcadia meet. See more details here.

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