Mikrys Gialos - Resorts in Greece

South of Olympia, one of the finest temples in Greece sits on top of a mountain plateau. Dedicated to Apollo Epicurus it was built around 420 BC by the Phygeleans in thanks for being spared of a cholera epidemic during the Peloponesian wars. The temple was discovered in 1765 and is one of the most well perserved in all of Greece and well worth the visit. The temple can be reached from Athens by way of Tripolis, or by going south from Pyrgos to Andritsaena. Apparently the Italian archaeologists doing the dig have covered the temple with a huge tent to protect it from the elements and so finding a decent photo is difficult. But my father took this photo in 1963 before they put up the tent.