The town arks the homecoming of the fames in 2004 with a  multimillion dollar facelift, including a new ring road, pedestrianization of the main street, new footbridge to reach the ancient site, riverside walks, cultural centre, and two new museums.

You see much of the site before reaching the stadium itself, revealing what a vast complex it was. At the centre of the site was the Temple of Zeus, constructed in the fifth century BC. Only the bases of the columns remain, although some fallen columns have been left in sections where they crashed to the ground, helping to give a picture of the place not only in life but also as it fell into decay.