 Destination DELPHI: Attractions & Culture
Delphi has a special meaning, more than just another collection of ruins in a country that is full of them. Delphi in ancient times was considered the center of the known world, the place where heaven and earth met. This was the place on earth where man was closest to the gods.
DELPHI:
Discover Delphi,
Archaeological Museum,
Sanctuary of Apollo,
Omphalos,
Oracle of Delphi,
Our magical journey to Delphi,
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Discover DELPHI
After the Acropolis, Delphi is the most popular archaeological site in Greece. Located 180 kilometers from Athens, a trip to Delphi is listed in just about every tour itinerary and is by far the most popular day trip out of Athens. Delphi has a special meaning, more than just another ruins ...
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DELPHI ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Delphi Archaeological museum is the museum that houses the ancient artifacts that were found in Delphi, Greece. Its centerpiece are the antiquities found in the complex of the ancient Oracle of Delphi from the 18th century BC when the oracle was founded to its decline in Late Antiquity ...
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SANCTUARY OF APOLLO
The ruins of the Temple of Apollo visible today date from the 4th century BC are of a peripteral Doric building. It was erected on the remains of an earlier temple, dated to the 6th century BC which itself was erected on the site of a 7th century BC construction attributed to the architects Trophonios and Agamedes ...
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OMPHALOS OF DELPHI
The Omphalos at Delphi came to be identified as the stone which Rhea wrapped in swaddling clothes, pretending it was Zeus. This was to deceive Cronus, his father, who swallowed his children so they could not grow up and depose him as he had deposed his own father, Ouranos ...
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ORACLE OF DELPHI
Delphi is perhaps best-known for the oracle at the sanctuary that became dedicated to Apollo during the classical period. According to Aeschylus in the prologue of the Eumenides, it had origins in prehistoric times and the worship of Gaia ...
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Magical Journey to Delphi & Greece
This was our first wonderful trip to Greece, and it takes in a lot of the must-see islands as well as a fabulous tour of some of the main archaeological sites on Mainland Greece. Our trip was 18 days in Greece, but the basic structure could easily be modified to suit your timetable. Check out our blog journal and visit Athens, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Nafplio, Olympia, Delphi, Naxos, Delos, Mykonos and Santorini ...
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