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Things to Do in Delphi in 2025 - Top Attractions, Local Food, Hotels & Travel Tips (Updated May 2025) | Trip.com

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Delphi, the mysterious center of the universe in ancient Greece

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Delphi Archaeological Site

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Defil. Legend has it that Zeus released two eagles, each flying east and west, and finally meets in Defil, the center of the world. Another miracle is the shrine of Apollo, which can be verified by the relics of the existing Apollo and Athena sacred areas!

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Delphi Archaeological Museum

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Delphi Museum Delphi Archaeological Museum is located in Delphi, central Greece. The museum building designed by the famous museum master Patro Klaus is built on the mountain. The style is calm and restrained, almost integrated with the surrounding environment. If you don't know the bottom line, It is not felt that this is one of the most important collections of ancient Greek art.

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Delphi

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The "Pan-Hellenic Sanctuary" is a complex structure outside the city-state politics, providing all Greeks with the only way to know themselves in a religious sense. It is said that the entrance to the Temple of Apollo is engraved with the motto "Know yourself". During the period from the middle of the 8th century BC to the middle of the 7th century BC, the worship of Apollo gained a high reputation because he was the patron saint of the colonial cause that was in full swing at the time. In 373 BC, an earthquake severely damaged the buildings of the sanctuary, which played a decisive role in its fate. It was in the second half of the 4th century BC that, while it was undergoing arduous restoration, Greece experienced political turmoil, and the sanctuary gradually declined. Since the Roman rule in the 1st century AD, no new buildings have appeared in the sanctuary. In 392 AD, the Roman Emperor Theodosius I issued an edict prohibiting pagan beliefs. The oracle was worshiped in the 15th century, marking the end of the worship of Apollo. The site of the sanctuary was occupied by a village in the early AD and was rediscovered in the 15th century. The operation of the oracle has undergone many changes in history. According to one of the most authoritative witnesses, Plutarch, who was once a priest of the temple, in his time (1st century AD) there was only one prophetess in the temple, who was requested once a month; earlier, during the heyday of the ritual, three priestesses were required to take turns to cope with the long queue of requests. In another temple of Apollo, the oracle was transmitted to the prophet's spirit only through thoughts, which allowed him/her to play more freely. In the Christian era, John Chrysostom believed that Pythia was a woman possessed by the devil, which drilled into the prophetess from the depths of the earth under the tripod. Every year, when Apollo left, there was no oracle, which resulted in countless believers waiting for the oracle to reopen. Therefore, the temple priests had the right to arrange priority for participating in the ceremony (Προμαντεία / promanteia). Participants first presented appropriate gifts to the god, and then the priests poured some cold water on a goat. If it did not tremble, it was considered a bad omen and the ceremony would not proceed; if the worshiper was accepted, the goat would be offered, and he could enter the temple to ask the prophetess a question. Of course, whether the question was answered or not depended on the will of the god.

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Temple of Apollo

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Drive to Delphi and pass the most beautiful site of the Apollo Temple, known as the center of the world, marble engraved with inscriptions and post-sights from celebrities from all over Europe since the 17th century.

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Acropolis of Athens

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Yes nice place to learn about greek history. Can buy tickets for Acropolis museum too..

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Parnassus

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In the deep mountains of Panasos, 150 kilometers from Athens, Delphi is a monument on the World Heritage List. Under the cliffs, Delphi consists of the Apollo Temple of the Sun, the Temple of the Goddess of Athens, the theater, sports training ground and sports field.