Tag: Delphi
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Piling Pelion on Ossa (Part 1)
7 September 2022. The Korykian Cave. We headed east from Delphi and the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia on Route 48 (EO Livadias Amfissas) back towards the upscale skiing village of Arachova. As I mentioned in a previous post, Arachova is a lovely community. It has a beautiful view of the Pleistos River valley, with well-kept,…
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Delphi (Part 4)
7 September 2022. The Delphic Sanctuary (Part 2) In my last post, we had made it as far as the Sacred Way just below the Temple of Apollo. The bus crowds were hot on our heels, having made their obligatory run through the archaeological museum before heading to the sanctuary itself. Fortunately, we were still…
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Delphi (Part 3)
7 September 2022. The Delphic Sanctuary (Part 1) After our tour of the Archaeological Museum of Delphi, we made a quick pit stop and loaded up on water. While we focused on relics and sites, Michael P. had decided to concentrate on the Cats of Greece. He found a very pretty white one right outside…
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Delphi (Part 2)
7 September 2022. The Delphi Archaeological Museum (Part 2). Continuing on through the museum from where we left off on the last post, we entered Room 4, where the gold and silver artifacts found during the sanctuary excavations are displayed. Frankly, I’m surprised that anything survived at all, given how often the sanctuary was looted,…
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Delphi (Part 1)
7 September 2022. The Delphi Archaeological Museum (Part 1). Last night’s sleep at our Airbnb, Delphic Horizons, was completely restful. I can’t recommend this provider enough for their accommodations and hospitality. A couple of us had a light breakfast from the well-stocked larder. I would like to have tried the olives from our host’s father’s…
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On the Road to Delphi (Part 4)
6 September 2022. Chaeronrea to Delphi. From Thebes we headed west on Route 3. The magnificent massif of Mount Parnassos loomed on the distant horizon as we drove towards the village of Chaeronea (photo above). As I noted in my previous post, Chaeronea was the site of a significant battle between the forces of the…