The pan-Hellenic sanctuary of Delphi, where the oracle of Apollo spoke, was the site of the omphalos, the 'navel of the world'. Blending harmoniously with the superb landscape and charged with sacred ...

Ruined castles, buried cities, ancient temples... The Old World is strewn with ancient ruins that tell the countless stories of past civilisations. From the Mediterranean to the far north, these ...

Day 4 of our WCBD News 2 Viewer Trip… We started Day 4 with a filling breakfast at our hotel in Athens, before hitting the road for Delphi. We traveled through the picturesque village of ...

The ruins of the ancient city of Delphi have turned up scores of archaeological treasures relating to Apollo, the mysterious Greek god. By Joel Day 12:32, Sun, Apr 14, 2024 | UPDATED: 12:32, Sun ...

Dating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most important shrine in all Greece, and in theory all Greeks respected its independence. Built around a sacred spring, Delphi was considered ...

The Delphic Hymns to Apollo, found inscribed on fragments of the outer wall of the Athenian Treasury at the sanctuary of Delphi, are about three centuries earlier. The first dates from 138 BC, and the ...