Holiday accommodation in Delphi, Greece

Delphi is an amazing town with an ancient archaeological site and museum in mainland Greece. It's a small town a couple of hours drive north west of Athens just under the Parnassos Mountains about 7 km from the popular ski resort of Arahova.

Both the town and the archaeological site are built up the steeply sloping hillsides surrounded by paradisiacal countryside strewn with carpets of wild flowers. Delphi is well known for the Oracle that prophesied the future in mysterious terms, often verse.

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Today, people visit Delphi to view the ruins of a great spiritual sanctuary with temples to Apollo and Athena, an ampitheatre, numerous other buildings and treasuries all surmounted by a stadium where the Pythian Games were held. Nature has reclaimed this magical place - wild flowers bloom among the fallen rocks and in clefts in walls.

The Corinthian Gulf and the Peloponnesian landscape is visible from the heights of the town. Visit Delphi for the historic site, the wild flowers and stunningly beautiful countryside, amazing views and for some excellent Greek food.

Holiday accommodation: apartments, villas and rooms to rent in Delphi, Greece