The Sacred Way at Delphi is the winding paved path that carries you up through the sanctuary of Apollo, climbing from the entrance to the terrace of the great temple. It was the processional spine of the whole site, the route every pilgrim, envoy and festival procession followed on the way to the oracle. Along … Read more
On the lower bend of the Sacred Way at Delphi stands a small, bright building that catches almost every visitor’s eye: the Treasury of the Athenians. Compact yet perfectly proportioned, it was raised by the city of Athens to house the precious offerings its people dedicated to Apollo, and it survives today as the most … Read more
High on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, the Temple of Apollo at Delphi stood as the spiritual heart of the ancient Greek world. This great Doric temple housed the oracle, where the priestess known as the Pythia delivered the prophecies of the god Apollo to kings, cities, and ordinary pilgrims alike. For centuries people climbed … Read more