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Delphi Private Day Tour
Apollo Temple, Oracle.
Delphi private day tour... visit Apollo temple, oracle, stadium, museum, Athena tholos... drive via Levadia, Arachova, Mount Parnassus. Delphi tour -Greece Taxi
Delphi Private Tour / One Day tour to Apollo Temple, Oracle...
Delphi private tour visits Orchomenos, Levadia Krya Springs, Apollo Temple and Oracle, Athena Pronaia Sanctuary... Orchomenos was a very important Boeotian city and was particularly prosperous in Mycenaean times. It is referred to by Homer, Strabo and Pausanias as one of the strongest centers of the heroic past, with legendary wealth.
Greece taxi visits the impressive tholos tomb of Minyas, dated to about 1250 BC. The tholos tomb, which was excavated by H. Schliemann in 1880-81, rose above ground level. It had a long dromos which is no longer preserved, a deep doorway with a lintel weighing many tons, a circular burial chamber 14m. in diameter and a small side room, the ceiling of which is formed of stone slabs decorated with relief spirals, rosettes and papyrus flowers. The tomb was robbed in ancient times. Inside the tholos a statue base and a base for an altar were found dating from the 3rd century BC.
Delphi private tour, drives through the fertile plain of Boeotia, driving by the town of Thebes. Proceed to Levadia, a busy town and an important junction in the road network. Also an industrial center where its textile mills treat the cotton grown in the Copais valley. The upper town is graced by white houses with jutting wooden balconies dating from the 18th C. We'll stop for a drink by the beautiful river Karya over the spot where the water springs out. In ancient times, Karya was said to be the location of the Oracle of Trofonios Zeus which included the springs of Mnemosyne (Remembrance) and the spring of Lethe (oblivion). The oracle was used as a stage before visiting the oracle of Delphi and as such, through the times, it acquired great power and riches.
Delphi private tour drives via Arachova, 9km from Delphi. A traditional mountain village on the slopes of Mount Parnassus (the 5th highest mountain of Greece), the picturesque mountain village of Arachova, (is a winter resort for skiers) is built on the south slopes of Parnassus (940m/3084ft). The main narrow street winds its way between taverns and workshops. In the taverns one can savor a dish of soft fried cheese (formaela) The workshops sell shoulder bags, carpets and long haired rugs (flokati) in bright colors.
Delphi private tour soon arrives at Delphi the center of the Ancient world - the "Ompfalos" Navel of the Earth - whose prestige extended far beyond the boundaries of the Hellenic world, where in a landscape of unparalleled beauty and majesty, lie the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios. Visit the Treasury of the Athenians, the Temple of Apollo and the Museum containing masterpieces of ancient Greek sculpture such as the bronze Charioteer and the famous athlete Aghias
The temple of Apollo, the most important building in the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, dominates the temenos from its central position. Apollo's sacred precinct in Delphi was a panhellenic sanctuary, where every four years, starting in 586 BC athletes from all over the Greek world competed in the Pythian Games, one of the four panhellenic games. The victors at Delphi were presented with a laurel crown (stephanos) which was ceremonially cut from a tree by a boy who re-enacted the slaying of the Python. Delphi was set apart from the other games sites because it hosted the mousikos agon, musical competitions.
Delphi private tour visit Castalia spring and the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaea. The most important buildings in it are the goddess's two temples, dating from the 5th and 4th c. and the Tholos, which was built about 380BC. A jewel of the famous Tholos of Delphi is a work by Theodorus of Phocaea in Athena Pronaia’s sanctuary.
The Tholos at the sanctuary of Athena Pronoia ("Athena of forethought") is a circular building that was constructed between 380 and 360 BC. It consisted of 20 Doric columns arranged with an exterior diameter of 14.76 meters, with 10 Corinthian columns in the interior.
The Tholos is located approximately a half a mile (800 m) from the main ruins at Delphi. Three of the Doric columns have been restored, making it the most popular site at Delphi for tourists to take photographs. Vitruvius (vii, introduction) notes Theodorus of Samos as the architect of the Round Building which is at Delphi.
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Delphi Tour/ Daily: Approx.( One day tour up to 9 hours) Please read Touring/Info *
Delphi Sites & Museum: Summer: daily, 8.00 to 20.00 pm. Winter: 8.00 to 17.00 Last entry 30 min before closing.
Entrance fee to site & Museum 12 Euro
Closed on Holidays: January 1st. , March 25th, May 1st, Easter Sunday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. On Good Friday, the sites are open 12.00 - 17.00.
Highlights of Delphi Private Tour
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Orchomenos, Tomb of Minyas
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Oldest Church Panagias Skripou
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Levadia / Karya Springs
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Arachova
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Stadion & Gymnasion
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Delphi Museum
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Athena Tholos
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Modern town of Delphi