Delphi
As we leave from Athens for our two days Delphi tour, and start heading north towards Delphi, we drive through the fertile plain of Viotia, crossing the towns of Thebes, Levadia and Arachova.
Arrive in Delphi, the center of the Ancient World. On the slopes of Mount Parnassus, in a landscape of unparalleled beauty and majesty, lie the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios.
Visit the Archeological site of Delphi and start climbing to reach the level of the Agora, before you enter the sacred way to the Athenian treasury, the stoa of Athens, the rock of Sybil and the temple of Apollo, where the Oracle was. Recently an amazing recreation of the bronze base of the tripod the Greeks had dedicated to the sanctuary after they won the battle of Plataea was placed back to its original position.
We also visit the Delpgi Archeological Museum containing such masterpieces of Ancient Greek sculpture such as the unique bronze Charioteer statue, the sphinx of Naxos, the friezes of remarkable treasury houses as well as remainings of the gold and ivory statues of Apollo and Artemis.
Afternoon free. Dinner and overnight in Delphi.