Delphi

Delphi is a town in Phocis, , situated immediately west of the . It was created as a home for the population of Kastri, which was relocated to allow for the excavation of the site of ancient Delphi.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Delphi and Delphic Sibyl.

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The archaeological site of is a UNESCO World Heritage site near the modern village of the same name in , on the southwestern slope of Mount Parnassus, which is part of a mountain range north of the gulf of Corinth.

Historic site
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Pythia was the title of the high priestess of the at in central . She served as its oracle and was known as the Oracle of Delphi.

Museum
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Delphi Archaeological museum is one of the principal museums of and one of the most visited. It is operated by the Greek Ministry of Culture. Founded in 1903, it has been rearranged several times and houses the discoveries made at the Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi, which date from the Late Helladic period to the early Byzantine era.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chrisso.

Village
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is a village in Phocis, . The modern village sits north of the ancient town of Crissa, a powerful city-state of ancient Greece which gave its name to the Crissaean plain and the Crissaean Gulf and lies in the southwestern foothills of .

Delphi

Latitude
38.4797° or 38° 28′ 47″ north
Longitude
22.494° or 22° 29′ 39″ east
Population
2,370
Elevation
604 metres (1,982 feet)
Open location code
8GC4FFHV+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 301015385
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8133744
Wiki­data ID
Q954068
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Delphi” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Դելփիք”
  • Azerbaijani: “Delfi (Fokida)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Delfi”
  • Cebuano: “Delphi lungsod”
  • Cebuano: “Delphi”
  • Chinese: “德尔斐”
  • Czech: “Delfy”
  • Dutch: “Delfi”
  • Dutch: “Delphi”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ديلفى”
  • French: “Delfí”
  • French: “Delphes”
  • German: “Delfi”
  • German: “Delphi”
  • Greek: “Δελφοί Φωκίδας”
  • Greek: “Δελφοί”
  • Greek: “Δελφών”
  • Ido: “Delfi (Fokida)”
  • Ido: “Delfi”
  • Italian: “Delfi”
  • Lithuanian: “Delfai”
  • Russian: “Дельфы”
  • Spanish: “Delfos”
  • Ukrainian: “Дельфи”

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