Delphi, Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia
Delphi, Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia is an archaeological site in Delphi, Phocis, Central Greece. Delphi, Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia is situated nearby to the ruins Tholos of Athena Pronaia, as well as near Ionian Treasure of the Massaliotians.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Delphi and Tholos of Athena Pronaia.
Delphi
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The archaeological site of Delphi is a UNESCO World Heritage site near the modern village of the same name in West Central Greece, on the southwestern slope of Mount Parnassus, which is part of a mountain range north of the gulf of Corinth.
Tholos of Athena Pronaia
Ruins
The Tholos of Delphi is among the ancient structures of the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia in Delphi. The circular temple, a tholos, shares the immediate site with other ancient foundations of the Temple of Athena Pronaia, all located less than a mile east of the main ruins at Delphi, in the modern Greek regional unit of Phocis.
Ionian Treasure of the Massaliotians
Ruins
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The treasury of the Massaliots was situated in the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. It looked like a small temple in antis with two columns on the façade; it was constructed of Parian marble and among its remarkable features were its "Aeolian" capitals.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chrisso and Arachova.
Chrisso
Village
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Chrisso is a village in Phocis, Greece. 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 Mount Parnassus. Chrisso is situated 3½ km west of Delphi, Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia.
Arachova
Village
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Arachova is a mountain town and a former municipality in the western part of Boeotia. Since the 2011 local government reform it is a municipal unit, part of the municipality Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra. Arachova is situated 7 km east of Delphi, Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia.
Desfina
Village
Desfina is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is a municipal unit. Desfina is situated 7 km south of Delphi, Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia.
Delphi, Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Delphi, Phocis, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.48022° or 38° 28′ 49″ northLongitude
22.50792° or 22° 30′ 29″ eastElevation
483 metres (1,585 feet)Open location code
8GC4FGJ5+35GeoNames ID
8354445
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In Other Languages
“Delphi, Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia” goes by many names.
- French: “Sanctuaire d’Athéna Pronaia”
- French: “Temple d’Athéna Pronaia”
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