Theatre of Delphi
Theatre of Delphi is a theater building in Delphi, Phocis, Central Greece. Theatre of Delphi is situated nearby to the historic site Delphic Sibyl, as well as near the ruins Temple of Apollo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Theater building
- Description: ancient Greek theater in Delphi
- Also known as: “Delphi Theater” and “Delphi Theatre”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Delphi and Delphic Sibyl.
Delphi
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Delphic Sibyl
Historic site
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pythia was the title of the high priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. She specifically served as its oracle and was known as the Oracle of Delphi.
Temple of Apollo
Ruins
Photo: Helen Simonsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple of Apollo, also known as Apollonion, was a major part of the Panhellenic religious sanctuary located in Central Greece at Delphi. The temple and sanctuary at large were dedicated to one of the major Greek deities, Apollo, the god of archery, music, light, prophecy, the arts, and healing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chrisso and Arachova.
Chrisso
Village
Photo: Costas78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3 km west of Theatre of Delphi.
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 Theatre of Delphi.
Kirra
Village
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirra is a village in Phocis, Central Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Itea, to which it is adjacent. Kirra is the point where the Pleistos river meets the Gulf of Iteas, a bay of the Gulf of Corinth. Kirra is situated 8 km southwest of Theatre of Delphi.
Theatre of Delphi
- Categories: Greek theater, building, ruins, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Delphi, Phocis, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.48253° or 38° 28′ 57″ northLongitude
22.50051° or 22° 30′ 2″ eastElevation
420 metres (1,378 feet)Open location code
8GC4FGM2+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 145690058OpenStreetMap feature
building=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsGeoNames ID
11808357Wikidata ID
Q10378966
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Tatar—“Theatre of Delphi” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Teatro de Delfo”
- Finnish: “Delfoin teatteri”
- French: “théâtre de Delphes”
- French: “Théâtre de Delphes”
- German: “Das Theater von Delphi”
- Greek: “Αρχαίο θέατρο Δελφών”
- Greek: “θέατρο Δελφών”
- Greek: “Θέατρο Δελφών”
- Italian: “teatro di Delfi”
- Italian: “Teatro di Delfi”
- Polish: “Teatr w Delfach”
- Portuguese: “Teatro de Delfos”
- Serbian: “Позориште у Делфима”
- Spanish: “Teatro de Delfos”
- Tatar: “Дельфи борынгы театры”
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