Corycian cave

Corycian cave is an archaeological site in Delphi, Phocis, Central Greece and has an elevation of 1,101 metres. Corycian cave is situated nearby to the village Chrisso, as well as near Arachova.

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Corycian Cave

Cave

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The Corycian Cave is located in central Greece on the southern slopes of Mount Parnassus, in Parnassus National Park, which is situated north of Delphi.

The Castalian Spring, in the ravine between the Phaedriades at Delphi, is where all visitors to Delphi — the contestants in the Pythian Games, and especially pilgrims who came to consult the Delphic Oracle — stopped to wash themselves and quench their thirst; it is also here that the Pythia and the priests cleansed themselves before the oracle-giving process. Castalian Spring is situated 4 km south of Corycian cave.

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 6 km southwest of Corycian cave.

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 southeast of Corycian cave.

Eptalofos

Village

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Eptalofos is a village and a community of the Delphi municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Parnassos, of which it was a municipal district. The community of Eptalofos covers an area of 32.796 km2. Eptalofos is situated 9 km north of Corycian cave.

Corycian cave

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Delphi, Phocis, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

38.51575° or 38° 30′ 57″ north

Longitude

22.52148° or 22° 31′ 17″ east

Elevation

1,101 metres (3,612 feet)

Open location code

8GC4GG8C+7H

GeoNames ID

12534281

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