Delphi Fault View
Delphi Fault View is a cliff in Delphi, Phocis, Central Greece. Delphi Fault View is situated nearby to the archaeological site Delphi tower, as well as near Marmara Sanctuary.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
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Pythia was the title of the high priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi in central Greece. She served as its oracle and was known as the Oracle of Delphi. Delphic Sibyl is situated 1¼ km west of Delphi Fault View.
Castalian Spring
Ruins
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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 1 km west of Delphi Fault View.
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 4 km west of Delphi Fault View.
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 6 km east of Delphi Fault View.
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 Fault View.
Delphi Fault View
- Type: Cliff
- Category: landform
- Location: Delphi, Phocis, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.4803° or 38° 28′ 49″ northLongitude
22.51572° or 22° 30′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8GC4FGJ8+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 13627142282OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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