Castalian Spring

The Castalian Spring, in the ravine between the Phaedriades at , 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.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: sacred fountain at Delphi
  • Also known as: “Castalian fountain”

Places of Interest Nearby

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. is situated 380 metres west of Castalian Spring.

Ruins
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The , also known as Apollonion, was a major part of the Panhellenic religious sanctuary located in Central Greece at . 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. is situated 370 metres west of Castalian Spring.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chrisso and Arachova.

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 . is situated 3½ km west of Castalian Spring.

Village
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is a mountain town and a former municipality in the western part of . Since the 2011 local government reform it is a municipal unit, part of the municipality . is situated 7 km east of Castalian Spring.

Village
is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of Phocis, . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit. is situated 8 km south of Castalian Spring.

Castalian Spring

Latitude
38.48302° or 38° 28′ 59″ north
Longitude
22.5053° or 22° 30′ 19″ east
Open location code
8GC4FGM4+64
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1590598355
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q152348
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Castalian Spring” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kastaliaren iturria”
  • Breton: “Feunteun Kastalia”
  • Bulgarian: “Касталски извор”
  • Catalan: “Castàlia”
  • Catalan: “Font Castàlia”
  • Dutch: “Castalian Spring”
  • Estonian: “Kastaalia allikas”
  • Finnish: “Kastalian lähde”
  • French: “Fontaine de Castalie”
  • German: “Kastalische Quelle”
  • German: “Kastalischer Quell”
  • Greek: “Κασταλία κρήνη”
  • Greek: “Κασταλία πηγή”
  • Italian: “Fonte Castalia”
  • Latin: “Castalius fons”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “den kastaliske kilde”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “den kastaliske kilde”
  • Norwegian: “Den kastaliske kilde”
  • Persian: “چشمه کاستالین”
  • Polish: “Kastalia”
  • Polish: “Źródło Kastalskie”
  • Portuguese: “Fonte de Castália”
  • Russian: “Кастальский источник”
  • Russian: “Кастальский ключ”
  • Serbian: “Извор Касталија у Делфима”
  • Spanish: “Fuente Castalia”
  • Spanish: “Fuente de Castalia”
  • Ukrainian: “Кастальське джерело”
  • Welsh: “Ffynnon Castalia”
  • Welsh: “Ffynon Castalia”

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Highlights include Gymnasium at Delphi and Greek bath.

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