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The mysterious charm of ancient Delphi

MCmclaud ·18 photographs ·1 Jul 2008 – 1 Jul 2008 ·1 days
Where
Delphi (Stage Four)
When
1 Jul 2008 – 1 Jul 2008
1 days · trip of 2008
Who
Claudio Mortarotti · @mclaud · ROMA
How
Travel diary
The story

After km and km covered on Greek roads we arrive at Delphi, an important archaeological site perched on a cliff. Here for the first time in our tour we finally hit a decent temperature, 20 degrees centigrade! We even feel a cool breeze; here we also get a couple of drops of rain, which after days of sun, sun and more sun is also very welcome, but the 'satisfaction' doesn't last long, indeed a blazing sun is back again! The archaeological site, being perched on a mountain, offers excellent panoramas; the valley below, rich in olive trees, is very beautiful. The site can be visited completely in a couple of hours, so in the early afternoon we head towards Itea to look for a hotel to sleep in. After a while we find one at a good price, but the town is very very ugly and above all sad; we recommend everyone to stay in the town of Delphi, much nicer and with more choice.

So we sleep at Itea and the next morning another stop awaits us... METEORA, considered one of the most beautiful wonders in the world... follow us in our next stop Bye from the travellers Claudio and Valentina

The journey's photographs

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▶ Slideshow
TEMPLE OF ATHENATHE VALLEY BELOW THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITEVISITING AMONG THE COLUMNS OF ANCIENT DELPHIDORIC TEMPLECLAUDIO AND AN IONIC CAPITAL'DAZZLED' BY THE SPLENDOUR OF GREEK ART ! . . .RUINS OF THE TEMPLE OF APOLLOTHE ANCIENT RUINS OF DELPHI PERCHED ON THE MOUNTAINSIDE CLAUDIO AND VALENTINA ON THE CAVEA OF THE THEATRE OF DELPHI THE LEADING ACTOR COMES DOWN ONTO THE STAGE . . . THE WONDERFUL NATURAL SCENERY OF THE ANCIENT THEATRETOWARDS THE STADIUM . . .ON THE TIERS OF THE STADIUMSTROLLING ALONG THE MAIN ROADVALENTINA IN FRONT OF THE 'TREASURY OF THE ATHENIANS'AT THE FOOT OF THE TEMPLE OF ATHENAWE SET OFF FOR THE NEXT STOP ! . . .DELPHI: ART AMID NATURE

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