Delphi Day Trip

Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος Δελφών

The mountain oracle the ancients called the navel of the world

⚠ 6 hours' round-trip travel

Hours

Apr–Aug 8am–8pm, closing earlier from autumn (around 6pm in late October); winter hours vary by source, check officially

Tickets

Combined site + museum ticket; since the 2025 reform sources range €12–20 (check hhticket.gr). KTEL bus about €13–16 one way (check current fares)

Address

East edge of Delphi village; the museum and site entrance sit side by side on the road

The oracle of Apollo, which the ancient Greeks believed sat at the centre of the world, is stacked in terraces on a slope beneath the cliffs of Mount Parnassus. Follow the Sacred Way as it zigzags up past the Athenian Treasury, the Temple of Apollo, the theatre and finally the stadium, and every time you turn round there's a valley of olive groves running to the sea. Below the road, the round Tholos in the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia has just three columns standing, and it's the picture everyone leaves with. Don't skip the bronze Charioteer in the museum.