Delphi

Introduction

The Greeks considered Delphi the center of the world, marked by the omphalos stone, and city-states sent envoys here for advice before wars and colonization. The Sacred Way climbs past the treasuries to the Temple of Apollo, where the Pythia spoke for the god, and above it the theater and stadium look down the valley. The museum holds the bronze Charioteer and the friezes from the treasury of the Siphnians. Touring both takes about three hours. Buses from Athens run for two and a half to three hours, and the site is a short walk from the modern village.