delos travel guide

The Sacred Precint In its ruined state, it is hard at first to pick out the overall form of the –Sacred Precinct which lies ahead of you at this point. It is a large area of temples, [...]

Looking east The furthest edge of the Sacred Precinct to the east is marked by a well-preserved peribolos wall constructed out of alternating rows of granite and gneiss blocks in the mid-3rd [...]

Looking north The northern boundary of the precinct is marked by the 120m long Portico of Antigonos Gonatas erected in the second half of the 3rd century bc (clearly visible on your right if you [...]

Looking west and northwest Looking west towards the shore of the former Sacred Harbour, the precinct is bordered by the Stoa of the Naxians, whose long rear wall backed onto the harbour quays. An [...]

Around the Letoon In the northwest corner of the Precinct of Apollo are two buildings: the Ecclesiasterion, an assembly building first erected in the early 5th century bc and then re-modelled [...]

Around the sacred Lake The avenue leading north from the Letoon begins to open out and is bordered to the west by the celebrated * Terrace of the Lions, which constitutes a ceremonial entry of a [...]

The hellenistic Constructions north of the sacred Lake The re-erected columns visible to the northwest of the Lion Terrace belong to the large edifice of the Association of the Poseidoniasts of [...]

The northeast of the island Detour to east (area not properly cleared and often closed off) Those with the time and enthusiasm to explore further can continue to the northeast of here. The first [...]

The Museum The core of the museum is a magnificent  * collection of Archaic sculpture from the site, dating from what was arguably the island’s artistic and spiritual zenith—the 7th and [...]

Below the Theatre In contrast to the area of the Sanctuary of Apollo, the de gree of conservation of streets and dwellings in the south ern sector of the city is remarkable and bears comparison [...]