Sacred Harbour

Delos


Today's tourist boats pull into a pier constructed on the site of an ancient harbour, positioned at the main ceremonial entrance to the Sanctuary of Apollo. In Delos' heyday there was also a commercial harbour further south.


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1. Stoa of Philip V

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Together with the South Stoa, this 72m-long portico formed a grand processional route to the Sanctuary of Apollo. It was dedicated to the god in 210 BC by…

2. Ancient Delos

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Delos has a special place in Greek mythology. When Leto was pregnant with twins Apollo and Artemis, she was relentlessly pursued by a vengeful Hera – the…

3. Stoa of the Naxiots

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The remains of a colonnaded portico, built in the 6th-century BC and forming the western edge of the Sanctuary of Appolo.

4. Propylaea

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This colonnaded building once formed the monumental entrance to the sanctuary of Apollo.

5. South Stoa

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This 66m-long portico, originally supported by 28 Doric columns, was built in the 3rd century BC, lining the route to the Sanctuary of Apollo.

6. Temple of the Delians

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Also known as the Great Temple of Apollo, this was the largest of the temples in the god's sanctuary. Construction commenced in 478 BC.

7. Artemision

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Adjoining the sanctuary of Apollo was a smaller compound forming the sanctuary of his twin sister, Artemis. Three remaining columns mark the location of…

8. Agora of the Delians

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Near the entrance to the Sanctuary of Apollo, this market square has an L-shaped stoa which was once lined with shops.

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