At Delphi's theater, singer-songwriters from all over the Greek-speaking world would perform hymns in honor of Apollo, accompanied by a flute or lyre. (photo credit: Gene Openshaw) Epidavros' theater ...

I have a confession: I’m crazed about the ancient fortune-telling sibyls. So crazed that I’ve raced through the Vatican to see Michelangelo’s depiction of the sibyls on the Sistine Chapel and I’ve ...

In the shadow of Mount Parnassus amid olive, pine and cypress trees stands one of the truly sacred spots of the ancient world. About 2,000 feet above sea level, Delphi is one of the best ...

New science suggests Delphis most famous figure the Oracle may have been influenced not just by gods, but by the mountain beneath her feet.

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). According to Greek mythology, long ago, Zeus, king of the gods, sent two eagles around the world: one east, one west. The place where ...

When traveling in a country as old as Greece, ancient ruins can quickly go from magnificent to mind-numbing. Great — yet another nameless hill with more stony remnants of people from centuries past.