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Delphi Museum - Fokida

The 13 galleries of this rich museum house finds from the excavations at Delphi , dating from prehistoric into Roman times. Very important are the ex-votos in precious metals, of the archaic period (7th-6th c. BC). Outstanding exhibits include: the bronze Charioteer of Delphi from a four-horse chariot (quadriga) -dedicated by Polyzolos, Tyrant of the Greek city of Gela in Sicily after his victory in the Pythian Games of 478 or 474 BC; the Delphic omphalos of Hellenistic or Roman times; the Sphinx of the Nasdans; the Archaic kouroi Kleobis and Biton; the statue of the athlete Agias; the statue of Antinoos; the group of the Thyiades or Maenades. Noteworthy among the architectural sculptures are the archaic frieze of the Knidian Treasury and the Karyatides from its porch, the east pediment of the archaic temple of Apollo (built by the Alkmeonides) and the metopes from the Athenian Treasury.

Delphi is a venue for international meetings, such as conferences on architecture, ancient drama, archaeology, and training programs for young people, on culture and the arts in general. During the months of July and August festivals of Music and Ancient Drama are staged in the stadium, under the auspices of the European Cultural Centre, Delphi, Information, tel. 22650 82.731-5. Close to the archaeological site is the home of the poet Angelos Sikelianos, which is now a museum of the Delphic Festivals, tel. 22650 82.731, It houses archival material and photographs relating to the revival of the Delphic Idea, co­stumes from performances of an­cient drama, personal effects of An­gelos and Eva Sikelianos, as well as most of the poet's manuscripts and correspondence.

The modern village of Delphi lies a short distance from the archaeo­logical site (2.5 km SE of Amphissa, capital of the prefecture of Phocis ). Although its population is only around 1500, it has the honorary status of municipality. Located in a beautiful landscape on the western outskirts of the village are the Conference Centre, the 'Europa' guesthouse and the Sculpture Park .

Delphi has excellent tourist facilities, with shops, restaurants, hotel accom­modation of all classes, rooms to rent, camp sites etc. It is well able to cope with the many visitors, most of who come to see the fascinating archaeo­logical site as well as the other places of interest in the region