10 Days in Mainland Greece with Kids in April/Easter
Feb 16th, 2017, 08:51 PM
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First of all I want to apologise for the awful typos and syntax errors when I write in a hurry. My English is not great but is not thaaat bad either! I had a look on my previous post and freaked out! I wish fodors could add an edit button...
Now,Iknow main focus on Delphi is naturally the Acrcheological Museum and site but I wanted to mention a few other links/ideas for the Delphi area. You have no time to visit/do all those, but you could cherry-pick according to your mood, interests, weather, spare time etc...
On Delphi town itsself:
The Angelos and Eva Sikelainos House, now a Museum of Delphic Festivals.
https://www.eccd.gr/en/facilities/vi...hic-festivals/
It is an interesting place reveiling an interesting story of the couple and their idea of reviving the ancient Pythia games. The interesting episodes of the Delphic Festivals tends to be forgotten nowadays, especially from our international visitors, but under different circumstances, it could have lead to something similar to the Olympic Games. There are related articles on wikipedia too. The museum is open on random hours that change frequently, so ask localy. Right now it's closed on Monday and Tuesday, all other days it's open 09.00-17.00.
The local cemetery is located across the road. Eva PAlmer is buried there as are other significant people such as George Cram Cook https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cram_Cook The small church inside the cemetery is the only building remmaining from the old village pre-excavations.
The ASKT (Sentior School of Fine Arts) building is located above the museum. The landscapes and views are fantastic.
As far as you are there already, a walk on the upper streets of Delphi is always interesting. The start of the E4 path up to the mountain starts near by, although you may not be into hiking having the kids in town. (You can hike from the buttom of town all the way down to Kirra by the sea side the other direction too)
No link, but if you are on main road on weekdays on morning hours, you may pop up and check the basement room of the local municipality building. An interesting exhibition was set there till a few years ago about the excavation of the archeological site. There are panels with photos and info remaining there and you can go inside and check. It's a very quick visit but worths to have a look. Outside there is scale model of ancient site on Ploutarch's time. I think not many people realise that a village was standing above the ancient ruins for centuries and had to be moved elsewhere (the current location of modern Delph town). The whole excavations saga is fascinating.
By the way, some very intetresting pictures of Delphi since the late 19th century can be found on the interesting blog of a local guy here : http://delphiphotohistory.blogspot.gr/
Nowadays he promotes/updates mostly his facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/DELPHIPHOTOHISTORY/
I love especially the ones picturing the very start of the excavations, traditional villages houses still standing and ancient ruins and statues reveiled among them! But it contains photos coming from a wide period of time till a couple of decades ago.
The blog collects photos from various resources, including from private family albums from locals and actually today starts a related exhibition on the European Cutlure Center of Delphi. It will last till April 28th, so you can visit there too. ECCD is found around a km NW of town, on the opposite direction of the ruins.
ECCD's site is absolutely mediocre, but from time to time there are interesting exhibitions, concerts, workshops and other activities organised there. It worths to ask localy if there is something interesting going on.
In case you are in Delphi on Easter after all, do note that the "Feast of Love" will take place on Easter Sunday evening. Food and drink and lots of traditional dance on the Lekaria Square (outside the St Nikolas church). Everyone welcome!
Latter on I'll comer back with a few ideas for the surrounding area!
Now,Iknow main focus on Delphi is naturally the Acrcheological Museum and site but I wanted to mention a few other links/ideas for the Delphi area. You have no time to visit/do all those, but you could cherry-pick according to your mood, interests, weather, spare time etc...
On Delphi town itsself:
The Angelos and Eva Sikelainos House, now a Museum of Delphic Festivals.
https://www.eccd.gr/en/facilities/vi...hic-festivals/
It is an interesting place reveiling an interesting story of the couple and their idea of reviving the ancient Pythia games. The interesting episodes of the Delphic Festivals tends to be forgotten nowadays, especially from our international visitors, but under different circumstances, it could have lead to something similar to the Olympic Games. There are related articles on wikipedia too. The museum is open on random hours that change frequently, so ask localy. Right now it's closed on Monday and Tuesday, all other days it's open 09.00-17.00.
The local cemetery is located across the road. Eva PAlmer is buried there as are other significant people such as George Cram Cook https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cram_Cook The small church inside the cemetery is the only building remmaining from the old village pre-excavations.
The ASKT (Sentior School of Fine Arts) building is located above the museum. The landscapes and views are fantastic.
As far as you are there already, a walk on the upper streets of Delphi is always interesting. The start of the E4 path up to the mountain starts near by, although you may not be into hiking having the kids in town. (You can hike from the buttom of town all the way down to Kirra by the sea side the other direction too)
No link, but if you are on main road on weekdays on morning hours, you may pop up and check the basement room of the local municipality building. An interesting exhibition was set there till a few years ago about the excavation of the archeological site. There are panels with photos and info remaining there and you can go inside and check. It's a very quick visit but worths to have a look. Outside there is scale model of ancient site on Ploutarch's time. I think not many people realise that a village was standing above the ancient ruins for centuries and had to be moved elsewhere (the current location of modern Delph town). The whole excavations saga is fascinating.
By the way, some very intetresting pictures of Delphi since the late 19th century can be found on the interesting blog of a local guy here : http://delphiphotohistory.blogspot.gr/
Nowadays he promotes/updates mostly his facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/DELPHIPHOTOHISTORY/
I love especially the ones picturing the very start of the excavations, traditional villages houses still standing and ancient ruins and statues reveiled among them! But it contains photos coming from a wide period of time till a couple of decades ago.
The blog collects photos from various resources, including from private family albums from locals and actually today starts a related exhibition on the European Cutlure Center of Delphi. It will last till April 28th, so you can visit there too. ECCD is found around a km NW of town, on the opposite direction of the ruins.
ECCD's site is absolutely mediocre, but from time to time there are interesting exhibitions, concerts, workshops and other activities organised there. It worths to ask localy if there is something interesting going on.
In case you are in Delphi on Easter after all, do note that the "Feast of Love" will take place on Easter Sunday evening. Food and drink and lots of traditional dance on the Lekaria Square (outside the St Nikolas church). Everyone welcome!
Latter on I'll comer back with a few ideas for the surrounding area!
