Sunlight floods the hillsides dotted with dark green cypress and olive groves. Here are the ruins, the stepping stones of a sanctuary that has existed since Mycenaean times. The Tholos, originally ...

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 ...

The ruins of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi still hold a strange power. If I could turn the clock back 2500 years, to the time when this magnificent Temple of Apollo at Delphi was home to the Pythian ...

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 ...

Rain fell in sheets on the broken columns and stone blocks. I stood on the ancient ground where Agamemnon, Socrates and Cicero, among others, had humbly stood, hoping to get answers to their big ...

DELPHI, Greece — The steep, rocky slopes of Mount Parnassus seem to scrape the sky above me. I’m standing among the ruins of one of the most famous places in the ancient world. There’s something ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Italian artist Camillo Miola painted this scene depicting the ancient Oracle of Delphi in 1880. The oracle was the most revered ...

Greece is a wonderful travel destination for anyone who is a history buff; its temples are not just archaeological sites, they are a reminder of old stories and legends. Greece is located in the ...