History at your doorstep!
Delos is the mystical island of Greece. Once the center of commerce and religion, it was a bustling island of trade in ancient times. Delos is positioned in the center of the ring of islands known as the Cyclades. It has been said that a similar constellation can be found above Delos in the summer months; a star with a ring of stars around it, precisely above the islands. Old fishermen in the port will tell you that this is a mystical, magnetic pull between the moon, the sea, the stars and the islands. Many locals believe that this creates a balance of both positive and negative energies. A visit to Delos will prove that something strange is going on, as you spend hours walking around in the hot sun and somehow return to nearby Mykonos feeling completely refreshed and full of energy. It is, in any case, the island with the most brilliant light in the Mediterranean, the best place for the god of light, Apollo, to be born here.
Delos is uninhabited today and is comprised of the ancient ruins dating back from the Neolithic to the Roman periods. Key attractions include the Temple of Apollo, the Temple of Artemis, the Marble Lions, the Sanctuary of the 12 Gods, the Theater Quarters, the House of Cleopatra, the Trident House Delos Theater, the House of Masks, the House of Dolphins and the Roman baths.
The Sacred Harbor, the Sanctuary and the Gymnasium are well preserved and the Sacred Way is flanked by the famous stone lions which leads to 3 temples dedicated to Apollo and Artemis. The only modern buildings are the museum and a pavilion for visitors that serves drinks and snacks.
Any visit to Delos requires seeing the impressive mosaic tile floor from the house of Dolphins, the House of Dionysos with its majestic mosaic floor and a climb to the highest peak, Kynthos (where the name Cynthia derives from). Once up there, on a clear day you can see up to 7 nearby islands. Photographs from this point are extraordinary.
As mentioned previously, Delos was believed to be the birth place of Apollo and a profound religious center. As a result of a Katharsis (cleansing) imposed by the Athenians, no one was allowed to be born or to fall sick and die on the island. Rhenia, or Greater Delos, is the closest island nearby. It is also uninhabited and it was used by the people of Delos as a necropolis and as a place of refuge for women about to give birth.
Delos is about a 30 minute boat ride from Mykonos and is less than 6 kilometers long and one kilometer wide. The island is open to visitors daily from 9-3 and closed on Mondays.
Book your Delos Island Tour today and when you it visit Apollo will be whispering in your ear while Artemis will be sharing her strength with all of us.
If you have a vivid imagination, please participate to our Virtual Guided Tour of the Archaeological site of Delos. You are very welcome!
To help you we have available to you a Photo Album with photos of the Delos Archaeological Site and Museum; please be our guests!
Daily Guided Tour (except Mondays) departing from Mykonos Old Port. All tours guided in the language of your choice (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish), and the tours are usually monolingual. Other languages on request.
Historia iko mlangoni mwako! Delos ni kisiwa cha Kigiriki chenye fumbo. Wakati mmoja lilikuwa kitovu cha biashara na dini, lakini katika nyakati za kale lilikuwa kisiwa chenye shughuli nyingi za kibiashara. Delos iko katikati ya kisiwa kinachoitwa Cyclades. "Kuna hadithi kwamba nyota hiyo inaweza kupatikana juu ya Delos katika miezi ya majira ya joto, nyota na pete ya nyota kuzunguka, hasa juu ya visiwa.""" """Wavuvi wa zamani katika bandari watakuambia kwamba hii ni nguvu ya ajabu ya sumaku kati ya mwezi, bahari, nyota na visiwa." Wenyeji wengi huamini kwamba hilo hufanya nishati nzuri na mbaya ziwe na usawaziko. Kutembelea Delos kunaweza kuthibitisha kwamba kuna jambo la ajabu linaloendelea, kwani unatumia masaa mengi kutembea chini ya jua kali na kwa njia fulani kurudi Mykonos iliyo karibu ukihisi umeburudishwa kabisa na umejaa nishati. Kisiwa hicho ni mojawapo ya visiwa vyenye mwangaza mkubwa zaidi katika Bahari ya Mediterania, na ni mahali pazuri zaidi kwa mungu wa mwanga, Apollo, kuzaliwa. Delos haina watu leo na inajumuisha magofu ya kale kuanzia enzi za Neolithic hadi enzi za Waroma. Majumba ya Apollo, hekalu la Artemis, Simba wa Marumaru, Hekalu la Miungu 12, Theatre Quarters, Nyumba ya Cleopatra, Trident House, Delos Theater, Nyumba ya Masks, Nyumba ya Dolphins na Baths ya Kirumi. Mji wa Mtakatifu, Bandari, na Gymnasium ni vizuri kuhifadhiwa na njia takatifu ni flanked na simba maarufu mawe ambayo inaongoza kwa hekalu tatu wakfu kwa Apollo na Artemis. Majengo ya kisasa tu ni jumba la makumbusho na jumba la wageni ambalo hutumikia vinywaji na vitafunio. Katika ziara ya Delos, unaweza kuona nyumba ya Dionysus, nyumba ya dolphins, na mlima wa Kynthos. Wakati wa siku ya wazi, unaweza kuona visiwa saba. Picha kutoka mahali hapa ni za ajabu sana. Kama ilivyotajwa hapo awali, Delos ilidhaniwa kuwa mahali pa kuzaliwa kwa Apollo na kituo kikuu cha kidini. Kwa sababu ya Katarsis (usafi) uliowekwa na Waathene, hakuna mtu aliyeruhusiwa kuzaliwa au kuugua na kufa katika kisiwa hicho. Rhenia, au Delos Mkubwa, ni kisiwa kilicho karibu zaidi. Pia haijakaa watu na ilitumiwa na watu wa Delos kama nekropoli na kama mahali pa kimbilio kwa wanawake waliokuwa karibu kuzaa. Delos ni karibu dakika 30 kwa mashua kutoka Mykonos na ni chini ya kilomita 6 kwa urefu na kilomita moja kwa upana. Kisiwa hicho hufunguliwa kwa wageni kila siku kuanzia saa 9 hadi 3 na hufungwa siku za Jumatatu. Kitabu yako Delos Island Tour leo na wakati wewe ni kutembelea Apollo itakuwa whispering katika sikio lako wakati Artemis itakuwa kushiriki nguvu yake na sisi sote. Ikiwa una mawazo ya kuvutia, tafadhali ushiriki katika ziara yetu ya Virtual Guided ya tovuti ya akiolojia ya Delos. Wewe ni kuwakaribisha sana! Ili kukusaidia tuna inapatikana kwa wewe Photo Album na picha ya Delos Archaeological Site na Makumbusho; tafadhali kuwa wageni wetu! Ziara ya Kila Siku (isipokuwa Jumatatu) kuondoka Mykonos Old Port. Ziara zote zinaongozwa katika lugha ya uchaguzi wako (Kijerumani, Kifaransa, Kiitaliano, Kijerumani, Kihispania), na ziara ni kawaida monolingual. Lugha nyingine juu ya ombi.