DELPHI - HOTEL ZONE
City Center
The modern town of Delphi (population
2,300), also known as the city center, is a concentration of hotels, guest
houses, restaurants, taverns, shops, and attractions catering to tourists. It
was established in 1892, when the village of Kastir, which has grown up on the
site of the Temple of Apollo, was moved to a new position just west to allow
excavation of the ancient site.
Many of the cafes and restaurants are
located on the valley side of the main street, and therefore offer a stunning
view over this valley. The town was built only around 125 years old, so it does
not offer the beautiful old architecture, but has a `neoclassical` or more
traditional like look, and although it`s quite commercialized, it does offer a
nice ambience, especially when walking on the less-developed streets of the
village. Staying in the city center offers a great location in the immediate
vicinity of the archaeological sites, as well as being close to public transport,
typically just a few minutes’ walk.
Take some time to walk not only on the two main streets, full of
hotels, gift shops and restaurants, but also to some of the other streets. A
visit to Aggelos Sikelianos house, is highly recommended to learn a bit
about his strange story. Note that Delphi is built on a hill, so you may use
one hotel`s entrance and think you`ll stay on the ground floor, but it`s the
third floor on the other side of the building. That applies for most of the
hotels on the right side of the main road going to Athens direction.