states: [greece]
category: cultural
year: 1987
location: Prefecture of Phokis, Region of Central Greece
region: Europe and North America
latitude/longitude: 38.4814900000, 22.4961700000
The pan-Hellenic sanctuary of Delphi, where the oracle of Apollo spoke, was the site of the omphalos, the 'navel of the world'. Blending harmoniously with the superb landscape and charged with sacred meaning, Delphi in the 6th century B.C. was indeed the religious centre and symbol of unity of the ancient Greek world.
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