Delos Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island in Greece
About Delos
Delos, sometimes spelledDilos, was the most important Panhellenic sanctuary, and, according to mythology, the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. The first signs of habitation on the island date from the 3rd millennium B.C., and important remains of the Mycenaean period have been uncovered in the area of the sanctuary. In the 7th century B.C. Delos was already a known Ionic centre because of its religious importance as the birthplace of Apollo. The Delos archaeological sanctuary is listed byUNESCOas a World Heritage Site as one of mankind's most important cultural and historical sites. A narrow channel separates Delos from the island ofRhenia, where there is an important burial ground. The Cyclades received their name in antiquity because they form a rough circle (κύκλος/kyklosin Greek) rou
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