Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
tlement on the island, and in the following centuries the ancient site was a hideout for
pirates and looted of many of its antiquities. It was not until the Renaissance that its anti-
quarian value was recognised. Every now and then fresh discoveries are unearthed: in re-
cent years a gold workshop was uncovered alongside the Terrace of the Lions.
Tours
Mykonos Accommodation Centre (
Click here
) organises multilingual guided tours to
Delos (adult/child €40/30) including boat, entrance fee and guide.
SANCTUARIES OF THE FOREIGN GODS
Delos was a place of worship for many beyond the Greeks, and these temples are
concentrated in the area called the
Sanctuaries of the Foreign Gods
. At the
Shrine to the Samothracian Great Gods
, people worshipped the Kabeiroi (twins
Dardanos and Aeton). At the
Sanctuary of the Syrian Gods
there are remains of a
theatre
used for mystical rites (some say ritual orgies). The
Shrine to the Egyptian
Gods
honoured deities including Serapis and Isis.
Getting There & Away
Boats for Delos (return €17, 30 minutes) leave Hora (Mykonos) three times daily in high
season starting at about 9am, with the last outward boat about 11am. Boats return
between 12.30pm and 1pm. Departure/return times are posted at the ticket
kiosk
at the
foot of the jetty at the south end of the old harbour. When buying tickets, establish which
boat you can return on. There are fewer boats outside July and August. No boats go
Mondays, when the site is closed.
