Delos: The Sacred Island

Delos: The Sacred Island

This Yachting Land Adventure allows you to immediately step off our tender onto the island of Delos - also known as the “Island of Light.” At the Delos tender pier, you will meet your guide for a walk of almost three hours across the island. Delos is the mythical birthplace of Apollo, the god of light, music, and the sun. Its name means "that which appears" and, according to mythology, the island appeared amid the waves so that Leto would have a place to give birth to Apollo and his twin sister - Artemis. Delos Island, an area of only five sq. km (almost 2 sq. miles), was once a very important religious, cultural and commercial center. Today, the island is a UNESCO world heritage site and covered with ruins including fallen columns, sections of the famous mosaics which adorned the houses of the rich, a stadium, tiers of seats from a theatre. Among these ruins, five marble lions in a row still stand. These were the guardians of the sacred lake, still gazing out to the east waiting for the sun to rise.

Other interesting monuments, spread over a wide area, are the Agora, the treasuries of the various cities, the Sanctuary of Apollo, the Theatre, the Sanctuary of the Foreign Gods and the Sacred Mount Cynthus.

Notes: Your walk will be across uneven surfaces at the archaeological sites, so please wear comfortable walking shoes. There is very limited shade at the site so also bring protection from the sun. There is a coffee kiosk on the island as well as restrooms near the pier on Delos. A minimum participation is required to operate all Yachting Land Adventures and some have limited capacity. All adventures in the SeaDream Yachting Land Adventures program are subject to change. Departures times will be published onboard.

Port: Delos, Cyclades

Duration: 3 hours

Current Price: 109 USD