{"id":1091,"date":"2019-05-01T13:36:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T10:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/?p=1091"},"modified":"2019-05-01T14:30:18","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T11:30:18","slug":"spring-excursions-in-parnassos-and-delphi-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/en\/spring-excursions-in-parnassos-and-delphi-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring excursions in Parnassos and Delphi area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Move around the area according to your mood and weather conditions!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visiting <strong>Delphi<\/strong> archeological site is always a good idea that will offer you and your co-travelers knowledge that you will remember for a lifetime. If you are traveling on a budget or guided tours is not \u2018your thing\u2019 make sure to read about the history and exhibits of the site in order not to find yourselves in front of a pile of meaningless stones and exhibits. There is a great volume of history about the site and the surroundings as well as numerous legends and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maicar.com\/GML\/Delphi.html\">mythology<\/a><\/strong> about the place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Galaxidi seaside traditional village, promises beautiful moments and delicious seafood.\u00a0Beautiful neoclassical houses, old captains\u2019 mansions, picturesque ports and the charm of a non-commercialized town are some of the reasons why you should visit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1093 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/e4sign-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/e4sign-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/e4sign-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/e4sign-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/e4sign.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>An excellent choice is a hike through the fir forest of <strong>Parnassus<\/strong>, in the heart of the national park. From the entrance of the village, the visitor follows the E4 path (Agoriani &#8211; <strong>Delphi<\/strong>) and halfway through it meets the cave of Eptastomos. From the seven gates of the cave, the wind passes, and the noise that is created justifies the theory of the ancient Greeks that this point was one of Hades&#8217;s entrances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1092\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1092\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1092 \" src=\"http:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/corycian-view-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/corycian-view-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/corycian-view-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/corycian-view-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/corycian-view.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from the Corycian cave<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>If you feel like a shorter hike you may consider a visit at the Corycian\u00a0cave or Cave of Panas (Korykio Andro) which is half way between <strong>Arachova<\/strong> and Eptalofos, on the slope overlooking Livadi (aka Kalyvia). You may park the car at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/%CE%95%CE%BA%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1+%CE%A0%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%B1\/@38.5139982,22.5101719,1332m\/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!1m2!2m1!1slivadi+arachova!3m4!1s0x135f7b8e17c5eee1:0x7f0b416e15bc5480!8m2!3d38.5130936!4d22.5132501\">Panagia Church<\/a> and follow the one kilometer uphill path to the cave.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On you way back to the city, if you feel like a small detour towards Lamia you can take advantage of the warm waters of Psoroneria, next to the village of Damasta, on the side street of\u00a0\u00a0Lamia &#8211; Athens National Road. Access is free, there is plenty of parking and little attention is needed on your personal items.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1095 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/osios-loukas-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/osios-loukas-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/osios-loukas-768x1028.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/osios-loukas-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/osios-loukas.jpg 956w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you choose the way back to Athens through <strong>Arachova<\/strong> but still have time for some additional sightseeing, you can visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.monastiria.gr\/monasteries\/greek-orthodox-monastery-of-saint-lukas-of-viotia\/?lang=en\">Osios Loukas<\/a> a well-kept and respectfully \u00a0preserved monastery, one of the most significant monuments of Byzantine art, thanks to the decorative mosaics. For this reason UNESCO has included this monastery to the list of the world\u2019s heritage monuments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Move around the area according to your mood and weather conditions! Visiting Delphi archeological site is always a good idea that will offer you and your co-travelers knowledge that you will remember for a lifetime. If you are traveling on a budget or guided tours is not \u2018your thing\u2019 make sure to read about the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1028,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[25],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1091"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1091"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1098,"href":"https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1091\/revisions\/1098"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavrodimos-guesthouse.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}