We took a ferry to the island of Delos near Mykonos. It is known as one of the most important mythological and historical archaeological sites in Greece. Its history predated the Olympian Greek mythology and was the birth place of their twin deities Appolo and Artemis. The island has only 14 inhabitants as caretakers and foot tourists must board a ferry from Mykonos to get to the island and return in the late afternoon. UNESCO proclaimed it as a World Heritage site in 1990.
It would take at least 5 hours to have a good look of the entire site and given that we only had 3 hours, we decided to skip hiking to the top of the mountain. The site is very massive and trails are well laid out. It was good to leisurely walk in the ruins and imagined its glorious days.
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