The TV show Percy Jackson and the Olympians closely follows the plot of the books, including the role of the Oracle of Delphi, who provides riddle-like prophecies to guide the characters on their ...

Dating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most important shrine in all Greece, and in theory all Greeks respected its independence. Built around a sacred spring, Delphi was considered to be ...

It was at one time one of the most sacred shrines in the world, and was consulted by kings, generals and emperors. It accumulated troves of wealth, which were from time to time plundered, but often ...

Travel Weekly’s Kate Rice is on vacation in Greece with her family. Her third dispatch follows. Click to read Kate’s first and second dispatches. On our trip to Delphi, Gavriela found a soul mate in ...

Now struggling for support and funds, the crisis at Delphi raises some big questions: What happens to friendship when the ...

When traveling in a country as old as Greece, ancient ruins can quickly go from magnificent to mind-numbing. Great — yet another nameless hill with more stony remnants of people from centuries past.