Walk the ancient sanctuary where the Pythia delivered Apollo's prophecies for over a thousand years. Each stop traces back to a specific passage in Pausanias's Description of Greece — the 2nd-century AD eyewitness account that has been the foundation of Delphi scholarship for 1,800 years.
Every stop traces back to primary archaeological and heritage records. Not AI-generated guesses. Here's how each narration gets built.
Each stop pulls from OpenStreetMap · 48 features in this old town (the open mapping database used by Apple Maps and Tesla), Wikidata (the peer-reviewed structured-data project), the heritage authority below, and primary historical texts where they exist.
Cross-referenced against École française d'Athènes · Fouilles de Delphes excavation series since 1892.
Every sentence is checked against the verified sources above. Anything that can't be supported gets cut.
Tier-1 stops trace back to specific passages in Pausanias's Description of Greece, Book 10, cited per stop.
Spot anything inaccurate? Email [email protected] — fixed in the next pass.
The main precinct — Sacred Way, treasuries of the Greek city-states, the Polygonal Wall, the Temple of Apollo with the oracle chamber, the theatre overlooking the Pleistos valley.
The sacred spring between the Phaedriades cliffs where every pilgrim purified themselves, and the two-terrace gymnasium where athletes trained for the Pythian Games.
The lower precinct of Athena 'of forethought' — the iconic Tholos, the Old and New Temples of Athena, the Treasury of Massalia (Marseille's dedication).
The seat of the oracle, where the Pythia delivered Apollo's prophecies from a chamber called the adyton. Six reassembled columns, the foundation of the adyton, and the maxims of the Seven Sages carved into the forecourt.
The iconic circular building at Marmaria, the most-photographed structure at Delphi. Twenty Doric exterior columns, ten Corinthian interior columns. Function still debated — function unclear, beauty undeniable.
The only treasury at Delphi substantially reconstructed. Dedicated by Athens from the tithe of Marathon spoils, with thirty marble metopes depicting Heracles and Theseus. Pausanias 10.11.5.
The best-preserved ancient stadium in Greece. 177 metres long, 6,500 seats. Built into the slope above the theatre, with original starting line and judges' tribunes still visible.
The sacred spring flowing from the cleft between the Phaedriades cliffs. Every pilgrim, priestess, and athlete purified themselves here before entering the sanctuary. Two fountain ruins from different eras.
The retaining wall built after the 548 BC temple fire, fitted from irregular polygonal blocks without mortar. From 200 BC onwards, slaves manumitted in Apollo's name had their freedom contracts carved into the face.
Tap "Start Walking Tour" and allow location access. The map shows all 46 narration points.
Follow the suggested route or explore freely. GPS tracks your position. Reach a site and the narration plays automatically.
Each narration connects what you can see today to what Pausanias saw in the 2nd century AD, with modern archaeological context layered on top. The primary source, spoken aloud as you stand where he stood.
Narrations play when you reach each site. No buttons, no track numbers. Walk naturally — the stories find you.
Premium narration that sounds like a documentary. Warm and knowledgeable, not a textbook reading.
Every narration is drafted, cross-checked against primary sources, then passed through a second editorial pass that strips unsupported claims. Dates, names, and citations verified.
See all narration points on the map. Tap any point to hear it early or replay it later.
From the Roman Agora entrance to the Stadium high above. Major monuments get deep dives. Treasuries and votive offerings get concise, vivid narrations.
Spend an hour or a full day. Skip sites, revisit favourites, take breaks. The tour adapts to you.
Three ways, all built in:
The map-tap option means you can stand anywhere — even at home before you travel — and play any narration. GPS just makes it hands-free while you’re actually walking the site.
No. Use the “Download for offline” button before you go, and the entire tour — audio, maps, narration text — works without any data connection. Tap-to-play and the map both work fully offline. GPS itself doesn’t need data; only the download does.
Two backstops. First, the map shows every site — just tap the marker for the place in front of you. Second, you can manually queue any narration even when GPS is off. The platform never assumes GPS works; it’s the convenience layer, not the gate.
The audio runs ~2 hours audio total, but you walk at your own pace. 46 narration points across the site. Most visitors take 2–4 hours; some spread it over multiple visits. Your access lasts 30 days from purchase, so revisit as often as you like.
One purchase covers one device session. Most couples share earbuds and use a single phone — the audio is paced for that. If you want everyone listening on their own device, each person needs their own purchase. We do not gate sharing aggressively; we trust visitors to do the right thing.
Full refund if you never trigger a single narration on-site. Partial refund based on how far you got. See the refund policy for specifics.
Each Delphi narration traces back to a specific passage in Pausanias's Description of Greece, Book 10 — the 2nd-century AD eyewitness account that has been the foundation of Delphi scholarship for 1,800 years. Where Pausanias is silent (the Stadium, the Gymnasium pool, the Archaic Altar of Athena Pronaia, and a handful of features unearthed after his visit), the narration draws on modern archaeological consensus from the École française d'Athènes / Fouilles de Delphes publications. Each stop in the audio guide is paired with its specific Pausanias chapter:section citation, audible in the narration itself.