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Delos lies just west of Mykonos, and according
to mythology, Apollo was born here. The island was inhabited as early
as from the 3rd millennium BC. But its first heyday was during the archaic
period from 7th century BC to the middle of the 5th century BC when most
circled around Apollo's sanctuary, which was the principal during this
time.
Every four years, Apollo was honoured with a sort of Olympic Games,
which included for example, sports and music competitions as well as dance
and theatre. During Roman times there lived as most 25 000 people here.
The port was one of the Mediterranean's busiest, and there was brisk trade
in corn and slaves.
The first archaeologists came to Delos in 1872 and since then
the island has been a large archaeological excavation. Today, Delos is
uninhabited except for a few excavating archaeologists. Are you the least
bit interested in history and culture you should visit Delos.
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