Temple of Apollo

Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. Didn't like the place: it looked like it was under preservation, and secured with fences. The area was intimidating with strange local people that were looking rather disturbed by your presence. Nothing organized. I only took some photos with the unique trees surrounding the area. The archeological has many ruins of different times the Apollo temple is next to ancient Roman ruins. Its very old and the construction techniques is totally different very nice adventure to visit this because is 500 m away of the bus stop and you have to follow a small stone path . No ticket is needed to visit it but you need strong shoes. The trees around the are hundreds and some of them thousands years old. This is a region where an ancient Roman city once stood. The remains have not been fully uncovered, there is a region where you can stroll around free of charge and one where you can see more structural details but being charged. Still worth going if you are close, suppose a 30min drive is reasonable. My pictures are all from the freely accessible area. This is a grate historical site. Free access also parking on at 700 m. A dirt track from the road leads you to the fenced off main site. You can walk around the outside of the fence and see the restoration work being carried out. But, take time to observe the fields around you. This is absolutely HUGE. To see columns just laying in farmed fields is just bizarre. You will see fragments of ancient pottery all over the place. Be respectful and leave them here. The Temple of Apollo in Crete, such as the one at Dreros, stands on a rugged hillside with wide views over the olive-covered landscape. Its exterior was a modest rectangular structure of stone walls with wooden columns, very different from the grand marble temples of later Greece. Inside, it was simple and sacred, housing small bronze statues of Apollo, Artemis, and Leto. Walking among the weathered stones today, you feel a quiet union of ancient sanctuary and wild Cretan nature. The is accessible at no cost, though it’s fenced off and entered over uneven terrain, so comfortable shoes are highly recommended Area is protected by fence. No entrance because of restoration works. Amazing with the biggest about of historical memorabilia out of all these small sites in the mountains I've seen in all Crete. This is better than Zakros, Gournia, etc. You have to look at it from over a fence as the excavations are still going on, but it is free to see. You can even find little pieces of history in the rubble around the site, and there is plenty of "excess" things lying around outside the fencing like pillars or what looks to be pieces of walls or floors, in the one square Km around. You can imagine this will only uncover more in the coming years, as there is plenty of space between it and the other sites on this side of the road that seem to be prepared for a new dig later. Located on the side of the road opposite to the paid Gortys area, you have to wander into the field to find it. Website change monitoring Monitor any webpage for changes – get instant email alerts when prices drop, new jobs are posted, products come back in stock, or competitors update their sites.