Delos Island

You catch the ferry to Delos at Ornos Harbor breakwater on Mykonos and it leaves at 9 AM.

This is Jane's panorama of the Ornos Harbos as we left Mykonos.

 You come to the ferry dock at Delos thru this channel.

The ferry docks on that Pier and you get off to meet your guide and are given this Map:

Click on it to enlarge it and read the items available fore viewing. No one lives on Delos anymore (not since it was sacked in 83 BC), but it was a hub of commerce during Greece's Golden Age. The Myths say that Diana and Apollo were born here.

Our guide was very informative, and explained that when you say "Mythology" you are referring to the Religion of that time. That is her on the left.

And this is Jane and Marilyn listening to her, along with the rest of us.

This is a postcard of some of the many artifacts left on Delos. I think they chose the one lion with a replaced leg to emphasize their efforts to repair items that could be repaired. The Romans, Venitians, Turks and even the British destroyed some of these, and took much of it home. The British Museum has a lot, and the Lion of Venice was origionally here on Delos.

The remaining 3 lions are on this street.

It must have been a sight to see during its glory days.

This postcard shows the amphitheater where locals went for entertainment. You can also see that the pier has room for boats, but it is restricted today.

The is called the Temple of Isis not because that is what the ancient ones called it, but because they (the modern Greeks) name these temples after what is found inside them.

Not sure what was going on here. Ask Jane :)

The Meltimi was blowing this day, and you can see the white caps in the channel. It didn't bother our ferry, but some bareboaters were dragging anchor when we left. They weren't supposed to anchor in the channel anyway.

And you have to mention the mosiacs. Some are still in their houses, and others have been removed to Museums