🇬🇷

Shrines & Sacred Groves in Greece

3 notable sites ranked among the world's top 100

3 Sites#26 Highest Rank

#26

📍 Delphi, Greece🕐 Built: 8th century BCE

The ancient Greeks considered Delphi the center of the world. The Pythia oracle's prophecies influenced wars, colonies, and kings for centuries.

UNESCO World Heritage, center of ancient Greek world.

#80

📍 Mount Olympus, Greece🕐 Built: 800 BCE (estimated)

The sacred summit where ancient Greeks believed the twelve Olympian gods lived. The peak reaches 2,917 meters.

Home of Greek gods, 2,917m summit.

#99

📍 Athos Peninsula, Greece🕐 Built: 963 CE (first monastery)

An autonomous monastic state of 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries. No women have been allowed entry for over 1,000 years — a rule enforced by law.

UNESCO World Heritage, women banned for 1,000+ years.