Archaic Temple of Apollo in Metropolis, Karditsa
The Archaic temple of Apollo in ancient Metropolis, discovered in 1994, is the best-preserved ancient temple in Thessaly.
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About the museum
The Archaic temple of Apollo at ancient Metropolis was unexpectedly discovered in 1994. It was a magnificent hekatompedon peripteral Doric temple, 31 metres long and 13.75 metres wide, built in the mid-6th century BC of local soft sandstone, and it was abandoned immediately after its collapse in a fire in the mid-2nd century BC.
It is the best-preserved ancient temple in Thessaly. Because no other building was erected on its site, all its stone architectural members were found buried, as the destruction had left them. Among them was also found the bronze cult statue of Apollo.
Highlights
- Peripteral Doric temple, 31 metres long and 13.75 metres wide
- Best-preserved ancient temple in Thessaly
- Architectural members found as the destruction left them
- Bronze cult statue of Apollo
Permanent exhibition
- Αρχαιολογικός χώρος του ναού – The site of the temple of Apollo with its architectural members, as they were uncovered in the excavation.
- Operated by
- Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού – Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Καρδίτσας
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €3Citizens of Greece and the EU over 65 years of age (from 1 October to 31 May); accompanying parents on educational visits of primary schools in the EU; and accompanying teachers of schools from countries outside the EU. |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 18 · Free admission for children and young people up to 25 years of age from EU countries, and for children up to 18 years of age from countries outside the EU, with ID or passport. |
| Seniors | €3Reduced ticket for citizens of Greece and the EU over 65 years of age, from 1 October to 31 May. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with a disability and one companion (where the disability is 67% or more). |
Free admission: 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September, 28 October and the first and third Sunday of each month from 1 November to 31 March.
Other categories of visitors are also entitled to free admission or a reduced ticket in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Culture.
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Getting there & parking
By car
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The temple is about 14 minutes by car from Karditsa. By urban bus the journey from Karditsa to Metropolis takes about 20 minutes, and from there the site is about 20 minutes on foot.
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