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Delphi

Delphi Municipality  >  Greece

UNESCO World Heritage Site. World famous ancient ruins are themselves a delight to visit. Eastern Meditereanean hillside birding with reasonably easy access.

Ajouté* par Dave Barnes
Dernière actualisation 23 janvier 2024

Description

In winter when least crowded by tourists Perdrix bartavelle can be found above the ruins on the hillsides, but you have to go up there to see them. With luck on the rock faces on the eastern side of the ancient ruins very easy Tichodrome échelette can be found. (But note the comment below, made in January 2024: 'The access to the Tichodrome échelette site is now inaccessible from castalia spring and is clearly out of bounds, with a sign beyond the boundary rope stating that access to the gorge is prohibited due to falling rocks.')

Sittelle de Neumayer are very common and breed in the ruins. Culturally a fantastic place to visit. You can do a day trip on an excusrion from Athens but that will unlikely yield the Perdrix bartavelle as first light above the ruins when they are calling is the best way to find them. So a hirecar and staying locally for a few days is recommended.

Détails

Accès

Walking once parked. Some short but steep hike for the Perdrix bartavelle

Terrain et Habitat

Arbres et buissons disséminés , Vallée

Conditions

Plat , Vallonné , Rocailleux , Sec , Poussiéreux

Boucle

Non

Avez-vous besoin d'une longue-vue?

Peut être utile

Saison idéale pour observer

Printemps , Hiver

Meilleure période pour une visite

Hiver , Printemps

Itinéraire

Sentier étroit , Route non pavée

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Intense

Accessible via

A pied

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Non

Informations supplémentaires

I stated strenuous walk however within the ruins themselves the walking can be very easy. The least effort I have ever put in for a Tichodrome échelette near the Castalia Spring.

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