Dodoni Voyage Tips and guide

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Dodoni is a village that is about 15 km south of Ioannina. The modern village of Dodoni is near the ancient city of same name and the site of the ancient oracle of Dodona.

Dodoni (Greek: Δωδώνη) is a village and a municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Agia Kyriaki (community Theriakisi). The classic 1968 British movie Oedipus the King, with Christopher Plummer as the title character, Orson Welles as Tiresias and Lilli Palmer as Jocasta, was shot here.

By car from Ioannina

39°32′39″N 20°46′25″E

Map of Dodoni

• 39.54575920.782371 Archaeological Site of Dodoni (Archeologikos Choros Dodonis). 
• 39.54598920.7850942 Ancient Stadium of Dodona (Αρχαίο Στάδιο) (at the SW end of the sanctuary and right next to the Theater). Built shortly after the destruction by the Aetolians in 219 BC. At this stage, the so-called Naia took place every four years, in honour of Zeus and Dione, who at the beginning of the 2nd century BC, were established as Stefanite matches. The stadium was one of the few ancient stadiums that had stone seats, under the south side of the seats there was a technical gallery for the removal of rainwater. 
• 39.54601920.786863 Ancient Theatre of Dodoni (Αρχαίο θέατρο Δωδώνης). The theatre was built in the 3rd century BC during the reign of Pyrrhus and follows the plan that all Greek theatres have. It held 18,000 spectators and was the largest of its time.  
• 39.54808920.7860024 Ancient Acropolis of Dodona (Αρχαία Ακρόπολη Δωδώνης) (on the hill just behind the ancient theater). Ruins of the acropolis of Dodona. For the most part the ruins are stil buried and hard to outline. 
• 39.54718320.7873555 Temple of Zeus (Holy House of the Oracle, Hiera Oikia, ιερός οίκος). At the beginning of the 4th century BC a simple small temple was built, measuring 4 x 6.50 m, with a porch and a nave. During 312-272 BC, arcades were built all around, except on the side of the fig. 

In case you wish to stay longer than a day trip, there are hotels in the area that you can inquire about in Ioannina or ask directly in the village.