I think The Temple to Apollo at Delphi was the high point of antiquity, although the 4-5 other ancient sites were all worth the effort. And for some of them, it was an effort. For example, our second stop, at Bassae, Temple of Apollo Epikourious, perhaps the most studied of all because of its beauty and the unique design of the inner rooms, was only a few miles from the Ionian Sea coast at Kalo Nero, but took us nearly 2 hours up and up and UP! a winding narrow road to the top of Mount Kotylion 1,131 meters above the Sea, a decidedly remote location.
We are at Apollo Epikourious at Bassae, where we viewed the tented Temple (acid rain protection), and chatted for some minutes with the gentleman who for 6-7 years has been in charge of the restoration of this World Heritage site. This one atop another windy peak. After exploring the site for an hour, we drove away on our path to Nafplio, the 19th Century capitol of Greece.
The stereogram below is particularly good and I can see to the inner room of Epikourius in 3D
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