The Archaic Temple of Apollo at ancient Metropolis

In a verdant valley 14km west of Karditsa, in the municipal district of Moschato, at the “Lianokokkala” site which is about 2km from the village Metropoli (built on top of the ancient city of the same name), lies the ancient temple of Apollo. Some previous illegal excavations led to the commencement of official excavations in 1994, which brought to light a “Hekatompedon”. It is a Doric temple surrounded by a portico with pillars (peripteros) with interior colonnade, which was in operation during five extremely crucial centuries in Antiquity.