Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
Address: The Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates, Episkopi, Limassol
Phone: +357-99-630238
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阿波罗神庙现在是一片废墟，只有几根石柱还屹立在那里，但这里曾是该地区最为闻名的神谕之地。这里被古人认为是世界的中心有着世界之脐的说法，可见这里以前是多么的辉煌。
在希腊有许多的阿波罗神庙，而在利马索尔，则是最为古老的一处，但现在已经只剩下残垣断壁。只有少数的神殿建筑依稀可见，但仍然可见其辉煌时期的宏大，绝对是古希腊时期最重要的古代祭祀场所之一。
利马索尔的阿波罗神庙，始建于2500多年前，是古希腊人崇拜太阳的象征。这里的主体建筑已经坍塌，剩下的几十根石柱，依然在述说着这里往日的恢宏。
阿波罗神庙古时曾以德尔斐神谕闻名于世。德尔斐又被古代希腊人看作世界的中心，称为“世界之脐”。据说阿波罗神庙的入口处刻着三句箴言：“认识你自己”（γνῶθι σεαυτόν）、“凡事不过分”（μηδεν αγαν）、“妄立誓则祸近”（ἐγγύ
帕耳那所斯山脚下有着一座著名的神庙--德尔菲神庙。它兴建于公元前9世纪，传说太阳神阿波罗在杀死大蟒皮同之后，亲自在这里为自己修建了神庙，被人们称为“地球的肚脐”。
阿波罗神庙古时曾以德尔斐神谕闻名于世。德尔斐又被古代希腊人看作世界的中心，称为“世界之脐”。
神庙保存得一般，但是还是很有历史感的。