AI brings the ancient Greek Oracle of Dodona to life – GreekReporter.com

AI brings the ancient Greek Oracle of Dodona to life – GreekReporter.com

By Abdul Moeed
Publication Date: 2026-03-12 02:14:00

Remains at Dodona, site of the world’s oldest oracle Greece. Photo credit: Marcus Cyron / CC BY-SA 3.0

AI helps breathe new life into it Oracle of Dodonaone of Greece’s oldest holy sites, through a new augmented reality platform designed to make visits more engaging and easier to understand.

The project, led by Elissavet Kosta of the Ionian University in Corfu, Greece, shows how digital tools can help visitors explore ancient heritage through stories, mobile guides and on-site interaction.

The studypublished in Strategic Innovative Marketing and Tourism, focuses on the ARDION project. Researchers built the platform to improve the visitor experience at ancient Dodona, an open-air archaeological site where traditional signs and explanations may not fully convey the site’s complex history.

The system combines augmented reality, geolocation tools and storytelling functions to enable an even more immersive visit.

Ancient Dodona gets a digital travel guide for modern visitors

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