Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Kos, Greece

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 2.2 km
Ascend 19 m
Descend 26 m

Experience Kos in Greece in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in KosIndividual Sights in Kos

Sight 1: Ancient Stadium

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The ancient stadium of Kos is located within the modern city of Kos, at the intersection of 31st Martiou and Megalou Alexandrou streets. The stadium is located in front of the chapel of Agia Anna and belongs to the first half of the 2nd century BC. In 1900, Herzog first discovered the so-called "absolution" of the stadium, the remains of at least seven columns, while later Laurenzi found travertine seats on the west, arranged in several rows, which confirmed the identification of the findings with the Stadium. During the excavations of Morricone (1939-1940) no seat was found in its original position, but the large slabs of the pillar made of black blue marble, on which the bases of the columns rest, were found.

Wikipedia: Αρχαίο στάδιο Κω (EL)

280 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Ancient Gymnasion

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The Western Excavation Site of Kos is located in the town of Kos on the Greek island of Kos.

Wikipedia: Westliche Ausgrabungsstätte Kos (DE)

402 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Roman Odeon

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416 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Casa Romana

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Casa Romana Elisa Triolo / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Roman House or Casa Romana is a Roman villa of Pompeian type of the end of the 2nd century and the beginning of the 3rd century AD, built on the ruins of a Hellenistic house with a wonderful sewerage system located in Kos. It consists of 36 rooms and 3 outdoor areas, patios or atria. The house has been restored.

Wikipedia: Ρωμαϊκή οικία Κω (EL)

315 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Πλατεία Αγίας Παρασκευής

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The Platia Agias Paraskevis was built in 1935, after the great earthquake of 1933, which destroyed significant parts of the historic town of Kos on the island of Kos.

Wikipedia: Platia Agias Paraskevis (DE)

133 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Archaeological Museum of Kos

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The two-storey building in Eleftherias Square, which houses the current archaeological museum of Kos, is a listed monument of the Italian occupation era (1912-1943), built in 1936, when Mario Lago was General Manager of the Dodecanese

Wikipedia: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Κω (EL), Website

64 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Defterdar Mosque

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The Defterdar Ibrahim Pasha Mosque is an Ottoman-era mosque in the island of Kos, in Greece. Built in the 18th century, it serves the Muslim-Turkish community of Kos, as one of the two out of the five Ottoman mosques to be still operational and open for prayers on Kos, the other being the Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque.

Wikipedia: Defterdar Mosque (Kos) (EN)

260 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Τζαμί της Λότζιας

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The Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque referred to locally as the Loggia Mosque is a historical mosque of the Ottoman period in the town and island of Kos, in southeastern Greece. It is one of the two mosques of the island to bear the name "Gazi Hasan Pasha", the other being the mosque of Platani. Unlike the Platani mosque, the Loggia Mosque is not open for worship today. It is located right next to the legendary Tree of Hippocrates.

Wikipedia: Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque, Loggia (EN)

318 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Plane tree of Hippocrates

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The Tree of Hippocrates is the plane tree under which, according to legend, Hippocrates of Kos taught his pupils the art of medicine. Paul of Tarsus purportedly taught here as well. The Platanus in Kos is an oriental plane, with a crown diameter of about 12 metres, said to be the largest for a plane tree in Europe.

Wikipedia: Tree of Hippocrates (EN)

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