Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Kos, Greece
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4.7 km
128 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 KosSight 1: Kos Asklepieion
The Asclepieion of Kos is built on the slopes of a hill with rich vegetation and views of the sea and the coasts of Asia Minor. It is the most important archaeological monument of the island, but also one of the most famous asclepieia of antiquity. In ancient times it was a place of worship of the god Asclepius and a place of healing and teaching of medicine. There taught Hippocrates, one of the most important representatives of medicine in antiquity, at the school he had founded in the area of Asclepieion. Unlike the sanctuary of Asclepius at Epidaurus, scientific medicine was particularly developed in Kos.
Sight 2: Τζαμί Πλατάνι
The Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque is an Ottoman-era mosque in the Aegean 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 Defterdar Mosque. It is also one of the two mosques in Kos to be named after Gazi Hasan Pasha, the other being the one in Kos town.
Sight 3: Roman Odeon
Sight 4: Ancient Gymnasion
The Western Excavation Site of Kos is located in the town of Kos on the Greek island of Kos.
Sight 5: Casa Romana
![Casa Romana](/static/images/wikipedia/Greece_Kos_Casa-Romana.jpg)
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.
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