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Archaeological Museum of Kos

Museum

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Archaeological Museum of Kos is situated 390 metres southeast of Astron.

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. Plane tree of Hippocrates is situated 450 metres southeast of Astron.

Ancient Stadium

Archaeological site

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Ancient Stadium is an archaeological site, which is situated 370 metres south of Astron.

Places in the Area

Kos

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Kos is a popular tourist destination in the Greek islands of the Dodecanese, located in the south-eastern part of the Aegean Sea, near the Turkish coast.

Kos Asklepieion

Locality

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The Temple of Asclepius or Asclepieion of Kos was one of the most famous temples dedicated to Asclepius in the ancient world. The archeologist Rudolf Herzog, grandfather of Werner Herzog, excavated it in 1902, as the latter recounted in conversation with Paul Holdengräber. Kos Asklepieion is situated 3½ km southwest of Astron.

Zipari

Town

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Zipari is a town, which is situated 8 km west of Astron.

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