Captains

Captains is a hotel in Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands. Captains is situated nearby to the archaeological site Ancient Stadium, as well as near Archaeological Museum of Kos.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Kos and Plane tree of Hippocrates.

Archaeological Museum of Kos

Museum

Photo: Mickapr, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Archaeological Museum of Kos is situated 700 metres southeast of Captains.

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 790 metres southeast of Captains.

Ancient Stadium

Archaeological site

Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ancient Stadium is an archaeological site, which is situated 570 metres south of Captains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kos and Kos Asklepieion.

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 Captains.

Zipari

Town

Photo: Karelj, Public domain.

Zipari is a town, which is situated 7 km west of Captains.

Captains

Type: Hotel
Categories: accommodation, building, and tourism
Location: Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

36.89835° or 36° 53′ 54″ north

Longitude

27.28332° or 27° 17′ east

Elevation

6 metres (20 feet)

Open location code

8G89V7XM+88

GeoNames ID

10127628

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