Epidaurus
Epidaurus is an archaeological site in the Argolis region of Greece, southwest of Athens. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: healing shrine on the territory of ancient Epidauros, Argolid, Greece
- Also known as: “Archaeological site of Sanctuary of Asclepius, Epidaurus”, “Epidaurus Asklepieion”, “Sanctuary of Asclepius, Epidaurus”, “Sanctuary of Asklepios”, “Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus”, and “Temple of Asclepius, Epidaurus”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus and Archaelogical Museum of Epidavros.
Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus
Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus is a theatre in the Greek city of Epidaurus, located on the southeast end of the sanctuary dedicated to the ancient Greek God of medicine, Asclepius.
Archaelogical Museum of Epidavros
Museum
Archaeological Museum of Epidaurus is a museum in Epidaurus, in Argolis on the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. The museum, noted for its reconstructions of temples and its columns and inscriptions, was established in 1902 and opened in 1909 to display artifacts unearthed in the ancient site of Epidaurus in the surrounding area.
Sanctuary of Apollo Maleatas
Archaeological site
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sanctuary of Apollo Maleatas is located on a low hill on Mount Kynortion, east of the sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus. At the peak of the hill was a small Early Helladic settlement, which was never built on in later periods.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lygourio.
Lygourio
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Lygourio is a Greek small town located about the middle of Argolis prefecture. It is built at the foot of Arachnaion Mountain at a height of 370 meters, near the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus. Lygourio is situated 4 km northwest of Epidaurus.
Epidaurus
- Categories: archaeological site, hieron, hospital, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.5981° or 37° 35′ 53″ northLongitude
23.076° or 23° 4′ 34″ eastOperator
Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων ΑργολίδαςOpen location code
8G95H3XG+69OpenStreetMap ID
way 30110346OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7698713
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Epidaurus” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Асклепион (Епидавър)”
- Bulgarian: “Асклепион”
- Catalan: “Asclepeion d’Epidaure”
- Catalan: “Asclepièon d’Epidaure”
- Cebuano: “Sanctuary of Asklepios”
- Chinese: “埃皮达鲁斯的阿斯克勒庇俄斯庇护所”
- Chinese: “埃皮达鲁斯的阿斯克勒庇俄斯神庙”
- Chinese: “埃皮达鲁斯考古遗址”
- Chinese: “阿斯克勒庇俄斯神廟”
- Croatian: “Asklepijevo svetište u Epidauru”
- Czech: “archeologické naleziště Asklépiův chrám Epidaurus”
- Czech: “Asklépiova svatyně”
- Czech: “Asklépiův chrám”
- Dutch: “archeologische site van heiligdom van Asklepios in Epidaurus”
- Dutch: “heiligdom van Asklepios in Epidaurus”
- Finnish: “Asklepieion”
- French: “sanctuaire d’Asclépios à Épidaure”
- French: “Sanctuaire d’Asclépios et théâtre d’Épidaure”
- French: “sanctuaire d’Épidaure”
- French: “Site archéologique de sanctuaire d’Asclépios à Épidaure”
- Galician: “Santuario de Asclepios en Epidauro”
- German: “archäologische Stätte des Asklepios-Heiligtums von Epidauros”
- German: “Asklepiostempel von Epidauros”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικός χώρος Ασκληπιείου Επιδαύρου”
- Greek: “Ασκληπιείο της Επιδαύρου”
- Hebrew: “מקדש אסקלפיוס באפידאורוס”
- Italian: “Asclepeion di Epidauro”
- Italian: “tempio di Asclepio a Epidauro”
- Japanese: “アスクレピオスの聖地エピダウロス”
- Maltese: “Santwarju ta‘ Asklepju ta’ Epidaurus”
- Maltese: “Tempju ta‘ Asklepju ta’ Epidaurus”
- Maltese: “Tempju ta’ Asklepju ta’ Epidaurus”
- Persian: “معبد اسکلپیوس”
- Slovenian: “Asklepijevo svetišče v Epidavru”
- Spanish: “Archaiologikós chóros Asklipieíou Epidávrou”
- Spanish: “Asclepeion de Epidauro”
- Spanish: “Asclepio de Epidauro”
- Spanish: “Asklipieio de Epidauro”
- Spanish: “Asklipieio de Epidavrou”
- Spanish: “Asklipieío tis Epidávrou”
- Spanish: “Asklipieion de Epidauro”
- Spanish: “Asklipieiou de Epidauro”
- Spanish: “Asklipieiou de Epidavrou”
- Spanish: “Asklipieíou Epidávrou”
- Spanish: “Santuario de Asclepio en Epidauro”
- Spanish: “Santuario de Asclepio”
- Spanish: “Santuario de Esculapio en Epidauro”
- Spanish: “Sitio arqueológico de Asclepión de Epidauro”
- Spanish: “Templo de Asclepio en Epidauro”
- Spanish: “templo de Asclepio”
- Spanish: “Αρχαιολογικός χώρος Ασκληπιείου Επιδαύρου”
- Spanish: “Ασκληπιείο της Επιδαύρου”
- Swedish: “Asklepios tempel i Epidaurus”
- Swedish: “Sanctuary of Asklepios”
- Tatar: “Асклепий гыйбадәтханәсе”
- Tatar: “Эпидавростагы Асклепий гыйбадәте комплексы”
- Turkish: “Asklepios Tapınağı, Epidauros”
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