Paradisi
Paradisi is a village in Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands. Paradisi is situated nearby to the village Ηρακλής, as well as near the hamlet Άγιος Κωνσταντίνος.Places of Interest
Highlights include Plane tree of Hippocrates and Archaeological Museum of Kos.
Plane tree of Hippocrates
Photo: Stevenfruitsmaak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2½ km northwest of Paradisi.
Archaeological Museum of Kos
Museum
Photo: Mickapr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Archaeological Museum of Kos is situated 3 km northwest of Paradisi.
Ancient Agora
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Ancient Agora is situated 2½ km northwest of Paradisi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kos and Kos Asklepieion.
Kos
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 5 km west of Paradisi.
Zipari
Town
Photo: Karelj, Public domain.
Zipari is a town, which is situated 10 km west of Paradisi.
Paradisi
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.8791° or 36° 52′ 45″ northLongitude
27.31422° or 27° 18′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8G89V8H7+JMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1995201941OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Paradisi” goes by many names.
- German: “Paradisi”
- Greek: “Παραδείσι”
- Russian: “Парадиси”
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