Ancient Stadium

Ancient Stadium is an archaeological site in Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands. Ancient Stadium is situated nearby to the historic building Atik Mosque, as well as near the archaeological site Northern Baths.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plane tree of Hippocrates and Defterdar Mosque.

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 510 metres east of Ancient Stadium.

Defterdar Mosque

Mosque

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The Defterdar Ibrahim Pasha Mosque is a mosque on the island of Kos, in the South Aegean region of Greece. Built in the 18th century, during the Ottoman-era, the mosque serves the Muslim community of Kos, as one of the two out of the five Ottoman mosques to be still operational and open for worship on Kos, the other being the Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque. Defterdar Mosque is situated 310 metres east of Ancient Stadium.

Square Saint Paraskevi

Park

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Square Saint Paraskevi is a park, which is situated 310 metres east of Ancient Stadium.

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.