Messene Asclepeion

Messene Asclepeion is an archaeological site in Messene, Messenia. Messene Asclepeion is situated nearby to the ruins Βαλανείο, as well as near Archives.

Photo: Ioannis Houvardas, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: ancient sanctuary and civic complex with temple, bouleuterion
Also known as: “Asklepieion of Messene”, “Sanctuary of Asclepius at Messene”, and “Ασκληπιείο, Αρχαία Μεσσήνη”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Messene and Artemision.

Messene

Photo: Rossignol Benoît, CC BY 3.0.

Messene, officially Ancient Messene, is a local community within the regional unit of Messenia in the region of Peloponnese. It is best known for the ruins of the large classical city-state of Ancient Messene.

Artemision

Ruins

Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Artemision is a ruins.

Treasury House

Archaeological site

Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Treasury House is an archaeological site, which is situated 130 metres north of Messene Asclepeion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mavromati and Arsinoi.

Mavromati

Village

Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 2.5.

Mavromati is a village.

Arsinoi

Village

Arsinoi is a local community of the municipal unit Ithomi, of the municipality of Messini within the regional unit of Messenia in the region of Peloponnese, one of 13 regions into which Greece has been divided.