Casa Romana
Casa Romana is an archaeological site in Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands. Casa Romana is situated nearby to the museum Ιστορικό Λαογραφικό Μουσείο Κω, as well as near the archaeological site Altar of Dionisus.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 410 metres north of Casa Romana.
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 580 metres north of Casa Romana.
Square Saint Paraskevi
Park
Photo: Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Square Saint Paraskevi is a park, which is situated 300 metres north of Casa Romana.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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 3 km southwest of Casa Romana.
Zipari
Town
Photo: Karelj, Public domain.
Zipari is a town, which is situated 8 km west of Casa Romana.
Casa Romana
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Restored Roman villa in the city of Kos (Κως) on the Greek island of Kos (Κω)
- Categories: reconstructed structure, archaeological museum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.88994° or 36° 53′ 24″ northLongitude
27.28859° or 27° 17′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8G89V7QQ+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 82790135OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q16327980
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Turkish—“Casa Romana” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Roomalainen talo”
- French: “Casa Romana”
- German: “Casa Romana”
- German: “Ρωμαϊκή οικία”
- Greek: “Ρωμαϊκή οικία Κω”
- Russian: “Римский дом”
- Turkish: “Casa Romana (Kos)”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ιστορικό Λαογραφικό Μουσείο Κω and Altar of Dionisus.
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