ΕΛΤΑ

ΕΛΤΑ is a post office in Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands. ΕΛΤΑ is situated nearby to the theater building Roman Odeum, as well as near the archaeological site Roman Odeon.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roman Odeon and Casa Romana.

Roman Odeon

Archaeological site

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Roman Odeon is an archaeological site, which is situated 280 metres northeast of ΕΛΤΑ.

Casa Romana

Archaeological site

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Casa Romana is an archaeological site, which is situated 610 metres east of ΕΛΤΑ.

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 1 km northeast of ΕΛΤΑ.

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.

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 2½ km southwest of ΕΛΤΑ.