Asklepieion - Kos - Greece 77 images Created 4 Jun 2019
Images in this photo gallery are from Asklepieion, the sacred sanctuary of Asklepios, the Greek god of medicine and healing, and son of Apollo. It lays 3.5 kilometers north-west of Kos Town and stands on the slopes of a low hill and enjoys a superb view over the sea and the coast of Asia Minor (Turkey) opposite. Kos island is part of the Dodecanese island group and birthplace of the ancient physician and father of medicine, Hippocrates.