Kos Town is famous for its natural beauty and history.
Discover attractions of the Greek islands, mainland and metropolis. Apart from archaeological sites, monuments and museums, did you know that you can visit some of the most amazing monuments of geological interest in the word? Don't miss the chance to visit the Petrified Forest of Lesvos and Meteora in Thessaly, Central Kos Town!
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese The altar of Dionysus is located at Gregoriou the 5th street, quite close to the "Casa Romana" monument, on the same level with the Hellenistic Agora, approximately 3 meters below the level of the modern city.
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Altar of Dionysos
Ancient Agora of Kos
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese In antiquity, the agora (forum) of every city was its commercial and social centre. The ancient Agora of Kos is among the largest to have been excavated in Greece to this date. Originally it was built during the 4th century B.C. ... View More
Ancient Agora of Kos
Ancient Stadium of Kos
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese On the junction of 31st of May street and Great Alexander street lie the ruins of the ancient stadium of Kos. The stadium located opposite the church of St. Ann (south west of the ruins of the north Thermes) is dated to the first... View More
Ancient Stadium of Kos
Roman Odeon of Kos
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese The Roman Auditorium is thought to have been one of the most crucial public buildings of ancient Kos. It was found by the Italian archeologist Laurenzi in an excavation conducted in 1929.
Erected during the 2nd century A.D it... View More
Roman Odeon of Kos
Sanctuary of Asclepios
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese The Asclepieion of Kos is built upon the slopes of hill clothed in lush flora and graced with beautiful views of the sea and the Turkish coast. It is the most important monument of the island and of the most important temples... View More
Sanctuary of Asclepios
Temple of Hercules
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese Located near the Plane Tree of Hippocrates, this temple, deidcated to Hercules, is dated to the 2nd century B.C. It is built upon a trapezoid shaped mound. Upon the northernmost corner of the mound stood a rectangular temple.... View More
Temple of Hercules
Tree of Hippocrates
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese Opposite the fortress of Neratzia, next to the ancient Αgora of Kos, one of the most ancient trees of Kos lays its roots: the plane tree of Hippocrates, a historical site visited by thousands every year.
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Tree of Hippocrates
Western Archaeological Zone of Kos
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese The western archaeological zone is located opposite the ancient theater and is part of the town that was abandoned in the Middle Ages and throughout the period of Hospitaller, and, when it was later excavated, it revealed some... View More