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Epidauros / Epidaurus / Sanctuary of Asklepios Description
(Local Name: Epídavros) Altitude: 90m/295ft

Epidauros, the most widely famed sanctuary of the healing god Asklepios, lies in a quietly beautiful setting in the Argolid.

In pre-Greek times the god of Maleas (Maleatas) was worshipped on the hill of Kynortion (above the theater, outside the enclosure), and the Greeks equated this earlier divinity with their god Apollo. Then Apollo was joined by his son Asklepios, who had grown up at Trikka in Thessaly. Every four years games were held in honor of the god, and from 395 B.C. there was also a dramatic festival. From the end of the fifth century B.C. the cult of Asklepios spread widely throughout the ancient world, reaching Athens in 420 B.C. and Rome
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Hobbies & Activities category: Archeological site or ruin;  Town walls, fortifications, gates;  Theatrical hall or company;  UNESCO World Heritage Site
Address
Epidauros Site & Museum
Epídavros
Greece
Hours
November 1 to March 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open8:008:008:008:008:008:008:00
Closed17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
April 1 to October 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open8:008:008:008:008:008:008:00
Closed19:3019:3019:3019:3019:3019:3019:30
Always open, even if weekly hours indicate otherwise
Assumption Day - Christian (August 15)
Óhi Day - Greece & Cyprus (October 28)
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Good Friday - Christian
Easter - Christian
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Cost
Adult6.00 Euros
Concession or reduced rate3.00 Euros
Child 18 & underFREE
Students from EUFREE
Tips
Admission free on Sundays from November to March.
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