Paros - Aesculapium

(Local Name: Asklepieion) Northwest of the town of Páros, near the sea and on a terrace below a hill with windmills, is the Doric Asklepieion (fourth century B.C.), with some remains of walls and a fountain basin (sixth century B.C.). A building laid out around a square courtyard, with a central altar, dates from a later period. Beyond this is the new fountain basin. On the terrace above the Asklepieion stood the Pythion, the sanctuary of Apollo Pythios and of Asklepios, who was associated with him. The square building on the lower level was used for the treatment of those who came to seek healing at this sanctuary.