Today we will find ourself in the place of Hippocrates,
in the green island with the healthy climate, the fertile
ground and the immense sandy beaches. It is a island that is worshipped
by the travellers, but also a island that worshipped Asklipio,
Kyparissio and Apollo.
History
The natural beauties of Kos, its splendid monuments, but also live
traditions assemble the interest of visitor. In the island with
the rich fabulous tradition, in which is reflected its real history,
that is connected with geological changes and demographic realignments.
Kos accepted the effects from the Minoans (2000 - 1500
b. c.) and the Mycenean culture (1600-1100), while Dorians
from Peloponnese habitated in the island in 1100 bc imposing their
linguistic property. With monarchist and after oligarchic
regime the 8th century, it was managed later with elected nobility,
while from the 7th century it participated in Dorian launch.
After the end of 6th century became tributary of Persians.
The residents of island from very early turned in the trade,
in the shipping, while sericulture and production of exceptionally
thin buckrams was knew big growth. Also at the same moment
flourished also the ars and the science and mainly
the herbs ine. There was given birth Hippocrates 460-357 bc and
there were lived big doctors of antiquity. In the 4th century
bc was founded in Kos, one of the most important infirmaries of
antiquity,
Asklipieion.
The island followed the chances of other Dodekanisa the period of
Peloponnisian War knew flourishing in the arts, in
the poetry in the sports. At the Byzantine season it belonged in
the Subject of Islands and suffered a lot of destructions. From 1204
until 1282 it belong in the Venetians and in the sovereign of Leonta
Gabala.
Present
Beginning the tour from the capital of Kos, we will visit the mountainous
villages of Asfedoniou in the fringes of highesy top of the island
and his terms Dikaio that reaches the 846 meters. The street is
asphalted and turns in Zipari. Following mentally the
backbone of island we go up in the beautiful Pyli and we will
continue our course until we reach the old village the castle
and the
interesting churches. The beach is Marmari, after that is Antimacheia
that constitutes node for Mastichari, a splendid harbour that
connects the island with Kalymnos and Kardamaina, from where
we can go in Nissyro.
Sightseeings
There are so many interesting and appreciable things we
can see in the splendid Kos. The ruins of the ancient
city in the area of excavations in the harbor that was revealed after
the bad earthquake of 1933. The castle of Knights built on the
ancient, in the right side of harbor, dominates the entry of
city
and is maintained in good condition. It was manufactured in the 15th
century, but was completed with additions because the Turkish invasions,
in 16th.
In its interior are saved ancient architectural members, altars and
columns.
The well-known Platanos of Hippocrates, the enormous tree that
is said that he had planted and the perimeter
of his
trunke
is twelve meters!
Asklipieio is naturally the most important monument. It was
the infirmary of antiquity and is found in in a thicket of cypresses.
In the first level it is the scale of entry, 24 steps, the propylaea,
niches for statues, ruins of Romanic buildings, galleries
and a wall with waters of the around springs. The second level
leads scale with thirty steps and reaches in the ancientest temple
of Asklipio.
After we swim, we walk in present and in the past, after we talk
and hush we should not forget to photograph the place i ourmemory:
The statue of athlete, the acephalous statue of woman,
the
department of Archaic relief, the picturing statue, the
Statue of Dimitra, statue of the daughter, statue of Athina, the
relief of Irakli, the statue of Health.