Monuments- Sights - Ancient theater of Epidaurus Beaches - Gkliati beach In the town - Picturesque Epidaurus port |
Epidaurus, with its sun, sea and divine serene nature, constantly inhabited since the Bronze Age, continues to heal and please its visitors and pilgrims. It was considered a place of catharsis, healing and calmness since ancient times because of the place's special energy, the beauty of the surrounding nature, the soft mountains, the healing springs, the sea. A sacred site of God Asclepius, the God of medicine, it is full of countless ancient treasures, Mycenaean tombs, infirmaries, the small theater, even a sunken ancient city, but the most prominent of all these creations is the huge Ancient Theater of Epidaurus, built to host 13000 people, a place of healing by presenting the passions and grandeurs of men and Gods. The pretty town of today with its port, its picturesque taverns by the sea and its excellent touristic infrastructure, continues to create a new magic. Epidaurus, unique centre of civilization, art, science, offering of the Greek Spirit to all humanity.. |
