쉬운 Προφήτης Ηλίας - Κυνόρτιο Όρος Δήμου Ασκληπιείου 하이킹 및 워킹 코스

The temple of the famous Asclepius stood here.

The theater dates back to the 4th century BC.

The ancient theater of Epidaurus is located at the southeastern end of the sanctuary dedicated to the ancient healing god, Asclepius, in the Asclepion of Epidaurus. It is built on the western slope of Mount Kynortio. It is located near present-day Lygourio in Argolida and belongs to the Municipality of Epidaurus. It is considered the most perfect ancient Greek theater in terms of acoustics and aesthetics.

Sports games were held here

The most beautiful ancient open-air theater. Great acoustics if you stand in the middle and sing. There is a theater festival here in the summer.

Exceptional site very well preserved with a unique resonance

Exceptional site very well preserved with sound that you will not find elsewhere

In Epidauros itself there was first a place for the worship of Apollon, more precisely Apollon Maleatas. Since the 5th century BC BC, however, Asklepios joined his mythological father of the gods, Apollo. Although Apollo continued to be worshiped in his own temple, the healing god Asklepios increasingly lured pilgrims and those seeking healing to Epidaurus, where a specially designed pilgrimage path was uncovered. According to a Greek myth, Asklepios was born here. However, there were other sites that claimed this fame, often with older claims, such as Trikka in Thessaly. The rise of the Asklepios cult is probably mainly related to the plague epidemic in Athens and the founding of the local Asklepios sanctuary at the foot of the Acropolis. Since the Epidaurians knew how to praise their place as the birthplace of the god, this developed in the 5th, but at the latest in the 4th century BC. to the most important sanctuary of this god and became very rich. This can be seen above all in the brisk building activity taking place at this time. Due to the increased importance, Epidaurian daughter shrines arose in numerous places in the ancient world, for example in Athens, in Pergamon or in Rome.