{"id":52,"date":"2022-12-13T15:38:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T15:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2022-12-14T12:21:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T12:21:13","slug":"about-kos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/about-kos\/","title":{"rendered":"About Kos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background\"><strong>One of most blessed islands of the Dodekanese, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitgreece.gr\/islands\/dodecanese\/kos\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.visitgreece.gr\/islands\/dodecanese\/kos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kos<\/a> is famous for its natural beauty, its wealth of archeological landmarks as the birthplace of Hippocrates- the &#8220;Father of Medicine&#8221;. Born in 260 BC, Hippocrates established his famous school on the island of Kos, making it a therapeutic destination for people across the world to visit during ancient times.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kos-1024x740.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kos-1024x740.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kos-300x217.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kos-768x555.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kos-1536x1109.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kos-1568x1132.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kos-600x433.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kos.jpeg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background\"><strong>Explore the endless opportunities for sightseeing, experience top landmarks of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kos.gr\/historical-monuments-and-museums\/ancient-market-of-kos\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/kos.gr\/historical-monuments-and-museums\/ancient-market-of-kos\" target=\"_blank\">Ancient Agora<\/a>, the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discoveringkos.com\/destination-item\/kos-town-castle-neratzia\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.discoveringkos.com\/destination-item\/kos-town-castle-neratzia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Neratzia Castle<\/a>, the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discoveringkos.com\/destination-item\/the-plane-tree-of-hippocrates\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.discoveringkos.com\/destination-item\/the-plane-tree-of-hippocrates\/\" target=\"_blank\">Plane Tree of Hippocrates<\/a>, the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kos.gr\/historical-monuments-and-museums\/archaeological-museum\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/kos.gr\/historical-monuments-and-museums\/archaeological-museum\" target=\"_blank\">Archeological museum<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/kos.gr\/historical-monuments-and-museums\/casa-romana\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/kos.gr\/historical-monuments-and-museums\/casa-romana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Casa Romana<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoveringkos.com\/destination-item\/the-roman-odeon\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.discoveringkos.com\/destination-item\/the-roman-odeon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Roman Odeon<\/a>. On the outskirts of the city, you will find the historical <a href=\"https:\/\/kos.gr\/historical-monuments-and-museums\/asclepieion\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/kos.gr\/historical-monuments-and-museums\/asclepieion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sanctuary of Asclepius<\/a>, an inspiring landscape dedicated to the Greek God of Healing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"830\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"97\"  src=\"https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/zia-830x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/zia-830x1024.jpeg 830w, https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/zia-243x300.jpeg 243w, https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/zia-768x948.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/zia-600x741.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/zia.jpeg 1037w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background\"><strong>Don&#8217;t miss the chance to explore the picturesque villages of Kos, the pristine Asfendiou area on the slopes of Mountain Dikaios and Zia, from where the sunset view is a postcard-memory you will cherish forever&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of most blessed islands of the Dodekanese, Kos is famous for its natural beauty, its wealth of archeological landmarks as the birthplace of Hippocrates- the &#8220;Father of Medicine&#8221;. Born in 260 BC, Hippocrates established his famous school on the island of Kos, making it a therapeutic destination for people across the world to visit&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/about-kos\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About Kos<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112,"href":"https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52\/revisions\/112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dm132274ht4436fall22.students.acg.edu\/md132274Project\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}