Seat ander the legendary Tree of Hippocrateson Kos, Greece

The famous tree planted by the greatest physician Hippocrates still breathes with history.

If you believe the legends, it was under this tree that the great doctor wrote out prescriptions and lectured his students. The tree is located near the fortress of the Ioannites and has quite impressive dimensions. It is more than two thousand years old, and in the girth it reaches 14 meters.

Of course, there are always skeptics who claim that the tree is not more than 500 years old, and even Hippocrates does not have anything to do with it, but believe that it was here that the great man healed and passed on his knowledge, touched the tree of history is always entertaining, interesting and romantic. Perhaps this is why the Greeks support life in this ancient tree with all their forces and cherish it as the apple of their eye.

1. Go to the heart of the historical part of Kos. Here, next to the entrance to the castle of the knights, you will see the Hippocrates sycamore.
2. You definitely will not miss it, a huge tree standing out of the last forces, despite the fact that the wood inside is already missing and only the bark remains, and the branches keep on the props is still breathing.
3. Touch the tree of history, maybe one of the great ideas will illuminate you.
4. And of course, make a selfie.

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