Tour and Live Performance in the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus

Explore the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus, visit the healing center of Asclepius, and enjoy a live performance with English subtitles.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Athens - I will pick up you and we will drive to Epidaurus
  • Epidaurus Archaeological Museum - Before the performance you will have more than an hour for a drink or a snack or to visit the sanctuary of Asclepius at Epidaurus,. Is a tribute to the origins of Greece healing cults. The vast site, with its temples and hospital buildings devoted to gods, provides evidence of the transition from belief in divine healing to the science of medicine.
  • The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus - The Athens and Epidaurus Festival is the city’s annual arts festival and a highlight of the Greek summer calendar. With a legacy that spans more than sixty years, today it incorporates a full programme theatre, dance and visual arts. Performances at the ancient theatre of Epidaurus are highlights of the festival. Famous for exemplary acoustics and many of the great works of classical playwrights, such as Sophocles, premiered at the Epidaurus Theatre in ancient times.
  • Athens - After performance we will dive back
What's Included
  • Tickets for the performance is 50 euro and I will buy them for you
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Pick up / drop off
What's Not Included
  • Tickets for museum and ancient Sanctuary of Asklepios 12 euro
Additional Information

We will visit the Ancient holistic healing center of Asclepius (son of god Apollo). Aside from incubation, pilgrims could also be given pharmaceutical drugs and remedies, they could even undergo surgical treatment, evident due to the scalpels, lances, and other instruments found there. Asclepius and his student Hippocrates accept and heal psychic weak people with hypnosis. For Asclepius, part of the therapy was the most perfect ancient Greek theatre from 400 BC. Because of its exceptional architecture and aesthetics, the theatre was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List with the Temple of Asclepius. At the end of our tour, we will watch a performance in the ancient theatre like 2,500 years before!! All performances are presented with English subtitles for international visitors.

  • **All performances are presented with English subtitles for international visitors.
Location
Athens
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.