Epidaurus
Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands · Greece
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- Best time to go
- March to May, September to November
- Budget
- $$
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
The ancient theatre at Epidaurus, constructed in the fourth century BCE and attributed to the architect Polykleitos the Younger, is considered the best-preserved and most acoustically sophisticated ancient theatre in Greece. The cavea seats approximately 14,000 spectators on 55 tiers cut into a natural hillside, and the geometry of the design creates near-perfect acoustic conditions audible even from the highest rows. The theatre is part of the Sanctuary of Asklepios, a renowned ancient healing centre whose other remains include a tholos, gymnasium, and stadium.
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