For all you history lovers Kos island is the perfect place, many people have heard about the Hippokratic oath, While the Oath is rarely used in its original form today, it serves as a foundation for other, similar oaths and laws that define good medical practice and morals.

Here on the island you can find Hippocrates tree where it is said that Hippocrates carried out his teaching beneath the old tree.  The tree can be found at the entrance to the castle, it can be reached via the fountain on the harbor road (entrance to bar street) or via a path running from

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