The theatre at Epidaurus (and our favorite actress)

This morning we were supposed to go kayaking in the Mediterranean at Epidaurus to visit the Ancient Sunken City, but the weather forecast was for high winds and so the kayaking was cancelled. So we had another slow morning and then Sophia and I went out shopping. We stopped for lunch and rooster in wine sauce over noodles, spicy creamy feta cheese, and a fresh salad. (Rooster is like chicken except mostly dark meat.)

Spicy Feta Cheese Dip

Green Salad w/ Parmesan

Rooster with Red Wine Sauce

Gelato for dessert

Epidaurus

Epidaurus was something of a medical center that treated the whole person - soul, mind, spirit, and body - a healing sanctuary. And so beyond discovering medical instruments and sites for treatments, the area also contains a music hall and a theatre, a dormitory, a temple, a stadium (athletic field), and they believe there is more to discover should they excavate more.

Theatre

Epidaurus is probably most known for its acoustically perfect theatre, still in use today for classical performances.

Medical Instruments....eew!

Entrance to the Music Hall

The Dormitory

The Stadium:

The Starting Line

As we drove through the area the streets were lined with these gorgeous flowers…

Bourtzi Fortress

After returning to Nafplio, Mike went out to Bourtzi Fortress in the Harbor, first commissioned by the Venetians in 1471. At one point they cleverly used giant chains suspended from the fort to the mainland to prevent ships from passing through. Interestingly in the 1930’s it was a boutique hotel for the rich and famous, closing in 1966, when it became a museum.