Αρχαίο Γυμνάσιο & Στάδιο

Δυτική Αρχαιολογική Ζώνη

Η δυτική αρχαιολογική ζώνη είναι ένα τμήμα της πόλης που εγκαταλείφθηκε κατά τον Μεσαίωνα και καθ'όλη τη διάρκεια της εποχής των ιπποτών. Όταν αργότερα ανασκάφηκε, αποκάλυψε μερικές από τις σημαντικότερες ανακαλύψεις της Κω. Βρίσκεται απέναντι από το αρχαίο θέατρο και περιλαμβάνει:

• The port's Thermae, built around the 3rd century BC.

• The northern Thermae, dating back to the 3rd century BC, with a long hall which has fallen, covering the floor in several places. 

• The ancient stadium, from the first half of the 2nd century BC, right in front of the chapel of Agia Anna (St. Anna). The length of the stadium could not have been more than 180 meters long, while its width was about 30 meters wide. Its construction began in the 4th to 3rd century BC, boasting Doric and Ionic architectural influences.

• The Ksiston Road or Ksistos Dromos of the gymnasium, from the first half of the 2nd century BC, located south of the stadium. 

• The paved road (Cardo), dating back to the 3rd century A.D. 

• The western Thermae, located between the gymnasium and the paved road (Cardo), dating back to the 3rd century A.D. 

• The limestone arcade, of the 4th - 3rd century BC

• The Forica of Thermae or Nymphaeum, excavated in 1938 and restored in 1940. 

• The arcades’ road (Decumanus), 10.50 meters wide - 4.45 meters of which were the carriage road.

• Several building blocks with mosaic houses and other findings, including traces of reconstruction (following the earthquake of 142 AD) of an earlier Hellenistic house.