International Hippocratic Foundation — Attraction in Municipality of Kos

Please be aware of the old man providing the tour! When my partner and I were shown the clinic room, the old man demonstrated how some of the traditional tools were used. At first it was very interesting to see all the various ways the old tools were used. However, both my partner and I started to feel more and more uncomfortable when the old man began physically touching my partner (bearing in mind that there are COVID-19 regulations in place). It started with a simple touch of the arm to demonstrate how an old cast would be used. He would then carry on holding my partners arm for an unnecessarily long time, moving his way towards her shoulder and explained that the cast would be used for “dislocations”. It was at this time he placed his left hand onto my partner’s chest. This was when I grabbed my partner and placed myself in between her and the old man. The tour started to become sour at this point since it left my blood boiling.

The rest of the tour was good since he left us and we were able to explore the rest of the museum and the garden.

Note: the old man’s English wasn’t too good and started mixing Greek into his sentences. Which I guess he decided to demonstrate things in a different way. However, it felt as if he was trying to take advantage of a situation. So if anyone decides to visit this museum then please be wary of...

The entrance was 6 euros and it takes about 30 minutes to visit it all. Best thing about it is that it's got air conditioning, as well as toilets. It also has a small souvenir shop.

Inside, there are three rooms to visit: a room with different plants and herbs, neatly organised it pots, with a little library next to it, then the study room of Hippocrates, with his tools and utensils, and finally, a room with statues of different gods and deities, with a ton of information panels.

Out the back, you'll find the gardens. Maybe it was the end of the hot season, but many of the plants were wilted. It wasn't as organised as the inside of the museum, but it was a good...

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Visited as part of the Open Top Bus Tour... It's not that the place is bad - but you can look through the museum part in fifteen minutes; the garden is a dustbowl (October) and then you've got an hour to kill, and there's nowhere to get a drink... We were bored, as were many other people on the bus tour.

On the upside, found the building architecturally interesting, and the view from the front porch is very pleasant.

If you're particularly interested in the subject or passing anyway, it's likely worth the three Euros.... Just don't make a...