Asclepieion of Ancient Peparethos — Attraction in Skopelos Municipality

Very small little museum, but it actually has some nice info about the history of Skopelos.

If anyone is wondering about the business hours of the museum, I talked to the guy running the place: The hours aren't consistent, and is based on his availability. He tries to open the place daily during normal hours, but sometimes he has another assignment to take care of, and then it stays closed, until he can open it again. So if you walk past during the day and it's closed, it's not permanently closed. Return maybe on the next day, and then it...

The Asclepieion of ancient Peparithos is located at Livadi - Ampeliki, on the southeastern part of Skopelos bay. In the excavation of 1961 they discovered ancient buildings, statues, relics and an inscribed base dedicated to Asclepius from whom it got its name. Later on, the ancient buildings were destroyed by the waves but in a newer excavation they discovered a building complex and amphorae, red-figure Attic vases, fragments of statues and terracotta figurines and coins, hosted in a specially configurated space...

Free to look around, and worth a quick visit if you're a history buff. Lots of information about the island's past and a couple of artifacts. The Asclepieion itself isn't much to look at, but the information boards (which are translated into English on a hand out if needed) and the curator have a wealth of interesting socio, geographical and economic facts. Some knowledge of Ancient Greece is assumed and may need an extra...