The History of Medicine in Turkey and Greece

The only city in the world that spans two continents, it is a bewitching dust-devil of cultures and influences spanning thousands of years. Visit Scutari Barracks, where Florence Nightingale tended thousands of soldiers during the Crimean War, the spectacular Blue Mosque and drive to the Kadakoy District and take part in a culinary tour.

It would be hard to find such a concentration of important medical historical sites anywhere else. Your journey encompasses thousands of years of medical history, including the Gallipoli beach hospitals, Hippocrates, Galen and the Knights of St John.

Fly to Athens and travel to the historic town of Nafplio. Stay in Tolo and visit ancient Mycenae and the healing centre at Epidaurus. Then continue to Athens, one of the world’s oldest and most storied cities.