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<p>[QUOTE="Silphium Addict, post: 7599208, member: 116882"]Instead of a coin, I have an Asklepios story:</p><p>While in Barcelona 2018, I specifically went to the <i>Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona</i> to see the original statue of Asklepios from Empuries, its most famous artifact. When I visited the <i>Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Empúries </i>at the archaeologic site, I was surprised to find out the original statue had been returned to the Museum in 2016 for its centennial anniversary but my guidebook was not up to date. However, the MAC-Barcelona was still well worth the visit and the day wandering Empúries was exceptional.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1308567[/ATTACH]</p><p>Original statue of Asklepios at MAC - <i>Empúries</i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1308569[/ATTACH]</p><p>Copy of statue at the temple - <i>Empúries</i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1308568[/ATTACH]</p><p>Photo of finding the statue in a well 1909</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, if you ever go to Empúries, stay at the Hostel Spa Empúries beside the archeologic site. Nice beach and be sure to walk to the medieval town of Sant Marti d’Empúries for dinner. What a wonderful experience!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1308570[/ATTACH]</p><p>Hostel Spa Empúries</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1308571[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sunrise at Hostel Spa Empúries[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Silphium Addict, post: 7599208, member: 116882"]Instead of a coin, I have an Asklepios story: While in Barcelona 2018, I specifically went to the [I]Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona[/I] to see the original statue of Asklepios from Empuries, its most famous artifact. When I visited the [I]Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Empúries [/I]at the archaeologic site, I was surprised to find out the original statue had been returned to the Museum in 2016 for its centennial anniversary but my guidebook was not up to date. However, the MAC-Barcelona was still well worth the visit and the day wandering Empúries was exceptional. [ATTACH=full]1308567[/ATTACH] Original statue of Asklepios at MAC - [I]Empúries[/I] [ATTACH=full]1308569[/ATTACH] Copy of statue at the temple - [I]Empúries[/I] [ATTACH=full]1308568[/ATTACH] Photo of finding the statue in a well 1909 BTW, if you ever go to Empúries, stay at the Hostel Spa Empúries beside the archeologic site. Nice beach and be sure to walk to the medieval town of Sant Marti d’Empúries for dinner. What a wonderful experience! [ATTACH=full]1308570[/ATTACH] Hostel Spa Empúries [ATTACH=full]1308571[/ATTACH] Sunrise at Hostel Spa Empúries[/QUOTE]
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