AGIOS FOKAS

DIMITRA BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 28581-2 Fax + 30 22420 28495

KARDAMENA

AKTI BEACH CLUB Tel. + 30 22420 92316-8 Fax + 30 22420 92319
CARDA BEACH HOTEL & BUNGALOWS Tel. + 30 22420 91221-3 Fax + 30 22420 91332
CHRISTINA BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 91326, 91626 Fax + 30 22420 91616
CLEOPATRA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 91181 Fax + 30 22420 91180
KARDAMOS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 91323 Fax + 30 22420 92272
MIKARGY HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 91492
NISSIA & KAMARES HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 91091-2 Fax + 30 22420 92291
PERIVOLI HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 91105, 92202
PORTO BELLO BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 91217 Fax + 30 22420 91168
PORTO BELLO ROYAL Tel. + 30 22420 92101 Fax + 30 22420 92283
RIO HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 91627-8 Fax + 30 22420 91895
ROBINSON CLUB DAEDALOS Tel. + 30 22420 58500 Fax + 30 22420 58592
SILVER BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 91415, 91102 Fax + 30 22420 91006
SOVEREIGN BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 57200 Fax + 30 22420 57210
SUNNY VIEW HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 91028
VERGINA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 28132, 22680 Fax + 30 22420 26566

KEFALOS

ANTHOULA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 71339 Fax + 30 22420 71162
ATHINOULA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 72183 – 4
KAMARI BAY HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 71556 Fax + 30 22420 71534
ZEUS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 7159, 71578

KOS TOWN

AEGEON HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 24701-3 Fax + 30 22420 26234
ALEXANDRA HOTELS Tel. + 30 22420 28301 – 5
ALKYON HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 23739
AMERICANA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 22947
ANASTASIA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 23994, 28598 Fax + 30 22420 22847
ANGELA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 27196
ANNETA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 24031 Fax + 30 22420 27483
ARTEMIS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 23313, 23820 Fax + 30 22420 26232
ASPA HOLIDAYS Tel. + 30 22420 28394 Fax + 30 22420 27590
ASTRON HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 23703-8
CAMELIA Tel. + 30 22420 28983
CONTINENTAL PALACE Tel. + 30 22420 22737
COSTEL Tel. + 30 22420 22969 Fax + 30 22420 21969
ELLI HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 28401-2 Fax + 30 22420 23703
ELMA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 22920-1 Fax + 30 22420 23727
GALAXY HOTEL Tel. & Fax + 30 22420 23361
GOLDEN CITY HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 23057, 26323 Fax + 30 22420 91928
HELLAS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 23017, 25019 Fax + 30 22420 25019
IMPERIAL HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 23800-2 Fax + 30 22420 27272
INTERNATIONAL HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 23751-2 Fax + 30 22420 21430
KOALA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 22897 Fax + 30 22420 23388
KOS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 47100 Fax + 30 22420 25848
KOS AKTIS ART HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 47200, Fax + 30 22420 47210
KOSTA PALACE HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 22855, Fax + 30 22420 22856
MANOS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 28931 Fax + 30 22420 23212
MARITINA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 23511-3 Fax + 30 22420 26124
MERSINI Tel. + 30 22420 22602
NIRIIDES BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 23380, 23919 Fax + 30 22420 23380
OLGA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 23482, 22694 Fax + 30 22420 26392
OLYMPIA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 22812
ORION HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 28482, 25613
OSCAR HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 28090 Fax + 30 22420 22902
PARITSA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 28971, Fax + 30 22420 23532
PAULINA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 25969
POSEIDON HOTEL & APTS. Tel. + 30 22420 23365 Fax + 30 22420 23533
PHAETHON HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 28901, 28496 Fax + 30 22420 26902
SAINT CONSTANTIN HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 23301, 23501
SEMIRAMIS HOTEL Tel. 22420 26655 Fax + 30 22420 27562
THEONIA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 23303 Fax + 30 22420 26794
TRITON HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 20040, 22430 Fax + 30 22420 21927
YIORGOS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 23297
ZEPHYROS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 22288

LAMBI

AEGEAN HOUSES Tel. + 30 22420 48410 Fax + 30 22420 48146
AEOLOS BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 26781-8 Fax + 30 22420 26780
ALICE SPRINGS Tel. + 30 22420 23473 Fax + 30 22420 24848, 28473
APOLLON HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 27331-4 Fax + 30 22420 26382
ATHINA HOTEL Tel.+ 30 22420 25045 Fax + 30 22420 25647
ATLANTIS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 28731 –3
BLUE SEA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 26280, 24527 Fax + 30 22420 21400
BOHEME HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 26381 Fax + 30 22420 26382
CALYPSO HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 23552, 24911-2 Fax + 30 22420 24913
COLUMBIA BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 28440, 24725 Fax + 30 22420 24725
COSMOPOLITAN Tel. + 30 22420 23411
DIMITRIOS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 27680
GAIA GARDEN HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 25804
GALINI HOTEL APARTMENTS Tel. + 30 22420 23368 Fax + 30 22420 23747
IRENE HOTEL Tel. & Fax + 30 22420 28186
LAURA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 28981, 24209 Fax + 30 22420 20086
LEONIDAS HOTEL & STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22420 26921
NEFELI HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 27726
SMARAGDI HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 25735 Fax + 30 22420 23380
THALASSA HOTEL Τel. + 30 22420 29586 Fax + 30 22420 29558

MARMARI

ANTHIA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 23393, 25278 Fax + 30 22420 28512
BLUE JAY HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 41533 Fax + 30 22420 41743
CARAVIA BEACH HOTEL – Anginaropi – Tel. + 30 22420 41291-4 Fax + 30 22420 41215
ESPERIA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 42010-1 Fax + 30 22420 42012
GRECOTEL ROYAL PARK Tel. + 30 22420 41488 Fax + 30 22420 41373
MAGIC LIFE HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 41622-5 Fax + 30 22420 41663
MARILIZA BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 41433 Fax + 30 22420 41237
ΝΙΝΑ BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 41590 Fax + 30 22420 41630
NOBEL HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 41003 Fax + 30 22420 41194
ROSELANDS HOTEL & BUNGALOWS Tel. + 30 22420 41650 Fax + 30 22420 41651
SANDY BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 41426 Fax + 30 22420 41540

MASTICHARI

ACHILLEAS BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 59160, 59162-3 Fax + 30 22420 59161
HORIZON BEACH RESORT Tel. + 30 22420 58800
KYMA Tel. & Fax + 30 22420 59045
MASTICHARI BAY HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 59300-3 Fax + 30 22420 59307
MASTICHARI BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 51371-2, 59252-5 Fax + 30 22420 59240
NEPTUNE HOTELS Tel. + 30 22420 41480 Fax + 30 22420 41574
PRINCESS OF KOS Tel. + 30 22420 41524-5 Fax + 30 22420 41578
SEAGULLS BAY HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 59297 Fax + 30 22420 59298
THALASSIA AVRA Tel. + 30 22420 51501, 59171 Fax + 30 22420 59172

PSALIDI

ALEXANDRA BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 27791-4 Fax + 30 22420 20984
ANDROMEDA HOTEL APTS Tel. + 30 22420 29886
ARCHIPELAGO HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 23408,26376
EDMARK HOTEL Tel. + 30  22420 25952, 26385-6 Fax + 30 22420 24369
GRECOTEL KOS IMPERIAL THALASSO Tel. + 30 22420 58000 Fax + 30 22420 25192
IBEROSTAR HIPPOCRATES HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 24402-6 Fax + 30 22420 24410
OCEANIS BEACH RESORT Tel. + 30 22420 24641 Fax + 30 22420 23728
PALM BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 21771-3 Fax + 30 22420 22673
PLATANISTA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 22400, 27551 Fax + 30 22420 25029
SUN PALACE HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 24530-1 Fax + 30 22420 24532

PYLI

MARMARI BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 41002, 41024 Fax + 30 22420 41056
PALLADIUM HOTEL & BUNGALOWS Tel. + 30 22420 41407-8, Fax + 30 22420 41409
PYLI BAY HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 41211, 41491 Fax + 30 22420 41410

ΤΙΓΚΑΚΙ

ASPRO SPITI (WHITE HOUSE) Tel. + 30 22420 69296 Fax + 30 22420 69189
CORALLI HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 68212-3, Fax + 30 22420 68214
GOLDEN STAR HOTEL – APTS Tel. + 30 22420 69291
IRINA BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30  22420 69850 – 1 Fax + 30 22420 68293
OASIS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 69068 Fax + 30 22420 69061
SUNNY DAYS HOTEL APTS. Tel. + 30 22420 69091 Fax + 30 22420 69828
SUNSET HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 69428, 69991  Fax + 30 22420 69429
TIGAKI BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 69446-7 Fax + 30 22420 69309
TINGAKI’ S  STAR HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 69541-2 Fax + 30 22420 69047
TROPICAL SOL Tel. + 30  22420 69341, 69381-2 Fax + 30 22420 69034
ZORBAS BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22420 49412

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KARDAMENA

VILLA CHRISTINE Tel. & Fax + 30 22420 91655

KEFALOS

DIONISIA STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22420 71276, 71176
IPPOCAMPUS Tel. + 30 22420 71389 Fax + 30 22420 71219
PANORAMA STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22420 71924 Fax + 30 22420 71524

KOS TOWN

KOS SUNSMILE APARTMENTS Tel. + 30 22420 25607, 26307 Fax + 30 22420 26307
SANTA MARINA Tel. + 30 22420 25429, 30026 Fax + 30 22420 30025
SOLEIL Tel. + 30 22420 28290 Fax + 30 22420 26740

MASTICHARI

ATHINAS STUDIOS- APARTMENTS Tel. + 30 2242059030, 28425
PANORAMA STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22420 59019, 59145 Fax + 30 22420 59145

PSALIDI

ANEMOS Tel. + 30 22420 21284

TIGAKI

ARAMNOI Tel. & Fax + 30 22420 69964
ARIADNI Tel. + 30 22420 69003
SEA SIDE Tel. & Fax + 30 22420 69577
THALIA Tel. + 30 22420 22674, 69820

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CAMPING KOS – Psalidi – Tel. + 30 22420 29886, 22420 23275

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AUTOBANK CAR RENTAL – Lambi – Tel. + 30 22420 26210, 23397
AUTOWAY RENT A CAR – Kos Town -Tel. + 30 22420 25326
BUDGET – Psalidi – Tel. + 30 22420 29816 – Fax + 30 22420 29818
DINO MOTO – Marmari – Tel. + 30 22420 41587
FENARETI RENT A CAR – Mastichari – Tel. + 30 22420 59120
IDEAL RENTAL – Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 29003
KASTRI HOLIDAYS - Kefalos – Tel. + 30 22420 71755-7 Fax + 30 22420 71455
KATERINA’S MOTOBIKES - Kefalos – Tel. + 30 22420 72036
KOS MOTO – Marmari – Tel. & Fax + 30 22420 41711
MOTO HARLEY - Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 27693 – Lambi – Tel. + 30  22420 20061
MOTO ISLAND – Psalidi – Tel. + 30 22420 21413
NANCY RENT A CAR – Tingaki – Tel. & Fax + 30 22420 68696
NIKOS BIKES - Tingaki – Tel. + 30 22420 68380
SAFARI RENT A CAR - Κos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 21023 Fax + 30 22420 21096
TRUST RENTALS KOS – Kefalos – Tel. + 30 22420 71780 Fax + 30 22420 71781
XTREME MOTO – Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 26421

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ANGELINA’S HOUSE – Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 21647
ASKLIPIOS – Platani – Tel. + 30 22420 25264
AVANTI RESTAURANT – Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 20040
AVLI – Zia – Tel. + 30 22420 69185
AVLI– Kardamena – Tel. + 30 22420 92100
AVRA - Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 24057
BLUE BIRD - Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 21482
BLUE OCEAN – Psalidi – Tel. + 30 22420 22721
ELIA – Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 22133
ESPEROS – Tigaki – Tel. + 30 22420 69753
EUROPE BAR RESTAURANT – Psalidi – Tel. + 30 22420 26040
EVDOKIA – Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 28525
FILARAKIA – Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 27817
GALEA BAR-RESTAURANT – Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 22190
GEORGE’ S  RESTAURANT – Lambi – Tel. + 30 22420 28121
IL GABBIANO – Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 28709
KATERINA – Kefalos – Tel. + 30 22420 71513
MAKIS – Mastichari – Tel. + 30 22420 59061
MENI RESTAURANT – Tigaki – Tel. + 30 22420 69217, 62217 Fax + 30 22420 69181
OLYMPIADA – Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 23021
OROMEDON - Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 69983, Fax + 30 22420 68305
OTTO E MEZZO – Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 20069
PETRINO Tel. + 30 22420 27251
PLATANOS – Kos Town – Tel.  + 30 22420 28991
SELECT RESTAURANT - Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 21431 Fax + 30 22420 26438
STADIUM RESTAURANT – Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 27880
VILLA CAFÉ BAR RESTAURANT – Agios Fokas – Tel. + 30 22420 25540 Fax + 30 22420 25542

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APHRODITE COCKTAIL BAR – Tigaki – Tel. + 30 22420 69700
B-52 BAR – Lambi – Tel. + 30 22420 21697
CLASSIC – Kefalos – Tel. + 30 22420 71484
DA LUZ COFFEE BAR – Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 28290
FRIENDS FUN CITY - Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 25062 Fax + 30 22420 26052
SWEDCO CAFÉ – Kos Town – Tel. + 30 22420 24154
VILLA CAFÉ – Agios Fokas – Tel. + 30 22420 25540 Fax + 30 22420 25542

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DELFIS – GIFT SHOP – Tel. & Fax + 30 22420 68305
LAPIS JEWELLERY Tel. & Fax + 30 22420 23931

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HOW TO GET THERE
Kos is connected by airplane with Athens and Rhodes Island, and by ferry boat with Piraeus port. There are also ferry connections between Kos and the rest of Dodecanese islands, some of Cyclades islands and the East Aegean.

USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS
Tourist Police of Kos + 30 22420 26666
Port Authority of Piraeus + 30 210 4226000
Port Authority of Kos + 30 22420 26594 – 7
Olympic Airways of Kos + 30 22420 28331 – 2
Airport of Kos + 30 22420 51229
Buses Station KTEL + 30 22420 22292
Hospital of Kos + 30 22420 22300, 22420 23423
Archaeological Museum of Kos + 30 22420 28326

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Kos is the third largest of the Dodecanese islands, after Rhodes and Karpathos. It has an area of 290 square kilometers and 112 kilometers of coastline.
It lies at the entrance to the Keramikos gulf in Asia Minor.
The largest part of the island consists of plains, with the mountains Dikaios and Sympetros confined to the south-east of the island. Ii is fertile and verdant and has abundant running waters, enchanting sandy beaches, a wonderful climate and mineral springs.

Kos was inhabited from prehistoric times and flourished greatly in the Mycenaean period, taking part in the Trojan War.
In the 7th and 6th c. it was part of the Dorian Exapolis, along with Alikarnassos, Knidos, Lindos, Ialysos and Kameiros. After the end of the Persian Wars it became a member of the First Athenian Confederacy.
The island is the home of Hippocrates (467 – 357 BC), the father of medicine, whose career and teaching were a landmark in the island’s history.
The foundation of the new city of Kos in 366 BC marked the beginning of a period of prosperity, during which the island became one of the most important naval and commerce powers in the Mediterranean.

In the 2nd c. BC it came under Roman sovereignty and fell into obscurity.
In Byzantine times it flourished once again, but in the 11th c. it was sorely tried by the Saracen raids, after which it came under the control of the Genoese, followed by the Venetians, and in 1315 was ceded to the Knights of the Order of St. John.
In 1522 it passed into the hands of the Turks and from 1912 to 1948 was occupied by the Italians.

Kos has now developed into a cosmopolitan center and is starting to feature high in the list of tourist preferences.
In addition to its superb natural setting, it offers important archaeological monuments and finds, an excellent tourist infrastructure and easy access by both air and sea.

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Kos the island of Hippocates the father of medecine is an ideal holiday destination of international fame which has developed into a cosmopolitan center and is starting to feature high in the list of tourist preferences.
In addition to its superb natural setting, it offers important archaeological monuments and finds, marvelous golden sandy beaches, an excellent tourist infrastructure and easy access by both air and sea.

The beautiful town of KOS, the capital, is built in a verdant area at the north-east end of the island. Palm trees grow at the sides of the streets, which are full of bicycles, a mode of transport very popular for the inhabitants.

It is a modern town, with a carefully laid-out urban design and street plan, some fine squares, modern buildings, wide streets, many hotel units, tourist complexes, places of entertainment, shops, etc., and ample facilities for sports and night life.

There is a good swimming at the beaches around the town: Meropida, Psalidi, Agios Fokas, Dimitra, Lambi and Faros. There are hotels of all categories, rooms to let, restaurants and bars for your nightlife.

Lambi beach has shallow crystal waters and it is fully organized with all the facilities for water sports.

At Thermes, 1 km. south-west of Agios Fokas, there are mineral springs, with facilities and baths.

Archaeological excavations on the site of the ancient city have revealed foundations of ancient buildings (the ancient agora), buildings of the Hellenistic and Roman periods (a gymnasium, the Casa Romana – a Roman house with fine mosaics – an “odeion” and Roman baths), sections of a classical fortification wall, and the remains of two temples, one of Aphrodite and the other probably dedicated to Hercules. In addition to those in the Casa Romana, elaborate mosaics have been found in a villa dating from the 4th c. BC, in the house of the Abduction of Helen and in the buildings of Dionysos.
The sights in the city worth seeing include:
The plane tree of Hippocrates, a huge tree whose trunk has a circumference of twelve meters; it is thought to be the oldest tree in Europe and, according to tradition, was planted by Hippocrates himself, who taught in its shade.
The Venetian Castle of the Knights of St. John (15th c.), which is in a good state of preservation and is a striking example of the defensive architecture of the period.
The Loggia, a two-storey, 18th c. building with a tall minaret, built of material taken from the area of the ancient city.
There are some interesting Early Christian churches both inside and outside the town: the basilica of Agios Ioannis and the churches of Agios Nikitas Ftohos, Agia Ekaterini, the Panagia Syndriani and the Panagia Tsoukalaria, all of which have some notable wall-paintings and finely carved icons.
The Archaeological Museum in the town (tel. 22420 28326) houses finds of Classical, Hellenistic and Roman times, amongst them a statue of Hippocrates.

The ASKLEPIEION (4th c. BC) lies 4 kilometers outside the town, set in a verdant area overlooking the sea. Building work on it began after the death of Hippocrates. Because of the sloping nature of the ground, the buildings in the sanctuary are set on three different terraces, connected by a grand staircase.
The first terrace was a kind of courtyard, surrounded by colonnades in which, according to the evidence, various events took place and in which the medical school was also housed.
The main building on the second terrace was an altar (3rd c. BC). Two restored columns belong to the 3rd c. temple of Asklepios.
The highest terrace is dominated by the 2nd c. BC temple of Asklepios, a Doric temple surrounded by a Hellenistic colonnade.
In the area there are also traces of the rooms occupied by the sick. The statues that adorned the buildings in the sanctuary were also famous.

The island of Kos has many villages, in superb natural settings, of which we may mention the following:
ASFENDIOU: 14 kilometers south of Kos town. It lies in a verdant region in the foothills of Mount Dikaios.
TINGAKI: 14 kilometers west of the town. It is a coastal settlement and an important tourist resort opposite the small island of Pserimos. Its long beach of white sand with shallow waters is ideal for families with children.
PYLI: 17 kilometers south-west of Kos town. It extends over a verdant plain with the ruins of a Byzantine castle, in which is preserved a church of Ipapanti.
ANTIMACHIA: 25 kilometers south-west of the capital. It is built on a plateau, on which is the island’s airport. It is a picturesque village that to a great extent preserves traditional customs of the island. There are also several old houses built in the local architectural style. Visitors can gain a good idea of this by visiting the House of Antimachia, a building that now functions as a folklore museum.
MASTICHARI: It is the port of Antimachia and the second largest harbor on the island, a small road stead on the north coast. A well-preserved Venetian castle with a fortification wall, some houses inside the enceinte, cisterns and two Byzantine churches, stands 3 kilometers to the south of Antimachia. It has an extended, fully organized and cosmopolitan beach more than 5 km. long, ideal for wind surfing.
MARMARI with its silver sands and tourist facilities is to the north of Pyli, opposite Pserimos. At Marmari there is a riding club.
KARDAMENA: 29 kilometers south-west of Kos town is a modern tourist resort with a superb, long sandy beach and a good tourist infrastructure. There are many modern and luxurious hotels, facilities for water sports and night life.
Outside the village is the Byzantine church of Agia Theodoti and also the ruins of a Hellenistic theater.
KEFALOS: 43 kilometers from the town. It lies at the south-west end of the island, in an area that contains a large number of monuments. It is a traditional settlement with a long history, since it is here that the ancient capital of the island was located. On the top of the hill are preserved the ruins of the castle, and at Palatia, 2 kilometers outside the village, are the ruins of the ancient capital, Astypalea. In Kefalos there is a traditional house that functions as a folklore museum.
Kefalos beach has crystal clear waters and is considered as one of the most beautiful and popular on the island.

A short distance away are the sea-side settlements of Kamari and Agios Stefanos, just opposite the small island of Kastri. Further off can be seen the islands of Yali and Nisyros. Kamari is a sandy beach ideal for windsurfing.

TRADITION – EVENTS
There are several cultural events on Kos island.
The Hippocratia the most important cultural event of the island is a festival that includes exhibitions, performances of plays, displays of dancing, concerts, and so on, is held in July and August.
In the Asklepieion, there is a re-enactment of the swearing of the Hippocratic oath every Sunday afternoon. The international Hippocratic Foundation of Kos also organizes important medical conferences. There are local involving eating, drinking and dancing in many of the villages and a traditional carnival is held during Lent at Antimachia. In the Mastihari Wine Festival is offered home made wine and local delicacies.
On the 8th of September the great feast of the Virgin Mary takes place at Kardamena.

LOCAL PRODUCTS – CUISINE
The most famous local recipes of Kos island are katimeria (a kind of fried cheese pie with mizithra cheese served with honey), pitaridia, baklavas and tomato sweet that are really tasteful. Don’t miss to taste the local refreshment kanellada.
In the vineyards of the island is produced white sweet wine of fine quality. Kos produces also posa cheese (cheese in red wine) and Antimahia’s honey is famous.

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