Kos
Kos or Cos is a Greek island, part of the Dodecanese island chain in the southeastern Aegean Sea.
Kos or Cos is a Greek island, part of the Dodecanese island chain in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Kos is the third largest island of the Dodecanese, after Rhodes and Karpathos; it has a population of 37,089, making it the second most populous of the Dodecanese after Rhodes. The island measures 42.1 by 11.5 kilometres. Administratively, Kos constitutes a municipality within the Kos regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is the town of Kos.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Ancient Agora. Roman Odeon. House of Europa. Casa Romana. Archaeological Museum (in the center of Kos Town). Constructed in the Italian style in 1936 and renovated in 2016. It contains the spectacular statues discovered at the site of Roman Odeion, including a statue of ancient physician Hippocrates, the Father of Modern Medicine.
- 01Tree of Hippocrates
The current tree is only about 500 years old, but may possibly be a descendant of the original tree from 2400 years ago.
- 02Castle/Fortress of Neratzia
A castle of Knights Hospitaller from 14th-16th centuries.
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Things to do
Relax on the beach, wind- and kitesurfing. If you are looking for peaceful beaches, try Lakkos, with cedars and dunes, Agios Fokas with its dark sand, or Thermes. Kefalos Bay has a number of good beaches: Camel, Paradise, Polemi, and Psilos Gremos. At remote Cape Krikelos, you can choose from Skinos, Theologos, and Moscholiou.
- 01Mastihari Main Beach
Mastihari is on the northwestern side of the island.
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Where to eat
If you're on a budget, there is pita gyros for €2.50 sold by most restaurants (some for €2) Ampeli (Tigaki),. Traditional Greek tavern. Broadway Restaurant, Megalou Alexandrou (Kos Town),. Lofaki, Agios Nektarios (4 km (2.5 mi) south of Kos Town),. Mummy's Cooking Restaurant (Evdokia), 13 Bouboulinas, Kos Towns (near Dolphin Square)),. Tavern with traditional Greek food.
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Getting to Kos
- Airports
- Kos "Ippokratis" (KGS), 14 km · Milas Bodrum (BJV), 59 km · Rhodes "Diagoras" (RHO), 91 km
- Rhodes → KosTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Santorini Island → KosTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Heraklion → KosTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
No local-transport research exists yet for Kos
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kos. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get in{{go | name | url | address 36.793336 | long | phone | hours | wikipedia Q1420601 | lastedit=2020-10-02 | content By ferry=== Daily ferry services from Athens (Piraeus port), Rhodos, Patmos and Leros.
- Get inThe car ferry from Bodrum isn't sailing in 2023.
- Get aroundDepending on the season, there are many passenger ferries leaving for various neighboring islands.
- Get aroundThe main ferry to Kalymnos leaves from Mastichari approximately every two hours.
- Get aroundIn high season, there are also daily ferries to Nisyros leaving from Kardamena.
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Next door to Kos
- Asclepeion of KosAsclepeion in Kos Municipality, Greece3.6 km