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KOS HOLIDAYS   >   DODECANESE ISLANDS 


East coast Kos : Agios Fokas, Asfendiou, Psaldi, Kos town, Platani.

North coast Kos : Lampi, Mamari, Mastichari, Pyli, Tingaki,

South coast Kos : Agios Stefanos, Kamari, Kardamena, Kefalos.

Greek Island  -  Dodecanese islands  -  just before the coast of Turkey


car hire, holiday rentals, hotels & inns, tour operators, travel guides, travel to kos 

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Car Rentals 

  Holiday Autos   -    
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

  Sixt   -    

  Safari-rentacar.gr   -   Safari Rent a Car   -   Car rental in Kos Greece
  Moto Harley

Holiday Homes / Apartments

  Holiday-rentals.uk 
Rentals in Kos: self-catering rentals, holiday cottages, villas & apartments.

Hotels in Kos

  -   Hotels in Greece
Ebookers is a leading pan-European online travel agency specialising in worldwide travel.

  Louis Helios Beach Hotel ****, Kardamena
The Louis Helios Beach Hotels is located on the beautiful Greek island of Kos, within small distance from the picturesque village of Kardamena. This Greece hotel was built in a quiet area very near to the beach. At Kardamena the guest of the Louis Helios Beach Hotel can find various souvenir shops, traditional taverns and enjoy a bustling nightlife

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

  easyJet holidays   -   Kos Holidays

Sovereign Premium Holidays  [ ATOL 230 ]   -   Flexible Luxury Holidays Kos
Sovereign is a specialist tour operator with more than 30 years experience.

 lastminute.com

 G Adventures   -   Greek Islands Sailing Adventure
Kos to Athens, Kost to Mykonos, Kos to Santorini and more

 
Create your perfect trip to Kos   -   Flight, Hotel and Car.

Thomas Cook 

 

Car Rental - ilsb  Big Blue Surf Center   -   Family friendly windsurfing!
The kids can enjoy the sun and the sea with safety, and at the same time the parents can relax in the large green surroundings of the Oceanis Beach Resort, using all the comforts of a quality 4 star holiday resort.
Car Rental - ilsb  Kos Divers 
Kos island Scuba diving Courses, Lifeguard & Commercial Diving Services

Travel Guides Kos / Related books

 

Travel Guides Kos 

Transport / How do I travel to Kos

Car Rental - ilsb  Kos Airport   -   Kos International Airport Hippocrates

  Athens International Airport

  Airline Tickets Kos / Bargain Flights  
Flight tickets Kos, price comparison possible

  Ferries in Greece

Car Rental - ilsb  Kos Island Marina
Kos Marina is located one mile SE from Kos old harbour [ Entrance: 36o 53' N 27o 18' E ].

The Kos Town buses (DEAS) run routes around the town. KTEL buses take you everywhere else. Buses are frequent to the main resorts.

Kos is mostly flat and ideal for cycling.


Links 

  Kos Greece   -   the official Kos Island travel guide.

  Kos   -   Δήμος Κω [ Greek language ]

Car Rental - ilsb  Kos City   -   Capital City Island Kos and most important sea port
The town has a 14th century fortress at the entrance to its harbor, erected in 1315 by The Knights of Saint John of Rhodes.

Car Rental - ilsb  East coast Kos : Agios Fokas, Asfendiou, Psaldi, Kos town, Platani
Car Rental - ilsb  North coast Kos : Lampi, Mamari, Mastichari, Pyli, Tingaki
Car Rental - ilsb  South coast Kos   -   the most popular on the island with endless stretches of sandy beach
The water is usually much calmer than the north but much colder too. Resorts : Agios Stefanos, Kamari, Kardamena, Kefalos.

Car Rental - ilsb  Agios Fokas   -   Popular with windsurfers - Club Med Location
Car Rental - ilsb  Agios Stefanos
Car Rental - ilsb  Antimahia   -   1 km from the airport and 3 km from the sea side community of Mastihari
In ancient times a sanctuary to Hercules was built here to commemorate his visit to the island and his wrestling match with Antagoras.
Car Rental - ilsb  Asfendiou   -   Zia   -   located on the side of the mountain Dikios
Included in this rural community are the villages of Asomatos, Lagoudi, St.Dimitrios, Tigaki, Zia and Zipari. Near Tigaki there is a salt valley.
Car Rental - ilsb  Kardamena   -   seaside village
To the north a castle on the hillside, which was inhabited by the Christians. In ancient times this was the region of Alasarma.
Car Rental - ilsb  Kefalos   -   built on an embankment and lies one kilometer distant from Kamari on the coast
Kefalos is one of the most beautiful beaches of the island [ sandy with crystal clear waters ].
Car Rental - ilsb  Langoudis
Car Rental - ilsb  Lambi
Car Rental - ilsb  Marmari   -   majestic beach, 5 km from Pyli village
Car Rental - ilsb  Masthari   -   small sea side community
The harbor accommodate small ferry boats which run frequently back and forth to the neighboring island of Kalymnos.
Car Rental - ilsb  Platani   -   last refuge for the island's dwindling Turkish community
This is the place for a Turkish night out at one of the many restaurants.
Car Rental - ilsb  Psaldi   -   small beach resort
Car Rental - ilsb  Pyli   -   15.6 km from Kos town
Pyli includes the hamlets of Amaniou and Konidario
Car Rental - ilsb  Tingaki  -  small beach resort

Car Rental - ilsb  Asklepieion
Car Rental - ilsb  Casa Romana   -   Kos City
Car Rental - ilsb  Embros Thermi   -   hot thermal springs in the proximity of Kos town
Popular target for day trippers
Car Rental - ilsb  Nisyros island   -   active volcanic fumeroles, steam vents, boiling mud and sulphur
The island has a very pretty village with very narrow streets, bougainvillea and many other beautiful flowers.
Car Rental - ilsb  Palaio Pyli
Car Rental - ilsb  Plane tree of Hippocrates [ Kos City ] - 2500 years old and oldest tree of Europa
See Wikipedia.
Car Rental - ilsb  Pserimos   -   a small island about half way between Kos and Kalymnos
Car Rental - ilsb  Ruins of Asklepieion   -  place where Herodicus taught Hippocrates medicine

Car Rental - ilsb  Windmill of Andimakia
Around 5 km inland from Mastichari is one of the most photographed windmills on the islands.

History of Kos

Car Rental - ilsb  History of Kos   -   see Wikipedia
The island is part of a chain of mountains from which it became separated after earthquakes and subsidence that occurred in ancient times ...
The island was originally colonized by the Carians. The Dorians invaded it in the 11th century BC and joined the Delian League, expelling the Persians twice. Kos was a Dorian colony with ...

Music, Culture

Car Rental - ilsb  Herodicus   -   Thracian physician of the fifth century BC from Selymbria [ Thracian peninsula ]
He is believed to have been one of the tutors of Hippocrates. Recommended good diet and massage using beneficial herbs and oils. His theories are considered the foundation of sports medicine.

Car Rental - ilsb  Hippocratic Museum  -  dedicated to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates


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