How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book

This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Kos, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Kos, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights in Kos are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Kos. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

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Table of Contents

How To Use This E-Book

Kos’s Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction #1

Top Attraction #2

Top Attraction #3

Top Attraction #4

Top Attraction #5

Top Attraction #6

Top Attraction #7

Top Attraction #8

Top Attraction #9

Top Attraction #10

A Perfect Tour Of Kos

Introduction

Kos of the Tourists

A Brief History

Persians to Romans

Byzantium and Christianity

Crusader and Ottoman Conquest

Italian Rule and World War II

Union with Greece: 1948 to the New Century

The Bailout Years

Historical Landmarks

Where To Go

Kos Town

Neratziá Castle

Hippokrates’ plane tree and the Loggia Mosque

The ancient town

Archaeological Museum

The Casa Romana

The Ottoman old town: Haluvaziá

Italian Monuments

Platáni and the Asklepion

The Asklepion

The Northeast Coast: Lámbi to Bros Thermá

Bros and Píso Thermá

Northwest Coast Resorts: Tingáki To Mastihári

Tingáki and Marmári

Mastihári

Andimáhia, Kardámena And Pláka

Kardámena

Pláka Forest

South-Coast Beaches: Polémi To Kéfalos

kéfalos – the wild west

The Kéfalos peninsula

Around Mt Díkeos

Pylí: New and Old

Paleó Pylí

Lagoúdi

Evangelístria and Zía

Ascent of Hristós peak

Asómatos and Haïhoútes

Excursions

Nísyros

The volcanic zone

Villages and walks

Beaches and baths

Kálymnos

Póthia and around

Vathýs and Beyond

Brostá: The West Coast

Télendos

Psérimos

Léros

Álinda and around

Remote Sites

Léros War Museums

Pátmos

Beaches

Bodrum (Turkey)

What To Do

Sports

Watersports

Hiking

Mountain-biking

Rock-climbing

Horse-riding

Shopping

Winery Tourism

Entertainment

Music and Dance

Nightlife (and Daylife)

Children’s Kos

Calendar of Events

Eating Out

Where to Eat

When to Eat

What to Eat

Appetisers

Fish

Meat and Casserole Dishes

Cheeses

Dessert

What to Drink

Reading the Menu

Useful Expressions

Menu Reader

Restaurants

Kos Town and Suburbs

Around the island

Nísyros

Kálymnos and Télendos

Léros

Pátmos

A–Z Travel Tips

A

Accommodation

Airports

B

Bicycle and Scooter Hire

Budgeting for Your Trip

C

Car Rental (see also Driving)

Climate

Clothing

Crime and Safety

D

Driving

E

Electricity

Embassies and Consulates

Emergencies

G

Gay and Lesbian Travellers

Getting There

Guides and Tours

H

Health and Medical Care

L

Language

M

Maps

Media

Money

O

Opening Times

P

Police

Post Offices

Public Holidays

R

Religion

T

Telephones

Time Zones

Tipping

Toilets

Tourist Information

Transport

V

Visas and Entry Requirements

W

Websites and Internet Access

Recommended Hotels

Kos Town

Around the Island

Nísyros

Kálymnos

Télendos

Psérimos

Léros

Pátmos