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With a surface of 290 km2, Kos is the second biggest island
of the Dodecanese archipelago after Rhodes.
It’s located 219 miles from Athens, 64miles from Rhodes and only 2.5miles from the Asia minor coast, and from Bodrum, the Turkish seaside resort.
In Kos you can experience a scent of Asia, visiting its monasteries
and mosques and enjoy the unique countryside which offers you
the following :
*120km of beaches, the longest and sandiest of the Aegean Sea whose colours vary from navy blue to incandescent turquoise.
*beautiful mountains: the Dikeos (875m), the Sympetro (482m),
and at the southern point of the island :
the Latra (428m) and the Zini (354m).
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KOS: 30.000 inhabitants, “a modern tourist destination” with :
archaeological sites,
festivals and shops (international bookstore),
sports and recreational activities such as sailing,
yachting, wind surfing, water skiing, diving, jet ski, fun board.
also with tennis courts, equestrian centre, fitness centre.
movie theatre, bowling centre, pool (billiards),
arcade video games, internet café and cart racing andmany more.
"In KOS everyday is a vacation
All the children of the world are like gods here in KOS"
Josep Piera, Catalan poet.
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KOS in history:
Greek mythology often refers to Kos. The island has been inhabited since prehistoric times.
In the 7th and 6th centuries BC, Kos was one of the cities that form
the Doric Hexapole.
Hippocrates (460-375 BC), the father of medicine was born
and performed his practice in Kos.
The city of Kos is a wide archaeological site with its Agora
(market place), its Europeans house, its casa roman, its St Jean, knight’s castle, its mosque Loggia, it's Odeon, its archaeological museum,
its Hippocrates tree, the Asclepieion ... |
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Weather Data:
From April to November:
8 months of great sunshine, without rain.
In November: a few thunderstorms.
From December to March: Rain and sunshine alternate.
Average temperature: day time 14° to 19° and night time 7° to 14° |
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Transportation:
Between Athens and Kos
AIR: 2 airlines, up to 6 daily flights
SEA: 5 ferry boat companies connect the Island with Athens.
Between Europe and Kos,
from April to late October: over 20 charter flights on a daily basis.
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| KOS TOWN: the harbour |
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