Holidays In Hotels In Kos, Greek Islands

Kos or Cos belongs to the Greek islands of Dodecanese Group in Aegean Sea and is today one of the premier vacation places in Greece. Numerous people choose to spend holidays in Kos due to the numerous all inclusive hotels and beach resorts offering very attractive accommodation deals. Kos is actually a small piece of land, measuring 24 by 4 miles (40 by 8 kilometers) and is settled only 2.8 miles (4 kilometers) off the coast of Turkey, in front of city of Bodrum.

Beaches in Kos are bathed by the waters of Karpathian Sea and stretching on 69 miles (112 kilometers) of coastline. Many of them are stunningly beautiful and covered by white sand. Even if nowadays Kos is a top travel destination in Greece, it still has a rural charm and farming is the main occupation to many inhabitants, their main products being grapes, almonds, figs, olives, tomatoes, wheat and corn.

Holiday Attractions & Points Of Interest In Kos

The main port and city on the island is also called Kos. This harbor is the main gateway to the island and also the main cultural center, featuring several interesting holiday attractions and points of interest. It has traditional whitewashed buildings, but also modern tourist resorts, all inclusive hotels, villas, apartments for rent, numerous restaurants and a few nightclub. In the city is also settled a fortress from the 14^th century located at the entrance in the harbor, erected in 1315 by The Knights of Saint John of Rhodes. The ancient physician Hippocrates is thought to been born on Kos and in the center of the town tourists find the "Tree of Hippocrates", a place where the physician is traditionally supposed that have spent a lot of time. City of Kos is also home to the International Hippocratic Institute and the Hippocratic Museum, both dedicated to the legendary figure.

Tours in Kos allow voyagers to visit the main villages of the island like Kardamena, Kefalos, Tigaki, Antimachia, Mastihari, Marmari, and Pyli. Other smaller villages are Zia, Zipari, Platani, Lagoudi and Asfendiou. Kardamena is today a popular vacation place where tourists from many countries (particularly UK, Ireland and Scandinavia) spend beach holidays in a few excellent resorts and villas.

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