Greece / Aegean Islands / Dodecanese Islands / Kos
Kamari Bay, Kefalos
Kardamena Bay
Mastichari
Tigaki
Psalidi
Watch sunset from Zia village on the slopes of Mount Dikeos
Cycle the coastal path from Kos Town to Tigaki
Wander the Roman mosaics of Casa Romana
Explore Antimachia’s windmills and Venetian castle
Swim at Kamari Bay near Kefalos
Kos Town and Neratzia Castle
The Asklepion
Plane Tree of Hippocrates
Zia
Kefalos
May through October covers the main season, with July and August the hottest months and also the busiest for the meltemi along the island’s north coast. Kefalos Bay and the south coast stay more sheltered when the wind builds, making them useful fallback anchorages in high summer. June and September bring warm, swimmable water with noticeably quieter beaches and marinas.
Kos International Airport, known as Hippocrates Airport (KGS), sits around 24 kilometres southwest of Kos Town near the village of Antimachia. It’s a drive of roughly 30 to 40 minutes along the Kos-Kefalos road. The island receives frequent seasonal flights from across Europe, making it one of the easier Dodecanese islands to join a charter from directly.
Kamari Bay, near Kefalos, is a favourite for its clear, sheltered water and proximity to a handful of good tavernas ashore. Kardamena and Mastichari offer livelier alternatives closer to the island’s main resorts. In a strong meltemi, the south coast around Kefalos generally holds calmer water than anchorages further east toward Psalidi.
Two to three nights allow time to see the Asklepion, wander Kos Town’s castle and old quarter, and still get out to a beach day at Kamari or Tigaki. As one of the larger, more accessible Dodecanese islands, Kos also works well as a base for day trips to Nisyros, Kalymnos or Pserimos.
It’s a huge, centuries-old plane tree standing beside Kos Town’s harbour castle, long associated with Hippocrates by local tradition, though the current tree is now generally dated to a few hundred rather than two and a half thousand years old. Its enormous, hollowed trunk is propped on stone and metal supports today. Whatever its exact age, it remains one of the most photographed spots in Kos Town.
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