Kos



Kardamena, Kos

My first holiday abroad was when I was 15 years old, where we visited a little town called Kardamena based in the beautiful Greek Islands.




Kos, one of Greece’s Dodecanese islands, is known for its abundant sandy beaches. It’s also rich with Greek and Roman landmarks, particularly in and around Kos Town. This harbour town is dominated by the 15th-century Neratzia Castle. South of the castle are the Ancient Agora ruins, with a temple, shrine and columns. The 3rd-century Casa Romana villa has lavish mosaics.




There are many activities to do here.  From Kos Town you can get a ferry across to Turkey for the day, arriving into Bodrum. This is worth a visit, especially if you love markets and bartering for items.

 All round a good location, short 3.5 hour flight from the UK and a respectable destination to take families with small children. 

Paradise Beach
Paradise is one of the most popular beaches in Kos, located 30 km from Kos Town and 7 km from Kefalos. Paradise beach stays true to its name preserving an excellent combination of white sand and crystalline waters that attracts many visitors.It is worth visiting this beach for the famous air bubbles that come out from the shore formed by the volcano of the neighbouring Nisyros Island. The beach is quite well-organized with umbrellas and sundecks and a watersport centre. 

 Fact: You can walk out for a fair few miles and the sea will still only be waist high!  


Explore the wonders of food heaven with the traditional Greek Meze 


An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 occurred off the coast of Kos on 21 July 2017.

 Following the earthquake, Kos Airport is now fully operational. Ferry services are being diverted to other ports on the island of Kos, given damage to the main port. If you have concerns about ferry services, please contact your ferry company or tour operator.**



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**Information taken from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office on 07/08/2017.  Please regularly check the following website should you have any further concerns: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office

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