| Kos is the
island of Hippocrates
(father of medicine), the third largest in the Dodecanese
after Rhodes
and Karpathos,
lying close to the Asia Minor coast, between Nisyros and Kalymnos
island.
You should not miss Asklepeion.
In 460 BC Hippocrates was born in Kos. After his death the people of Kos built
the famous Asklepeion, in honor of the god Asclepios, which operated as a hospital
applying the methods of therapy taught by Hippocrates.
Kos offers a
healthy mild climate most of the year. Along with the greek sunshine and the
marvelous
golden beaches made Kos an international
tourist center and one of the most attractive and beautiful of the Greek
Islands. Kos is connected direct by air from many of the capitals of Europe,
as well as from Athens
and Rhodes. There are ferries to Kos from most greek islands ,the rest of Dodecanese,
Piraeus, the Cyclades,
Crete,
the greek islands of the northern and eastern Aegean
and Kavala. Large enough to be explored, Kos promises you unforgettable holidays.
For island hopping Kos lies in the Dodecanese
between Kalymnos,
Leros
and Patmos
to the NW, Rhodes
to the SE and Karpathos
to the South. |