Kos is known as the cycling island of Greece. The island has remained largely flat in the north. The highest peak of the mountain Dikeos is 846 meters .
Kos town is the tourist center with numerous shopping streets, taverns and (archaeological) sites such as the fort at the Mandraki Harbour, the palm-lined boulevard, the ruins of the Agora and the Hippocrates plane.
Other tourist resorts are Marmari, Tigaki , Kardamena etc.
A visit to the Asklepion is definitely worth it. It is one of the main "spas" of Greek antiquity. It is known worldwide as the center of the school of medicine Hippocrates. This well-known physician was born in 460 BC. on Kos. Therefore Kos also called " the island of Hippocrates".
Furthermore, Kos disposal exquisitely beautiful long and wide sandy beaches.
Kos town is the tourist center with numerous shopping streets, taverns and (archaeological) sites such as the fort at the Mandraki Harbour, the palm-lined boulevard, the ruins of the Agora and the Hippocrates plane.
Other tourist resorts are Marmari, Tigaki , Kardamena etc.
A visit to the Asklepion is definitely worth it. It is one of the main "spas" of Greek antiquity. It is known worldwide as the center of the school of medicine Hippocrates. This well-known physician was born in 460 BC. on Kos. Therefore Kos also called " the island of Hippocrates".
Furthermore, Kos disposal exquisitely beautiful long and wide sandy beaches.