Holidays in Kos

Aegean Houses luxury hotel in Kos is situated on the north coast of Kos, 1km away from the main harbor of Kos. The hotel’s location almost in the center of the island facilitates guests to visit it during their holidays in Kos.

Kos is the birthplace of the father of medicine, Hippocrates, who was born on the island around 460 B.C. and founded the Great School of Medicine of Kos. The island is famous for its rich vegetation and its temperate climate and it was characterized by the Roman doctor Gallino as "the most temperate place in the world".

Kos island

Kos is an island of great beauty, lying in the centre of the Dodecanese chain in the Aegean Sea ("Dodecanese" in Greek means "twelve islands"). It is north-west of Rhodes and south-east of continental Greece. It is the third largest island of the Dodecanese after Rhodes and Karpathos. Apart from its natural beauty and its breathtaking golden sandy beaches, Kos is filled with monuments, remnants of its glorious past, dating from antiquity, the Byzantine Era and Venetian times up to present.

Kos is basically a large, long narrow plain and measures 290.27 square kilometers, not considering its mountainous region in the north west of the island. This region comprises of a series of peaks, the tallest of which is Dikaio Christo (which in Greek means "The Just Christ"). One castle of the Knights of the Order of St. John still survives on one of the many peaks of Dikaio near Thimiana.

The shores are gently caressed by the waters of the Karpathian Sea. Kos' coastline stretches to 112 km. Kos is a Greek province which also includes the smaller islands of Nissyros, Giali, Pergoussa, Kandeliousa, Pahia and Strogili. The city also has a cathedral, one of the four in the entire Dodecanese. The islanders make their living from fishing, animal farming, and agriculture but by far the tourist trade has taken over. While on holidays in Kos you will realize that the island has become a modern centre of extremely well maintained holiday apartments, hotels, restaurants, bars, night clubs and organized excursions. Kos has so much to offer that it can cater to each individual taste for unforgettable holidays.

If you want to make your holidays in Kos and need more info about the island visit: www.kosinfo.gr

Kos Island