Kosta Palace

Sun Beds

by euapap

In the beach there are some places where you can use the sunbeds for free. You only have to buy something from the coffe shop and you can stay on the beach all day. Usually the "free" sunbeds are the ones without cushions.

Bike

by steventilly

Kos is a great place for bicycle hire - there are hire places all over the place and lots of bike parking spots too. There's a proper cycle track that runs from Kos Town, along the seafront, past the (new) marina, through Psaladi, past the water park and eventually onto a really quiet road that can take you right round to Empros Thermes. We didn't go that far, we turned back at Agia Fokas, but it was a great day of gentle biking. We found a great taverna (Nikos & Kontessa) on this ride, between Psaladi & Agias Fokas.
In the other direction, you can cycle from Kos, through Livadi and Selveri to Tigaki and on to Marmari. This is on a quiet back road with hardly any traffic, which hugs the coast for the whole way.
Bike hire is really cheap, the bikes are good (18 speed "all terrain" bikes) and they come with integrated locks. Many tavernas and private beaches along the track to Psaladi have bike parking facilities.

Walls Rebuilt!

by sandysmith

After an earthquake in 1495 the Grand Master d'Aubusson rebuilt the castle walls and further fortified them with this outside wall. As you can see from this pictured example he "borrowed" heavily from the agora and other ancient structures to do so :-S

Minarets, Domes and Golden Arches.

by sandysmith

So there we are - a quick virtual tour of our visit to Kos. Really enjoyed it - its a lovely town with a wonderful mix of architecture and greenery from the palm trees and colourful foliage. Just one blot on the landscape - those golden arches just don't seem to blend in with the minarets and domes....lets hope that tree will grow bigger and blot it from view!

Postcards - New

by grayfo

"Kos Harbour"

The "tourist heart" of the city Kos is the harbour with its many street cafes and restaurants, and filled with sailing boats bound for remote beach excursions, visits to the neighbouring islands and trips over to Bodrum in Turkey.