Location: Kos
Top Things to do in Kos
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Kos or Cos (English: /kɒs/ or /kɔːs/) (Greek: Κως, Greek pronunciation: [kos]) is a Greek island, part of the Dodecanese island chain in the southeastern Aegean Sea, off the Anatolian coast of Turkey. Kos is the third largest island of the Dodecanese by area, after Rhodes and Karpathos; it has a population of 33,388 (2011 census), making it the second most populous of the Dodecanese, after Rhodes. The island measures 40 by 8 kilometres (25 by 5 miles), and is 4 km (2 miles) from the coast of the ancient region of Caria in Turkey. Administratively, Kos constitutes a municipality within the Kos regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Kos town.
Restaurants in Kos
1. Exotic Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 279 reviews
Reviewed By ValzAgain
The beach is a few kilometres along the coast from the Blue Lagoon resort, where we were staying, and well worth the walk from there. There’s a carpark above it, and it should be easy to reach by car. The sand is soft and the water translucent. Loungers and umbrellas are available for hire, but we didn’t bother. Further out into the water, there are flat rocks like those lining much of the coast in this area, but they aren’t a problem. This is a nudist beach. I’m not into nude sunbathing (too pale to tan!), but it’s the best way to swim.
2. Kamari Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 142 reviews
Reviewed By Santorini-iPhoto - Santorini, Greece
Excellent beach, crystal clear waters. Although it was kinda windy day I had a really good time swimming in that beautiful seaside
3. Agios Theologos Beach
4. Eleftherias Square
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,477 reviews
Reviewed By missbrowneyesxx - Norwich, United Kingdom
In the centre of Kos town you will find this very attractive square. Great place to have a coffee and people watch. Small market for gifts next to the church, which is a worth a visit.
5. Plaka Forest
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 457 reviews
Reviewed By pirret - Norwich, United Kingdom
We hired a quad bike for several days and we made several visits to feed the cats and peacocks as we are animal lovers. The cats go crazy for meat and tinned food. We gave the peacocks a variety of watermelon, tomatoes, tinned sweet corn, and bird seed. They also really enjoyed the dry cat food. The forest isn’t difficult to find- it is just behind Kos airport and the clearing where the animals gather is fairly easily accessible via transport- probably not easy to get to if walking though.
6. Kavo Paradiso Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 578 reviews
Reviewed By doppelganger_et - Thessaloniki, Greece
The long and hard drive, is definitely worth the visit. Glorious beach, with many places to chill. There's a small beach bar, but make sure to supply what you need, before sundown. By far the best place in Kos.
7. Agios Fokas Beach (Psalidi)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 316 reviews
Reviewed By m4rus4ki - Athens, Greece
Very nice beach to explore the underwater world. Half of the beach is organised and the rest is free, there is also a nice bar with good music with and shower.
8. Agios Stefanos Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,548 reviews
Reviewed By 372elifg - Istanbul, Turkey
İf ı compare Agios Stefanos with Paradise bech ı prefer Agios, shallow water good for kids and very clear crystal water with sandy beach, small island just by crosa swiming is good challenge, in the beach just few shades but go early to get the under trees????ı loved to swim there very nice beach but facility aroumd so be prepare yourself to be in the beach all day long
9. Lagada Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 169 reviews
Reviewed By U2560NFjasonw
A lovely small quiet beach with a great food van above it serving cold beers and lovely food. 8 Euros for 2 beds and a parasol. We went at the beginning of October and it was not busy (Also due to COVID etc) so I don't know if it would get busy at peak times. It's one of the nicest beaches on the island and well worth a visit.
10. Camel Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 380 reviews
Reviewed By cornescumonica - Bucharest, Romania
This lovely beach is 5 km away from the Kokalakis hotel in Kefalos. From the main road, take a sharp right and the road that goes down to the beach begins. It has no asphalt, it is dusty and has some rocks here and there, but luckily it is short. 2 sunbeds and an umbrella cost 7 euros. There are no more than 20 umbrellas in the central part of the beach and about 12 in the right part. These 2 parts are separated by some big rocks. The beach is actually a small rocky cove, with 2 sandy areas with sunbeds and a 3rd part in the leftmost part which is not organized. The entrance in the sea is a bit difficult, as it is a rocky platform, slippery in some parts. But if you have water shoes you’ll have absolutely no problem. After the let’s say 3m wide rocky platform begins the beauty! The water is so clear and calm and there is like a line parallel with the shore where it reaches your waist so people which can’t swim can also feel very comfortable. There are big rocks at the shore and a bit further in the sea, so fish can be spotted when snorkeling. There is a shower in the middle of the beach. There is no toilet or bar on the beach. One has to go up by car or by foot to one of the 2 taverns for that. The Camel restaurant is quite good, the food is very good, the service is fast and good, the staff is very nice. The view on the cove-beach is just beautiful. The toilet is on one side of the restaurant so if you just want to go to the toilet, nobody will stop you from doing so. The WC is very clean. My husband and I liked this beach so much that we went there 3 times and stayed from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and still couldn’t get enough of it. For us a big plus was that it is not crowded at all and relaxation is the craziest thing you can do there.
