Location: Kos
Top Things to do in Kos
The 10 Best Historic Sites in Kos, South Aegean
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. Paleo Pili
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4.5 based on 366 reviews
Old Byzantine fortress located in the old village of Pili, it is amazing and beautiful, one of the most beautiful places on the island.
Reviewed By j_tizzle87 - London, United Kingdom
This was one of the highlights of our week in Kos. We hired a Jeep from Kos Town and spent the day exploring villages in the mountains and this was the last place we saw. Hardly anyone else around, free to enter (though you should bring some change for the old man who watches the cars), and a fairly quick and easy ascent to the top of the ruin. Views from here are sensational - if someone else is around ask them to take a photo of you taking in the view from the giant hole in the wall, see pic below! Also, the small cafe overlooking the ruin is a great spot to rehydrate and view the castle itself. Worth the extra few steps.
2. Casa Romana Kos
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4.5 based on 437 reviews
Reviewed By simonwilliampizzey - Leicester, United Kingdom
Whenever I visit a new city, island or country within Europe I look to identify if there are any Roman Empire archaeological sites or museums. On this occasion there was fortunately a number of historical locations within the archeological quarter of Kos Town. This site is an excellently preserved example of a Roman villa with excellent murals. There are a number of internal and external ruins, excellent descriptions of the purpose of each room and the types of activities that would have occurred. There are very well preserved pots and utensils as well as statues. Finally there was also a very well preserved garden area in the middle of the villa. This is a very enjoyable location and a must visit for Roman history fans such as myself.
3. The Basilica of Agios Stefanos
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4.5 based on 128 reviews
Reviewed By petrosSL - Slough, United Kingdom
Can be accessed from the main road or from the beach. It is nice to be able relax amongst the ancient ruins with great views towards Agios Nikolaos.
4. Mylotopi
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4.5 based on 243 reviews
The traditional village "Mylotopi" located at the island of Kos allows the visitor to tour six 19th century architectural landmarks- a windmill, an oven, a house, a tunnel, a tunnel, a cafe / a restaurant - reviving the conditions of the inhabitants of Kefalos village almost a century ago.
Reviewed By jacnis - London, United Kingdom
Visited today mylotopi for lunch, the food was delicious ,the staff was very friendly. After our lunch we visited on the back the museum area which we enjoyed very much..The restoration of that old windmill was just amazing , the traditional house made us feel we were back on those days, melina the donkey was also one of the highlights. After our visit we got a shot of cinnamon syrup and also tried out a bread made from the flour of the windmill local cheese and fresh tomato... It was really worth it and interesting.. If you are near you should pay a visit..We strongly recommend it.
5. Turkish Bath House
6. Eastern Gate of Ancient Agora
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By 82manuelal - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
It was the Hellinistik and the Roman period and had a center of commerce near the port; At this time the Ancient Agora was built and had shops and a large market and places; also Roman Temples were constructed and very nice Roman Villas; a very nice Roman Villa offers a museum, (Casa Romana) ; Later on at Christian and Byzantine times were constructed churches; Kos was and is a wonderful place, so it changed hands many times; The Ancient Agora is a must to visit.
7. mosque lotzias
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4.0 based on 88 reviews
Reviewed By 668chrisj
please just go here and exprience the history, we loved it, my sister was born on Cyprus and i lived there for 6 years as a child.you really can not beat the med.
8. Western Archaeological Zone
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4.0 based on 300 reviews
Reviewed By JasperG2000 - Surrey, United Kingdom
It is amazing that anyone can walk for free through these ruins into houses and sometimes with mosaics. In most countries it would all be roped off.
9. Iconic Prostyle Temple of Asklepios
10. Hospitaller House of Commander Francesco Sans
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3.0 based on 1 reviews
