Location: Kos
Top Things to do in Kos
The 10 Best Things to do Good for Big Groups 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. 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. Agios Theologos Beach
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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
7. 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.
8. Tigaki Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,663 reviews
Reviewed By tropicallovers24 - Downham Market, United Kingdom
We rented a couple of sun beds from Roosters beach bar, they were 4 euros each and came with a comfortable cushion and a large parasol. They offered food and drink service to your sun bed, food nice and reasonably priced. Staff friendly. Lots of cats! (Not on the actual beach though!) The water is crystal clear and shallow for ages to walk out. Completely sandy too. Water sports nearby, offering jet skis, pedalos with slides etc. Massages offered by people walking up and down, although they don’t bother you. Large donuts being sold, looked nice, didn’t try though! Lovely day out!
9. Kardamaina Water Sports Center
10. Triantafyllopoulos Winery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 57 reviews
Love for the island, Love for the wine A new age Winery with modern aesthetics whose primary goal is to set and impose all the standards for higher quality wine production. Our establishment is a great way for the world to get to know Kos not only as a destination for their vacation but as an island with great wine production, wines with particular flavours revealing with them the nature of the land in which the grapes were grown. Each meeting of people who are friends of wine and the journey with them from our vineyard to their glass. A trip that is repeated every year and yet, it is different every year, a new search for the best experiences and nuances in wines.
Reviewed By sunnysandydaze - Bath, United Kingdom
If you enjoy wine and are interested to find out more about Greek wines and winery production then I highly recommend a visit to this vineyard. We have visited lots of vineyards in the UK, France and South Africa and this was a very comparable, enjoyable experience. The wines are good quality and the tasting setting overlooking the vineyard was quite lovely. An informative tour of the winery by our extremely knowledgeable host Vangelis really added to the experience. A great way to spend a couple of hours.
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