Out and About In Kos City Centre, Kos Island, Greece 2013

20 August, 2013 

The next stop on our journey through the Greek Islands was Kos Island which is one of the largest of the Dodecanese Islands.  As well as the Knights of St John Castle there are many Hellenistic and Roman ruins which we visited while there. (See separate Posts). Interestingly Kos was the birthplace of Hippocrates and “the home of Kos lettuce.”

Kos city centre and harbour is an extremely busy tourist hub with tourists arriving from many of the other Greek islands as well as from Turkey which is less than an hour away by ferry. We enjoyed strolling around the old town and the newer areas taking photos and learning a little of the long history of Kos.

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Looking towards the Kos Marina

Sponge and Shell vendors line the streets

Tom admiring the sponge diving helmet

Greek Navy Patrol Boat in the Main Port

Funny little tourist train.

Looking towards the Kos Marina

Kos Harbour

Must be 10am. Time for Tom's Morning Tea and cake.

This was Delicious

There are lots of tourist store in the main centre.

There were a variety of places to worship in Kos.

Defterdar Mosque 

Orthodox Church

Beautiful Interior of the Church

Fresco on the exterior

Agnus Dei the Catholic Church

Tom reading the memorial to the Italian Officers shot in 1943

The Memorial

Tom had to put the camera through an open grill to get this photo!

Once a church but now a public building

Another public building with the Castle in the distance

Hamamas in Kos Marina

Sunset looking towards Kos from the Kos Marina