KALYMNOS

masouri

Masouri is a famous tourist resort in Kalymnos. Best spot in the region is its beautiful beach, whish is considered one of the best in the island. It is 9km from village Pothia. Its endless beach with...

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kalymnos town

Kalymnos town or Pothia is the capital and the island's port. It is considered as one of the most important ports in the islands of Greece and one of the most beautiful and graphic capitals of Dodecan...

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pserimos

Pserimos is the biggest in size among the small islands around Kalymnos. It is located between Kos and Kalymnos, with which is connected daily with regular routes. The island is ideal for a small get ...

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panormos

In a verdurous location is built the graphic settlement of Panormos. It is located 5km southwest of the island's capital and surrounded by beautiful, with pebbles, shores. The region is inhabited sinc...

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telendos

The small island of Telendos is right across the shores Myrties and Masouri. During ancient times it was adjusted to Kalymnos. In the beginnings of 6th century, after a severe earthquake, part of the ...

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myrties

The coastal settlement Myrties is 8km from Pothia in the northwest part of the island. The region has big tourist development as from here leave boats to the island Telendos. Myrties have a beautiful ...

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vathis

Vathi or Vathis, as the locals call it, is built in a green verdurous valley. It is located in the east part of the island, 12km from Pothia. It has a small graphic port, Rina. Characteristic is that ...

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emborios

Emporios is a small quiet village in the southwest end of Kalymnos, 24km from the capital. The village stays tourist unutilized and its few residents work with agriculture and animal breeding. It is i...

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chorio

Chorio or Chora was for centuries the island's capital. It is 3km from Pothia and it is located in the west part of the new capital. Residents of Chorio stay true to traditions and customs. In the reg...

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About Kalymnos

Kalymnos is an island with rare natural beauties. It combines the charming of a mountain with imposing wild landscapes and banks full of aromatic herbs, along with lacy shores and crystal clear waters. It is famous as the island of sponge divers, due to its long tradition in this job. Big part of the island's financial robustness and fame is based upon it. It is located in the southeast Aegean Sea between Leros and Kos. It is the fourth in size island in Dodecanese with a ground of 110sq.km and a population of 16.000 residents. South of Kalymnos is the Crete Open Sea and west Ikarian Open Sea. It is surrounded by many small islands other inhabited and other uninhabited. Most known of them are Telendos and Pserimos inhabited by animal breeders and Plati, Sarris' Island, Gairoudonisi, Agia Kyriaki and Imia. It is the head of the eparchy where Leros, Lipsi, Patmos, Astipalea, Agathonisi and Arki, belong to. Kalymnos was discovered tourist the last years. The incredible beauties of the island, the authentic colour of settlements and the important history, are a pole of attraction for thousands of travelers every year. Kalymnos is a hilly island. Wild landscapes with imposing rocky bulks attract the attention and are ideal for climbing and ambulatory routes. Despite all these, sea has always been the master in the island's life. The island of sponge divers owes its rumor to the depth of the sea. That's why it is the favorite destination for the lovers of diving and fish gun. While its beautiful beaches with clear shores and crystal waters relax visitors. The island's tourist infrastructures are getting better and better every year and satisfy all demands, offering everything. Comfort, entertainment, gastronomic pleasures, etc. Schedule your vacation to the sponge divers' island and have the time of your life in this Aegean paradise!

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