Kos Town is famous for its natural beauty and history.
Discover attractions of the Greek islands, mainland and metropolis. Apart from archaeological sites, monuments and museums, did you know that you can visit some of the most amazing monuments of geological interest in the word? Don't miss the chance to visit the Petrified Forest of Lesvos and Meteora in Thessaly, Central Kos Town!
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese The church dates from the early 15th century and was originally dedicated to St John the Baptist, patron and protector of the Knights of St John. The main theme that occupies the church, such us the representation of an Apocalyptic... View More
Agios Ioannis Church
Agios Ioannis the Baptist Church
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese The church of Agios Giannis the Baptist is an early Christian Baptistery built in the 5th or 6th century AD. The temple is located inside the cemetery of the city and today it functions as the cemetery church of the city of Kos.... View More
Agios Ioannis the Baptist Church
Altar of Dionysos
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese The altar of Dionysus is located at Gregoriou the 5th street, quite close to the "Casa Romana" monument, on the same level with the Hellenistic Agora, approximately 3 meters below the level of the modern city.
It consitutes... View More
Altar of Dionysos
Ancient Agora of Kos
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese In antiquity, the agora (forum) of every city was its commercial and social centre. The ancient Agora of Kos is among the largest to have been excavated in Greece to this date. Originally it was built during the 4th century B.C. ... View More
Ancient Agora of Kos
Ancient Stadium of Kos
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese On the junction of 31st of May street and Great Alexander street lie the ruins of the ancient stadium of Kos. The stadium located opposite the church of St. Ann (south west of the ruins of the north Thermes) is dated to the first... View More
Ancient Stadium of Kos
Archaeological Museum of Kos
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese The two storey bulding on Eleftherias Square that houses the Archaeological museum of Kos is a protected monument of the Italian occupation era (1912 - 1943), built in 1935.
It is considered a sample of the international style... View More
Archaeological Museum of Kos
Bridge of Castle of Neratzia
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese The bridge of the Castle of Neratzia that connects the Plain Tree Square with the enstrance to the Castle. The castle pf Neratzia on the seafront of the city of Kos was built duiring the Knighthood period of the island. A bridge... View More
Bridge of Castle of Neratzia
Casa Romana
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese The \"Casa Romana\", or the Roman Manor is one of the most interesting sites on the island of Kos.
In 1933 the great earthquake nearly destroyed the whole island. The Italians, who at the time of the earthquake were occupying... View More
Casa Romana
Castle of Neratzia
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese The castle of Kos, better known as the castle of Nerantzia (castle of the sour orange tree), is the most important part of the fortifications constructed on the island by the Knights Templar at the end of the 14th century A.D.... View More
Castle of Neratzia
Exhibition Center of Modern History and Italian Architecture
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese In the southern part of the city of Kos, amidst archaelogical sites and monuments lies the Hani building. Originally used as a building catering for the animals of travellers, today the Hani hosts an exhibition of the modern... View More
Exhibition Center of Modern History and Italian Architecture
International Hippocratic Foundation of Kos
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese The International Hippocratic Foundation of Kos, is a Public Benefit Foundation, with an international character, created in 1960 to honor the father of medicine Hippocrates.
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International Hippocratic Foundation of Kos
Jewish Synagogue
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese In the center of the city, very close to the port lies the Jewish Synagogue and, next ot it, the Rabbi's residence. The temple functions today as a municipal cultural center.
The temple is a witness for the continuous presence... View More
Jewish Synagogue
Kos Mosque
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese The Defterdar mosque, located on Eleftherias Square, in the center of Kos is named after the Ottoman Sultan's finance minister, Ibrahim Efendi, who built the mosque in 1780.
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Kos Mosque
Lozia Mosque
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese The Gazi Hasan Pasa Mosque, better known as the Lozia Mosque or the Plane Tree Mosque is located on the Lozia Square, near the tree of Hippocrates. On the water spout near the tree, an inscription in arabic informs the visitor... View More
Lozia Mosque
Roman Odeon of Kos
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese The Roman Auditorium is thought to have been one of the most crucial public buildings of ancient Kos. It was found by the Italian archeologist Laurenzi in an excavation conducted in 1929.
Erected during the 2nd century A.D it... View More
Roman Odeon of Kos
Sanctuary of Asclepios
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese The Asclepieion of Kos is built upon the slopes of hill clothed in lush flora and graced with beautiful views of the sea and the Turkish coast. It is the most important monument of the island and of the most important temples... View More
Sanctuary of Asclepios
Temple of Hercules
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese Located near the Plane Tree of Hippocrates, this temple, deidcated to Hercules, is dated to the 2nd century B.C. It is built upon a trapezoid shaped mound. Upon the northernmost corner of the mound stood a rectangular temple.... View More
Temple of Hercules
Tree of Hippocrates
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese Opposite the fortress of Neratzia, next to the ancient Αgora of Kos, one of the most ancient trees of Kos lays its roots: the plane tree of Hippocrates, a historical site visited by thousands every year.
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Tree of Hippocrates
Western Archaeological Zone of Kos
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese The western archaeological zone is located opposite the ancient theater and is part of the town that was abandoned in the Middle Ages and throughout the period of Hospitaller, and, when it was later excavated, it revealed some... View More
Western Archaeological Zone of Kos
Wetland of Psalidi
Kos Town, Kos, Kos Island, Dodecanese The Psalidi wetland is a brakish marsh created by two torrents flowing into the coastline of Psalidi. The marsh is connected to the sea through a natural water duct created by dirt and reeds. Water is retented in the marsh throughout... View More