Kos Island Info
	Kos is the island that gave the world Hippocrates, the father of madicine. The third largest of the Dodecanese, it is long and narrow in shape, mostly flat with two low mountains, Dikaio and Simpatro, that run along its southern coast. The capital, is stuated in a verdant district on the north east of the island, at the back of an open bay.The rest of the town is modern and well -laid-out, with contemporary buildings, hotels,and avenues lined with palm trees. During your visit, it would be well worth your while to visit the pretty villages which are scattered round the island.  Among them are Asfendiou, 14 kilometres southwest of town, built on the slopes of Mt Dikaio overlooking the sea, Pili, further south, Andimahia, perched on a plateau in the middle of the island, Thermes with its hot springs and spa, Kardamena a seaside resort, Tigaki near the airport, Mastihari,  and finaly Kefalos with its splendid beach