Travel guide for Kalymnos Dodecanese Greece
Hommages
Informations
How to get there
How to get thereBy boat from Piraeus. By plane to Kos and afterwards with little boats to Kalymnos.
Useful Phones
Useful PhonesPOLICE: (+30) 22430 22100
HOSPITAL: (+30) 22430 23025
PORT AUTHORITY: (+30) 22430 29304
HOSPITAL: (+30) 22430 23025
PORT AUTHORITY: (+30) 22430 29304
Kalymnos is the fourth in extent island of Dodecanesus. It
is found between the islands of Leros and Kos and is in general a mountainous
island full of herbs. The capital of the island is Pothia, a splendid,
amphitheatrically built, city. Around Kalymnos there are small islands, from
which only two are inhabited, Pserimos and Telendos.
Kalymnos is called the island of the sponge-fishers and the sea has played always the main role in the life of locals. The spotless beaches, the friendly residents, its monuments and its traditional character wait to charm each traveller that will visit it.
Kalymnos is called the island of the sponge-fishers and the sea has played always the main role in the life of locals. The spotless beaches, the friendly residents, its monuments and its traditional character wait to charm each traveller that will visit it.
Must do
Visit the Castle of Chora or Big Castle of 15th century A.D.
Organise an excursion with caique from Pothia in the islets Telendo and Pserimo.
Visit the Cavern Daskalio in Vathy.
Swim in the beaches Kantoyni and the Linaria and buy the famous sponges of Kalymnos.
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