This beautiful and friendly Island is a
A Gem of a Greek Island
The
Birthplace of Hippocrates, widely accepted as the Father of Medicine and founder
of
the first school of medicine; even today, some 2460 years after his death in 357
BC, here in the UK those who study and qualify as medical practitioners still
take the ancient Hippocratic Oath that includes the powerful imperative for the
care of the sick, "First Do No Harm" .
Alexander
the Great conquered Kos in 336 BC and was succeeded by Ptolemies. During the 
Byzantine
period Kos was once again a prosperous Island Raids by enemies that included the
Saracens made it very dangerous place to be
In
1315The Knights of St. John of Rhodes took the Island and around1400 AD started
to built the Fortress
at the Harbour entrance from materials salvaged from the 
ruins
of the town devastated by an earthquake. After taking Rhodes in 1522 the Turks
also took Kos and held it until 1912 when the Italians occupied it. During 1933
Kos was again devastated by another earthquake and was finally became part of
Greece in 1948.
KEFALOS
With a
climate that is mild for most of the year, hours of unbroken 
sunshine
and beautiful beaches it is inevitable that Kos will become an
increasingly popular tourist destination. Kefalos is my personal favourite
resort on KOS. Since my first visit in 1994 I have returned on 2 occasions .
although the resort has grown it is still small enough to offer a
really quiet, relaxing holiday that gives the
real flavour of the Greek Islands. Highly recommended
for
anyone making their first visit to the Greek Island as it also
offers the opportunity to visit small neighbouring islands including, Patmos,
Kalymnos, NISYROS and Symi With the introduction of a fast Hydrofoil
service a day trip to Rhodes makes an enjoyable day out
With Thanks to
Jakob & Ruth Slabina of Ljubljana Slovenia for allowing me to show some of their photos of Kefalos 2001.
Click the photo link below to visit their excellent collection of photos
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