DODECANESE

Kos

Martian Risk: considerable

We do not offer this un-hidden island for a full holiday, but Kos town, birthplace of Hippocrates the father of medicine, has fine Greek and Roman remains, a museum, the Aesclepeion, the tree (now very visibly prosthetically supported – just to stress the profession?) under which Hippocrates sat, and a busy historic harbour with a gigantic castle protesting its eastern edge. Ferry schedules sometimes dictate an overnight stay here; there are many worse fates, now that much of the town has been pedestrianised!

We do not offer this unhidden island...

That said, there's a busy harbour-front...

...where the fishermen sometimes get behind with their nets..

...and the Aesclepeion is superb with its view to Turkey...

...and the Tree of Hippocrates - now a demonstration for prosthetics?

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ACCOMMODATION

Hotel Aston-Martin

Right on the harbour-front with a lovely panorama of the busy yacht harbour and the castle beyond from its bar's terrace at ground level. Convenient for everything.

Seasons
Peak 1/8-31/8
High 1/7-31/7
Mid 1/6-30/9
Low 1/5-31/10

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