Berlitz Pocket Guide Kos (Travel Guide eBook)

Description

Berlitz Pocket Guide Kos

The world-renowned pocket travel guide by Berlitz, now with a free bilingual dictionary.

Compact, concise and packed full of essential information about where to go and what to do, this is an ideal on-the-move guide for exploring Kos. From top tourist attractions like the Bros Therma Hot Springs, 'Magic' Beach and the volcanic caldera at Nisyros, to cultural gems, including the zoological floor mosaics and other late-Roman treasures at Casa Romana, the frescoed Agiou Ioannou Theologou Monastery and the Italianate architecture of Kos and nearby islands of Kalymnos and Leros, plan your perfect trip with this practical, all-in-one travel guide. 

Features of this travel guide to Kos:
- Inspirational itineraries: discover the best destinations, sights and excursions, highlighted with stunning photography
- Historical and cultural insights: delve into the island's rich history and culture, and learn all about its people, art and traditions
- Practical full-colour map: with every major sight and listing highlighted, the full-colour maps make on-the-ground navigation easy
- Key tips and essential information: from transport to tipping, we've got you covered
- Dictionary: quick-reference bilingual language guide to help you with vocabulary 
- Covers: Kos Town; The Northeast Coast; Northwest Coast Resorts; Andimahia; Kardamena and Plaka; South Coast beaches; Kefalos; Mt Dikeos and around and excursions to Nisyros; Kalumnos; Lertos; Patmos and Bodrum in Turkey

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About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.

Sujets

• Mikonos
• Corfú
• Bradt
• Mykonos
• Travel
• Corfu
• Santorini
• List of islands of Greece
• Greek
• 2020
• 2021
• Eyewitness
• Athens
• Crete
• Greece
• Corfou
• Marco Polo
• Myconos
• Europe

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 février 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 5
• EAN13: 9781785732706
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 8 Mo

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How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Kos, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Kos, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Kos are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Kos. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Berlitz Pocket Guides
The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.
Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.
Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.
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Table of Contents
Kos’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Tour Of Kos
Introduction
Kos of the Tourists
A Brief History
Prehistoric Beginnings
Persians to Romans
Byzantium and Christianity
Crusader and Ottoman Conquest
Italian Rule and World War II
Union with Greece: 1948 to the New Century
The Bailout Years
Historical Landmarks
Where To Go
Kos Town
Neratziá Castle
Hippokrates’ plane tree, the Loggia Mosque, and the Salt Baths
The ancient town
Archaeological Museum
The Casa Romana
The Ottoman old town: Haluvaziá
Italian Monuments
Platáni and the Asklepion
The Asklepion
The Northeast Coast: Lámbi to Bros Thermá
Bros and Píso Thermá
Northwest Coast Resorts: Tingáki To Mastihári
Tingáki and Marmári
Mastihári
Andimáhia, Kardámena And Pláka
Kardámena
Pláka Forest
South-Coast Beaches: Polémi To Kéfalos
kéfalos – the wild west
The Kéfalos peninsula
Around Mt Díkeos
Pylí: New and Old
Paleó Pylí
Lagoúdi
Evangelístria and Zía
Ascent of Hristós peak
Asómatos and Haïhoútes
Excursions
Nísyros
The volcanic zone
Villages and walks
Beaches and baths
Kálymnos
Póthia and around
Vathýs and Beyond
Brostá: The West Coast
Télendos
Psérimos
Léros
Álinda and around
Remote Sites
Léros Museums
Pátmos
Beaches
Bodrum (Turkey)
What To Do
Sports
Watersports
Hiking
Mountain-biking
Rock-climbing
Horse-riding
Shopping
Winery Tourism
Entertainment
Music and Dance
Nightlife (and Daylife)
Children’s Kos
Calendar of Events
Eating Out
Where to Eat
When to Eat
What to Eat
Appetisers
Fish
Meat and Casserole Dishes
Cheeses
Dessert
What to Drink
Reading the Menu
Useful Expressions
Menu Reader
Restaurants
Kos Town and Suburbs
Around the island
Nísyros
Kálymnos and Télendos
Léros
Pátmos
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation
Airports
B
Bicycle and Scooter Hire
Budgeting for Your Trip
C
Car Rental (see also Driving)
Climate
Clothing
Crime and Safety
D
Driving
E
Electricity
Embassies and Consulates
Emergencies
G
Getting There
Guides and Tours
H
Health and Medical Care
L
Language
LGBTQ
M
Maps
Media
Money
O
Opening Times
P
Police
Post Offices
Public Holidays
R
Religion
T
Telephones
Time Zones
Tipping
Toilets
Tourist Information
Transport
V
Visas and Entry Requirements
W
Websites and Internet Access
Recommended Hotels
Kos Town
Around the Island
Nísyros
Kálymnos
Télendos
Psérimos
Léros
Pátmos
Dictionary
English–Greek
Greek–English


Kos’s Top 10 Attractions




Top Attraction #1
Alamy

Casa Romana
Zoological floor mosaics and other late-Roman treasures. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #2
iStock

Climbing Hristós peak
For the Dodecanese’s best views. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #3
Shutterstock

Windsurfing
Breezy Kos has several suitable shorelines. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #4
Getty Images

Bros Thermá hot springs
Healing waters right on the beach. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #5
Shutterstock

‘Magic’ Beach
The best of many on the island’s south coast. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #6
Shutterstock

Volcanic caldera
Sulphurous marvel at the heart of Nísyros. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #7
iStock

Sunset behind Télendos
A dramatic frame for spectacular sunsets. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #8
Shutterstock

Italian architecture
On Kos, Kálymnos and Léros. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #9
Corbis

Scuba-diving in Léros
A rich trove of war debris. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #10
iStock

Agíou Ioánnou Theológou monastery
The crowning glory of Pátmos, frescoed and treasured. For more information, click here .


A Perfect Tour Of Kos



Day 1

First swim
At Kos airport, pick up your hire car and head straight to Kardámena for some fresh seafood. Have a cooling swim off Polémi or Psilós Gremós beach before hotel check-in at Kos Town, Psalídi or Ágios Fokás.


Day 2

Kos Town
Explore the Archaeological Museum and the Casa Romana museum in the morning. Swim near Tingáki or Marmári before lunch in or near Tingáki. Visit the hillside Asklepion in the late afternoon, before dinner at a Platáni taverna.


Day 3

Southwest coast
Ogle 1920s–30s Italian architecture before driving across Kos, visiting Andimáhia’s castle before lunch at Mastihári. Continue to the far southwest around Kéfalos, perhaps stopping to windsurf at Kamári. Spend sunset on a pre-booked, north-coast horseback ride from the Salt Lake stables. Dinner is at Ambeli Taverna, outsideTingáki.


Day 4

A climb and a soak
Try more advanced windsurfing near Cape Psalídi, before lunch at Old Pyli taverna in Amanioú. Afterwards, see Lagoúdi village’s frescoed church before climbing Khristós peak in the l