ARCHITECTURE & EXCAVATIONS
The history of the city through its buildings
Italian Presence & Excavations
The Italian occupation was an important page in the recent history of Kos. We have on the island and especially in its capital, brilliant buildings of that period.
We start from the area where the old catholic church is located. Proceeding to Miaouli's coast, we find in front of us the hotel GELSOMINO ( jasmine ), built in 1929. Not very far from there, is found the palace of the Italian governor.
We enter Platanos Square where, in addition to the building of today's courts, we can admire one of the two surviving mosques from the years of the Ottoman occupation.
Continuing to Nafklirou Street, where was found the Jewish quarter before the 2nd world war, we overview the area of the ancient agora, which was excavated and restored, in part, by the Italians.
Our final destination is Eleftherias Square, which was rebuilt by the Italians and established as the central square of the city, after the catastrophic earthquake of 1933.
- Duration up to 2 hours.
- Price 120 euros.
- Starting point: Monument to an unknown soldier, just opposite the central city bus stop.
- We do not enter any of the above buildings.
- Contact me if you wish me to organize a different program, according to your interests and time.
- For all tours, the meeting point can be changed and re-determined after a related communication.
- For visitors who make a one day tour from Turkey, the meeting point will be SEGEN PORT
- Possibility of carrying out tours morning and afternoon. ( Some archaeological sites close at 17:00 while others remain open until 20:00 during the summer months ).
Other guided tours
The capital of Kos has been a multicultural place since antiquity. For today's visitor it is not difficult discover that. Its structure, helps him by walking and meeting in his diava remnants of different eras, to understand its history.
ANCIENT THEURAPETIC CENTRE
It is the most important archaeological site of the island and one of the ten most visited monuments in our country.
