Kos Town
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The Verdict
A harbour town with a castle, a Roman house under glass and more bicycles than cars.
Why go
Kos Town has a real harbour with a castle at its mouth, the plane tree of Hippocrates in a square, and, a short walk away, the Casa Romana — a Roman villa excavated and roofed over, its mosaics still in place. The town is flat and the cycle paths are real, so you hire a bike rather than a car, and the waterfront runs on tavernas and ice cream. It is busier and more developed than Symi or Karpathos, and considerably easier.
Understand the place
The capital of Kos, built round a harbour with a medieval castle, a Roman villa with its mosaics, and streets made for bicycles.
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