Kardamena is located on the south side of the island of Kos, only 10 minutes from the airport. Kardamena is an ideal holiday destination for all ages with a wide range of tourist attractions. Here are the most beautiful beaches, from east to west and reaches 12 km.
Kardamena offers different kinds of accommodation ranging from apartments, studios, private hotels and all-inclusive.
Kardamena offers a variety of nightlife to suit everyone. For those who wish, the nightlife is simply amazing. But for those who want relaxing evenings there are lovely cocktail bars along the harbor. Kardamena also offers a wide selection of restaurants.
Kardamena is packed with shops offering everything from designer clothes to tourist souvenirs.
With Ticket Travel you can participate in well-organized excursions around the island.
History
Kardamena (Greek: Καρδάμαινα), is a small Greek town 7 km from Kos Airport. It is located in the municipality Irakleidon, on the island of Kos, Dodecanese Islands in Greece. From being a small fishing village it is now a popular summer destination and has been for the last three decades. With about 2500 inhabitants and an area of 35.150 km ². Between May and October, the city’s population triples because of the tourists
The island saw great development in the 4th century B.C., especially after the building of their beautiful new city in 366 B.C., where the modern city is now situated. After a brief occupation by a Persian General, Kos again prospered under the auspices of Alexander the Great. Unfortunately, during the period of the Roman Empire, its libraries and other treasures were looted. Later conquered by the Venetians, Kos was sold to the Knights of Saint John in 1306.They ruled it for 200 years, until their abandonment of it to the Turks. The Turkish occupation lasted for almost four hundred years, until 1912, when the Italians took over. Germany, too, came to occupy Kos until the end of Word War II when the British arrived as guardians. Kos was reunited with Greece on March 7 1948. Especially the area of Kardamena , built on the site of the ancient settlement of Alasarna, archaeological excavations revealed a temple of Apollo, an extensive Early Christian settlement with four basilicas. Here at the ancient archeaological dig site of the byzantine church that a chest was found containing the Biblio Tau Prophetis by a team sent by the Archaelogical Society of Athens in 1860.
TICKET TRAVEL, Kardamena Kos 