Kos Town: The town of Kos was founded in 366 BC, on the same site as the actual town, in the north-eastern part of the island.
It is a blend of ancient, medieval and modern architectural style, and is flooded with greenery.
The wide streets lined with trees create a relaxing and fine atmosphere in the town.
The imposing Castle of the Knights of Saint John is standing on the eastern side of the harbour and is connected to the rest of the town by a bridge crossing the Palm Tree Avenue.
The Municipality of Kos is preserving the historic centre by trying to turn it into an exclusively pedestrian district. Various cafes, taverns, restaurants and shops can be found in Kos Town as well as a plethora of clubs and nightclubs, which transform the town into a hot spot during the night.
Castle of the Knights: The castle of the Knights of Saint John on Kos, was constructed with local stone and with the remains of previous constructions and buildings. It still shows a number of blazons on the masonry, some columns, bases and architraves from the ruins of the old city. It was built during the occupation of the Knights, which lasted for over two hundred years.
This piece of architecture and construction engineering amazes visitors by the sight of area of Kos – which used to be an island – with the main land. Today it is called “Phoinikon”, which means palm trees.
The museum of the Castle of the Knights, located in the Northern area between both precincts, still shows several old inscriptions, sculptures and altars. The museum building itself was restored by the Italians and used to be the knight\'s warehouse.
In the centre of Kos island in front of the Castle of Knights stands a huge old plane tree, known as the ‘Hippocrates plane tree’.According to what Kos inhabitants say, the Hippocrates plane tree was planted by this famous Greek physician, who used its shade to teach his students in this place. As the tree is 500 years old, it is obviously not the one that Hippocrates planted, since he lived around the 5th century BC. Therefore, it is said to be descendant of that one.
Kos’ authorities have taken some measures from a long time ago in order to preserve it.
