Taverna Tsampala in Lampi near Kos town is our favorite restaurant on Kos Island. Although it looks rather unimpressive from the outside, it can score with excellent food, warmth and a long history. Whether Kleftiko, Stifado or fresh fish, every lover of Greek cuisine will find the right meal for him.
The port of Kos town with its beautiful harbor promenade is located in a picturesque bay. The harbor entrance is guarded by the old Fortress Neratzia. The Mandráki port is a central transport hub of Kos city, offering ferry connections to many islands of the Dodecanese and to Bodrum in Turkey. Also, city buses, and sightseeing tours stop or start in the harbor.
The Avra Project Lounge Bar was a bar in the heart of Kos Town, yet on the beach. Here you can have a good breakfast, spend the whole day on beach chairs on the beach and eat and party in the evening. Project Avra is closed permanently, at the same location you'll find now Arco Experience by the Sea!
The altar of Dionysus is a small excavation site showing the remains of a Dionysian temple from the 2nd Century BC. The Hellenistic altar has a pi-shaped design and features a flat access ramp on the fourth side instead of the usual staircase. On the perimeter wall was a frieze with a Dionysian theme.
The Turkish bath (Hamam), to be more precise the old women's bath of Kos town is located behind the courthouse, at the passage to Platia Platanou (plane tree square) with the Tree of Hippocrates and the Loggia Mosque. The Haman was built in the 17th century, but severely damaged by the 1933 earthquake. It was rebuilt during Italian occupation, and operated until 1948 as a Turkish bath.