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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/h2>\nKos Island<\/h2>\n
Kos\u00a0<\/strong>is the second largest island of the Dodecanese, having perhaps the most significant history among them due to medicine. The island has been inhabited for 6000 years and the names given to it over the ages are anything but accidental as most of them refer to healing. It has for example been called \u00abISLAND OF THE BLISSFULL\u00bb as people lived there blissfully and serenely.<\/p>\n HIPPOCRATES<\/strong><\/p>\n HIPPOCRATES\u00a0<\/strong>made his island famous worldwide since it was in KOS that medical knowledge was essentially systematized. The first hospitals were founded in KOS and the first doctors were trained by the father of medicine on his island.<\/p>\n HIPPOCRATES\u00a0<\/strong>studied philosophy, rhetoric, and the natural phenomena through HERACLETU\u2019S scrolls. He travelled widely through the then known world During his journeys he found himself in\u00a0DELOS<\/strong>, the\u00a0PELOPONESEAN WAR<\/strong>, and in\u00a0Athens<\/strong>, which he saved from a cholera epidemic.<\/p>\n Athenians\u00a0<\/strong>initiated him to the Eleusinian Rites, bestowed upon him a golden wreath and, declared him an honorary citizen of Athens.\u00a0His background and faith science distinguish him worldwide as THE FATHER OF MEDICINE and KOS became known as the island of healing.<\/p>\n KOS\u00a0<\/strong>today is one of the most cosmopolitan islands of the Eastern Aegean, being the host to a large number of tourists from all over Europe each year. The island\u2019s historical monuments dated from ancient times to the Turkish and Italian occupations, give the visitor the chance to wander through different phases of Greek history. Easy access\u00a0<\/strong>to many small and large nearby islands \u2013 such as Rhodes, Kalymnos, Nisyros \u2013 enable the visitor to have KOS as a base for one day excursions.<\/p>\n Rhodes is one of the largest Greek islands.\u00a0 The Visitor would admire the impressive castle and the old town of Rhodes. But Rhodes is an island of contrasts and beauty lies precisely in these conflicts: the cosmopolitan resorts and undiscovered beaches, the villages that ere not be spoiled by tourism and the castle city of Rhodes and Lindos, the sunny Aegean landscapes and green oases of coolness waiting to be discovered. This is Rhodes!<\/p>\n The northest island in the complex of Dodecanese was to be reminded as the most holy land of Orthodoxy. The island, where in 95BC Ioannis wrote Apocalypses, is a land of worship for all Greek and orthodox. It is famous as the island of sponge divers, due to its long tradition in this job. Big part of the island\u2019s financial robustness and fame is based upon it. In the beginnings of the 20th<\/sup> century Symi was the capital of Dodecanese and the biggest sponge center in Greece. It had developed shipping and was the merchant power of that time. This financial robustness is shown even today in the aristocratic style of the town. The island\u2019s existence and route in time is marked by the volcano, which for centuries burnt in the bowels of the earth. The volcano itself \u2013 even today that it is not active \u2013 is the most important natural site of Nisyros.
\nThe fertile land\u00a0<\/strong>s in combination with the white sand tropical beaches etch themselves in the visitor\u2019s memory in such a way that he is compelled to come back next year.<\/p>\nThe island of knights – beautiful Rhodes.<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/b><\/p>\nPatmos, the island of Apocalypses.<\/h2>\n
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\nPatmos is possessed of unique beauties. \u00a0The endless blue of Aegean sea, long lacy shores and small, protected from the winds, ports, justify the decision of every traveler to visit this special Aegean island.
\nIt is remarkable that in 1981 Patmos, was characterized by a special law from the Parliament of Greece as a Holy Island. Also from 1999 it is considered as a Monument of International Cultural Inheritance by UNESCO.<\/p>\nKalymnos<\/h2>\n
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\nKalymnos is a hilly island. Wild landscapes with imposing rocky bulks attract the attention and are ideal for climbing and ambulatory routes. Despite all these, sea has always been the master in the island\u2019s life. The island of sponge divers owes its rumor to the depth of the sea. That\u2019s why it is the favorite destination for the lovers of diving and fish gun. While its beautiful beaches with clear shores and crystal waters relax visitors.<\/p>\nSymi<\/h2>\n
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\nIn the cove of Panormitis is situated the monastery of Angel Michael. It is the most important religious monument in the island and one of the most important monasteries in Dodecanese. Distinguishes the carven chancel screen full of oblations and a golden icon of the Saint found in the place where the monastery was built. The oblations that seamen put in bottles are kept in the ambry, as it is said that the sea \u201ctakes\u201d them \u201cout\u201d. The icon is considered thaumaturgy and according to locals, if someone does not fulfill his promise, the Saint goes and takes it by himself. That\u2019s why people call him \u201cThief\u201d.<\/p>\nNisyros, The Volcano island<\/h2>\n
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\nWhat make Nisyros different are the alterations of scenery. The wild beauty of black rocks gives its place to green landscapes and sea pictures give their place to graphic settlements with white houses and multi coloured shutters.
\nNisyros is also famous for its therapeutic sources known from the times of Ippokrates.
\nA visit to the Knights\u2019 Castle, built in 1315 on the top of hill is a must.
\nIn the Castle\u2019s yard was built the monastery of Panagia Spiliani in 1600. For its construction there were used architectonic members of antiquities. In the monasteries interior distinguishes the icon of Panagia Spiliani, the island\u2019s protector.<\/p>\nLipsi<\/h2>\n