Kalymnos island Greece

Kalymnos is one of the islands GriecheDodecanese, which are convenient in the Aegean sea of 300 kilometers southeast west of Athens and 100 kilometers of north of Rhodes. It admits as the sponge dipping island, because the man peoples practice here still this, which is most dangerous by the occupations, which was the main source of income of the island for centuries. Tourism begins to take over as the main money generator these days, but the island handled to keep much its Greek charm and historical traditions. Most tourists bridge Kalymnos in favor of close convenient Kos. Those, which stop away here as part of their island hop route, find rugged mountain landscape mixed with fruitful lowering, unite the finest fresh Fischtavernas in the Archipelago and attractive unspoiltstraenden, by which some with the boat can be only achieved. The island has good ferry connections with the mainland gate of Piraeus (approximately 12 hours) and with the other hauptInseln Dodecanese. There are also the regular hydrofoil and Katamarandienstleistungen, which connect Kalymnos with most islands in the group. Kos has an international airport with regular flights to and from Athens and to unite European Bestimmungsoertern - you can take a bus of the airport Kos to the north coast recovery place of Mastihari and of give it to it a minuzioese travel of the boat 40 to Kalymnos. They arrive in the pictorial gate of Pothia, which is the heads island and the second largest city in the Dodecanese, after Rhodes. It is a haste city, sandwiched between two mountains with brightly painted houses and the neoclassical mansions, which are established on the slopes, which circle all around the bay. The capital is to the last sponge dipping fleet in Greece head. It is a historical occupation, which in the blood of the local men despite arising the synthetic sponges and the dry rot lingers, which ' s-sponge-Versorgungsmaterial devastated the eastern Mediterranean in the nineties. The fleet used to travel as Africa to the fish for sponges far on the field but these days limit themselves the divers to Greek water. If it in Fruejahr visit, to adjust when divers in are, sails to their seven-monthly sponge fish route, which it in that are, to enjoy thought out to attach send away, much, referred, beherbirgt dancing, general merrymaking.and more as if resounds some tears by women and friends over capital outside it rigidly beautiful mountains, which a magnet for rock mountain climbers, who lushsenken are, who with vine -, lime and Mandarin trees with carpet to be laid out, pretty fishing to find and some awe spurring stalactitehoehlen. The west coast has a pair of the busy beach recovery places, which are translated to the necessities for the package holiday market. From here you an excursion ion boat knows small island for fastening, traffic-free more rueber takes of Telendos, that of Kalymnos by cataclysmic

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