Kefalos, a Greek

Greece

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 town, is situated at the southwest side of the island of Kos

Kos

Kos or Cos is a Greek island in the south Sporades group of the Dodecanese, next to the Gulf of Gökova/Cos. It measures by , and is from the coast of Bodrum, Turkey and the ancient region of Caria. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Kos peripheral unit, which is...

, in the municipality

Communities and Municipalities of Greece

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 of Irakleides

Irakleides

Irakleides is a former municipality on the island of Kos, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kos, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 6,963 . It is the largest in area of the three municipal units on the island, at 160.538 km²,...

, 43 km from Kos Town.

It is built on a stone height, dominated by the imposing windmill of Papavasilis and is home to 2,458 inhabitants (2001 census).

Resort

The resort of Kefalos

Bay of Kamari

The Bay of Kamari or Kamari Bay is the beach-front resort annex of the village Kefalos, on the Greek island of Kos. Travel brochures often refer to the area as Kefalos. It has a number of bars and a dozen or so Tavernas or restaurants. It follows the curve of the bay and stretches for...

is purpose-built, and sits beneath the old town of Kefalos, from which it takes its name.

Attractions

• the ruins of a medieval castle
• the ancient site of Palatia
• the basilica of Ayios Stefanos at nearby Kamari
• the cave at Aspri Petra
• the Monastery of Ayios Ioannis (Thimianos)
• Mikro Limanaki beach at the north of Kefalos peninsula.

External links

• http://www.kefaloschat.co.uk - Need to know more, Kefalos Chat has the answers.
• Kefalos Holiday Reviews
• http://www.kefalos.biz/?modul=live&lang=en Live Webcam from Kefalos Bay - Kamari