Kos
A Dodecanese island with long sandy beaches and the birthplace of Hippocrates, the founder of medicine. The town has a Knights castle, a Roman agora and the Asklepieion on a hill above, a healing sanctuary from antiquity.
- Where
- South Aegean, Greece
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 36.8153, 27.1103
Get the Kos stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kos. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your South Aegean volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kos
Asclepeion of Kos 15 km
A sanctuary on the island of Kos dedicated to Asclepius, the god of healing, and one of the most famous in the ancient world. It was a healing centre linked to Hippocrates, who was born on the island, and it has terraces rising up a hillside.
Nisyros 26 km
A round volcanic island in the Dodecanese with a large crater called Stefanos that visitors can walk into. Steam rises from the floor, and the village of Mandraki has a monastery over the harbour.
Bodrum Castle 37 km
Built from 1402 by the Knights of St John as the Castle of St Peter, on a point between Bodrum's two harbours. Its English, French, German and Italian towers are named for the nations that built them, and it now holds a museum of underwater archaeology.
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus 37 km
The site of the tomb built between 353 and 351 BC for Mausolus and Artemisia II, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the source of the word mausoleum. Only foundations and scattered stones remain, with a small museum beside them.
Leros 44 km
A Dodecanese island with deep natural bays and a hilltop Byzantine and Knights castle above the village of Pandeli. The port of Lakki has a collection of Italian Art Deco buildings from the 1930s, built during the Italian rule.
Didyma 65 km
An ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo in the domain of Miletus, famed in antiquity for its oracle. The remains of its Hellenistic temple, with huge columns still standing, are among the best preserved from classical antiquity.
Astypalaia 74 km
A butterfly shaped island in the Dodecanese with a white Chora crowned by a Venetian castle and a row of windmills. Its coast is cut by small bays and beaches, and the castle was built by the Quirini family in 1413.
Monastery of Saint John the Theologian 74 km
A fortified monastery founded in 1088 on a hill above Chora, on Patmos. It keeps a very rich library and treasury of icons and manuscripts, and is part of a UNESCO site.
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Questions
Where is Kos?
Kos is in South Aegean, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Asclepeion of Kos (15 km), Nisyros (26 km), Bodrum Castle (37 km).
How do I get the Kos stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kos and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your South Aegean volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kos before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your South Aegean volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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