ÛÙËÓ πÏÈ¿‰·. ∆Ô ÓËÛ› ÁÓÒÚÈÛ ÙËÓ Î˘ÚÈ·Ú¯›· ÔÏÏÒÓηٷÎÙËÙÒÓ. ∞˘ÙÔ› Ô˘ ¿ÊËÛ·Ó Ù· ÛËÌ¿‰È· ÙÔ˘˜ ÙfiÛÔÛÙË Ê˘ÛÈÔÁӈ̛· Ù˘ ∫·Ï‡ÌÓÔ˘ fiÛÔ Î·È ÛÙËÓ ÎÔ˘Ï-ÙÔ‡Ú· ÙˆÓ Î·ÙÔ›ÎˆÓ Â›Ó·È ÔÈ µÂÓÂÙÔ›, ÔÈ °ÂÓÔ‚¤˙ÔÈ Î·ÈÔÈ πfiÙ˜ ÙÔ˘ ∆¿ÁÌ·ÙÔ˜ ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ πˆ¿ÓÓÔ˘ Ô˘ ΢ÚÈ¿Ú¯ËÛ·Ó ÂΛ ¤ˆ˜ ÙÔ1522 ÔfiÙÂ Ë ∫¿Ï˘ÌÓÔ˜ ηٷÎÙ‹ıËΠ·fi ÙÔ˘˜ ∆Ô‡ÚÎÔ˘˜. ∆Ô 1912 ¤Ú·ÛÂÛÙËÓ Î·ÙÔ¯‹ ÙˆÓ πÙ·ÏÒÓ ÁÈ· Ó· ÂÓˆı› ÙÂÏÈο Ì ÙËÓ ∂ÏÏ¿‰· ÙÔ 1948.

∏ ÓÂfiÙÂÚË ÈÛÙÔÚ›· Ù˘ ∫·Ï‡ÌÓÔ˘ Û˘Ó‰¤ıËΠȉȷ›ÙÂÚ· Ì ÙËÓ ÛÔÁÁ·ÏÈ-›·, ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ÔÔ›· Û‹ÌÂÚ· ˘¿Ú¯Ô˘Ó ÙÚ›· ÌÔ˘Û›· Î·È ¤Ó· Û‡Á¯ÚÔÓÔ ·Ú¯·È-ÔÏÔÁÈÎfi ÌÔ˘Û›Ô.

∆Ô ÓËÛ› ¤¯ÂÈ Î·Ï‹ ÙÔ˘ÚÈÛÙÈ΋ ˘Ô‰ÔÌ‹ Î·È ÚÔÛʤÚÂÈ ÌÂÁ¿ÏË ÔÈÎÈÏ›··fi ‰Ú·ÛÙËÚÈfiÙËÙ˜ Û ¤Ó· fiÌÔÚÊÔ ÂÚÈ‚¿ÏÏÔÓ ·fi ‚Ô˘Ó¿, ÎfiÏÔ˘˜ ηÈÌÈÎÚ¤˜ ÎÔÈÏ¿‰Â˜. ™ÙËÓ ∫¿Ï˘ÌÓÔ Ô ÂÈÛΤÙ˘ ‰ÂÓ ·ÔÏ·Ì‚¿ÓÂÈ ÌfiÓÔ ÙÔÓ‹ÏÈÔ Î·È ÙË ı¿Ï·ÛÛ·. À¿Ú¯ÂÈ Â›Û˘ ÌÂÁ¿ÏË ÔÈÎÈÏÔÌÔÚÊ›· ÂΉËÏÒÛˆÓ,fiˆ˜ ÔÏÈÙÈÛÙÈΤ˜ ÂΉËÏÒÛÂȘ Ì ÁÓˆÛÙÔ‡˜ Û˘ÓÙÂÏÂÛÙ¤˜, ·ıÏËÙÈΤ˜ ‰ÈÔÚ-Á·ÓÒÛÂȘ, ÂΉÚÔ̤˜ Û ·Ú¯·ÈÔÏÔÁÈÎÔ‡˜ ¯ÒÚÔ˘˜ Î·È ÂÎÎÏËۛ˜, Â˙ÔÔڛ˜ÛÙ· ÌÔÓÔ¿ÙÈ· Ù˘ ʇÛ˘ Î·È ·ÔÏ·˘ÛÙÈΤ˜ Á·ÛÙÚÔÓÔÌÈΤ˜ ‰ËÌÈÔ˘ÚÁ›Â˜.

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ۛ˜. ¢Âο‰Â˜ ÛËÌ·ÙÔ‰ÔÙË̤Ó˜ Î·È ¯·ÚÙÔÁÚ·ÊË̤Ó˜ ‰È·‰ÚÔ̤˜ ÌÂ Ê˘ÛÈÔÏ·ÙÚÈÎfi, ÈÛÙÔ-ÚÈÎfi, ıÚËÛ΢ÙÈÎfi Î·È ÔÈÎÔÏÔÁÈÎfi ÂӉȷʤÚÔÓ ‰È·Û¯›˙Ô˘Ó ÙÔÓ ÔÚÂÈÓfi fiÁÎÔ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡ ÌÂı¤· ÙÔ ·¤Ú·ÓÙÔ Á·Ï¿˙ÈÔ ÙÔ˘ ∞ÈÁ·›Ô˘. ∆· Û‹Ï·È· ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡ ¤¯Ô˘Ó ÏÔ‡ÛÈÔ ÂÛˆÙÂÚÈÎfi‰È¿ÎÔÛÌÔ Î·È ·ÔÙÂÏÔ‡Ó Ê˘ÛÈο ¤ÚÁ· Ù¤¯Ó˘. ∏ ·Ú¯·ÈÔÏÔÁ›·, ÔÈ ı·˘Ì·ÛÙ¤˜ ÂÎÎÏËÛȤ˜, ٷοÛÙÚ· Î·È ÔÈ ÂÙÚfiÎÙÈÛÙÔÈ ·ÓÂÌfiÌ˘ÏÔÈ Û˘ÌÏËÚÒÓÔ˘Ó ÙË ÁÔËÙ›· ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡.

∏ ·ÂÚÔÔÚÈ΋ Û‡Ó‰ÂÛË Ù˘ ∫·Ï‡ÌÓÔ˘ Á›ÓÂÙ·È Ì ·Â˘ı›·˜ Ù·ÎÙÈΤ˜ Ù‹ÛÂȘ ·fi ÙÔ ·Â-ÚÔ‰ÚfiÌÈÔ Ù˘ ∞ı‹Ó·˜. ªÂ ferryboat ·fi ÙÔÓ ¶ÂÈÚ·È¿ ÙÔ Ù·Í›‰È ‰È·ÚΛ ÂÚ›Ô˘ 9,5-13ÒÚ˜. °È· ÚfiÛ‚·ÛË ·fi ÙËÓ ∫ˆ, Ù· ηڷ‚¿ÎÈ· ¯ÚÂÈ¿˙ÔÓÙ·È ÂÚ›Ô˘ 20 ¤ˆ˜ 40 ÏÂÙ¿ ÁÈ·Ó· ηٷχÛÔ˘Ó ÛÙÔ ÓËÛ›.

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∏ ∫¿Ï˘ÌÓÔ˜ Â›Ó·È ¤Ó· ·fi Ù· ÔÌÔÚÊfiÙÂÚ· ÓËÛÈ¿ ÙˆÓ ¢ˆ‰ÂÎ·Ó‹ÛˆÓ Î·È ÁÂÓÈÎfiÙÂÚ· ÙÔ˘∞ÈÁ·›Ô˘. ∫·Ù·Á¿Ï·Ó· ÓÂÚ¿, Ì·Á¢ÙÈο ËÏÈÔ‚·ÛÈϤ̷ٷ, ·ÓÂÌÔ‰·Ṳ́ÓÔÈ ÏfiÊÔÈ, ÔχÏÔÎÔȤÙÚÈÓÔÈ Û¯ËÌ·ÙÈÛÌÔ›, ·ÙÂÏ›ˆÙ· ·̷ٷ Ô˘ ‚Ú¤¯Ô˘Ó ÌÈÎÚ¤˜ ÓËÛ›‰Â˜. ∂›Ó·È ÔÚÂÈÓfi ÓË̠ۛÂÈ‚ÏËÙÈο ‚Ô˘Ó¿ ÁÂÌ¿Ù· ·fi ·ÚˆÌ·ÙÈο ‚fiÙ·Ó·, Ì ‰È¿Û·ÚÙ· ¯ˆÚÈ¿-Ô¿ÛÂȘ ηٿ Ì‹-ÎÔ˜ ÙÔ˘ Ô‰ÈÎÔ‡ ‰ÈÎÙ‡Ô˘, Ù· ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ· ·fi ·˘Ù¿ ·Ú·Ïȷο Ì ʷÓÙ·ÛÙÈΤ˜ ·ÌÌÔ˘‰È¤˜Î·È ‚ÔÙ۷ψ٤˜ ·ÎÚÔÁÈ·ÏȤ˜ Ô˘ Û¯ËÌ·Ù›˙Ô˘Ó ÔÏÏ¿ ·ÎÚˆÙ‹ÚÈ·, fiÚÌÔ˘˜ Î·È ÏÈ̤Ó˜. µÚ›-ÛÎÂÙ·È ·Ó¿ÌÂÛ· ÛÙËÓ ∫ˆ, ÙË §¤ÚÔ Î·È ÙË ‰˘ÙÈ΋ ∆Ô˘ÚΛ· (‹ ªÈÎÚ¿ ∞Û›·) Î·È ÂÚÈ‚¿ÏÏÂÙ·È·fi ¤Ó· ÌÂÁ¿ÏÔ ·ÚÈıÌfi ÌÈÎÚÒÓ ÓËÛ›‰ˆÓ, ·fi Ù· ÔÔ›· ÌfiÓÔ Ë ∆¤ÏÂÓ‰Ô˜ Î·È Ë æ¤ÚÈÌÔ˜ η-ÙÔÈÎÔ‡ÓÙ·È.

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Neolithic Age by Carians. It appeared for the first time in the Trojan War mentioned by Homerin his epic work “Helliad” as one of the participants in the expedition against Troy. Kalymnoshad its share of conquistadores that left their mark on the local culture, mostly Venetians,Genovese and the Knights of Saint John who ruled the island until 1522 when they weresucceeded by the Ottomans and later in 1912 by the Italians. Finally, in 1948 Kalymnos wasreunited with Greece.

By long tradition, Kalymnians are known for harvesting sponges from the sea-bed as closeas Pserimos or as far as North Africa. Much has been written, sung and filmed about thisancient and dangerous occupation and much more concerning the legendary courage andrecklessness of the sponge divers.

The island has a good tourist infrastructure and offers a broad range of activities in abeautiful environment of mountains, sea-gulfs, hills and valleys. In addition to the sun andsea, visitors can enjoy a great variety of activities, cultural and sport events, visits toarchaeological sites and churches, trekking and gastronomy.

Kalymnos, the island of the sponge divers, is also the island of the climbers, with numerouslimestone cliffs offering hundreds of bolted sport routes. There are three diving centersoffering complete services. Tens of signed and mapped routes of natural, historical, religiousand environmental interest traverse the island’s mountain masses, opening to unique viewsof the immense blue of the Aegean. Richly decorated with stalagmites and stalactites, thecaves on Kalymnos are true works of nature’s art. Archaeology, beautiful churches, castlesand stone windmills add to the island’s unique charm.

The local airport is new and modern. There are daily flights to and from Athens. Frequentferry schedules connect Kalymnos with Piraeus, as well as with the islands of Rhodes,Patmos, Samos, Lipsi, Leros and Crete. Catamarans and hydrofoils connect it daily with Kosand other Dodecanese islands all year round.

KalymnosClear blue waters, majestic sunsets, windswept hills, elaboratestone formations, endless stretches of sea spattered with tiny islets,Kalymnos is one of the most beautiful islands of the Dodecaneseisland cluster in the southeastern Aegean Sea. The land mass islargely rocky and mountainous with sparse greenery but lush withherbs and thyme which gives the famous Kalymnian honey its chara-cteristic aromatic flavor. Surrounded by a large number of islets ofwhich only Telendos and Pserimos are inhabited, Kalymnos islocated between the Greek islands of Kos and Leros and the westernshores of Turkey.

Pothia, the island’s capital village, is amphitheatrically builtaround the main port, one of Greece’s largest. Two 1930’s Italianarchitecture buildings - today accommodating administrative offices- dominate the entrance to the port, along with a church dedicated toSaint Savvas, the island’s patron saint overlooking the port.

Rich in history and myths, the island was originally inhabited in the

MUNICIPALITY OF KALYMNOS

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E-mail: mto@kalymnos.gr Web address: www.kalymnos-isl.gr

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