Antimachia spreads across the central plateau of Kos, a large inland village minutes from the island’s international airport and equidistant from the north and south coasts. The settlement takes its name from a fortified hilltop that dominates the skyline: the triangular castle of the Knights of St John. Built to shelter islanders during pirate raids … Read more
Symi carries a history that reaches from Homeric legend to the present island. The small Dodecanese island lies between Rhodes and the Turkish coast, and its rocky harbour has drawn sailors and traders across every age. Its story runs through the ships of Troy, the Dorian settlers, the Rhodian state, Roman and Byzantine rule, the … Read more
The Kastro is the castle that crowns Chorio, the upper town of Symi. The fortress stands at the highest point of the hill, above the harbour of Gialos. Knights of Saint John raised its walls on the site of the ancient acropolis. The medieval builders reused ancient stone blocks in the ramparts, and carved coats … Read more