Paradise Beach Kos

Paradise Beach on Kos: The Bubble Beach of the Kefalos Bay

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Aerial view of the south-western half of Kos island (DSC1554 - DSC1561).guetzli

Paradise Beach, known locally and internationally as Bubble Beach, stretches along the sheltered south-facing shore of Kefalos Bay in southwest Kos, about 40 kilometres from the island capital. The beach earns its nickname from the streams of volcanic gas bubbles that rise through the shallow water near the shore. A visible reminder of the volcanic … Read more

Kefalos on Kos: The Southwest Village and Beach Bay

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Fortress tower on the Eleftherias Square. Kos, Greece

Kefalos anchors the southwest corner of Kos, about 40 kilometres from the island capital, where a traditional hilltop village overlooks a sweeping bay lined with sand. The old settlement climbs a ridge crowned by a windmill and whitewashed churches, its narrow lanes threading between stone houses that face the Aegean and the distant Turkish mountains. … Read more