Kardamena Village - Kos Island

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Kardamena is a modern tourist resort, at a distance of 29 kilometers southwest of Kos town counting around 1800 permanent residents. Houses and other constructions have been built along the beach and the surrounding area is very beautiful, full of cultivations, trees and green. The natural environment attracts many visitors to the place and the small port part of this town connects Kos to Nisiros. In Kardamena you can admire the old restored building that today houses a Rural Medical Office and see the churches of Agia Varvara, Agion Anargiron and Panagia. Kardamena is built on the area of the ancient city of Alasarna, which used to be an important ritual centre during the Classical Period. The ruins brought to light from archaeological excavations include a sanctuary dedicated to Apollo and Hercules, a marble temple dating back to the 3rd century B.C., a theatre, some Roman constructions and the ruins of a Christian basilica temple dedicated to Agia Theotita (Saint Divinity).