The city of Kalymnos or Pothia is the capital and port of the island, and is considered one of the most beautiful and picturesque capitals of the Dodecanese. It is built amphitheatrically on the slope of a rocky mountain and its main feature is the bright colors with which the houses of the
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It is located in Pothia, the capital of the island, in the district of Agia Triada. Here the historical and cultural course of the place from the Prehistoric to the Post-Byzantine times unfolds according to thematic sections, through the presentation of a large number of bronze and marble
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It is located on the southern outskirts of the Monastery of Agioi Pantos, in the Vothynoi area. It is a private Folklore Museum with objects of folk culture and household goods of old households. Here the visitor has the opportunity to experience the form and organization of life in a traditional
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It is located in the coastal settlement of Vlychadia. This is a private Museum, the life work of the Valsamidis brothers, where exhibits related to the sponge-making profession, a wide variety of plants and animals from the marine kingdom (fish, shells, shellfish, starfish, corals, sharks, turtles
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The most important archaeological site of Kalymnos is the sanctuary of Delion or Dali Apollo, next to the current settlement of Chora. The sanctuary was the political and religious center of ancient Kalymnos and included religious and public buildings, which were erected between the 4th and 3rd
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It is located near the port of Vathi, on the northern side of the gulf of Rina, at a height of about 12 meters above sea level. It is only accessible from the sea and you go up to the cave via stone steps. In the cave, after excavations, abundant finds were discovered that testify that human
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On the north side of the Vathi settlement, at the Embola site in the Hellenistic fortress (late 4th BC - early 3rd BC), is the early Christian basilica of Taxiarchi Michael. In the area there are architectural elements from older periods, mainly from the Hellenistic era, which were used in the
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Built at the end of the 15th century, during the Chivalry period, on a natural elevation of 255m. The majestic castle-state of the Chivalry has only one entrance gate, but human habitation and activity in this area dates back to prehistoric times. After excavation, remarkable findings from the
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