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June 3, 2021 ancient kos | Hippocrates | history of kos | Kos | kos greece | Kos island | nature | old trees | Tree of Hippocrates sissy

The Old Tree of Hippocrates and Its Story

Hippocrates of Kos lived between 460 and  370 BC long before the oriental plane tree standing today in Platía Platanou in Kos Town. The Tree of Hippocrates standing today propped by metal scaffolding is less than 600 years old, but it probably marks the place of another oriental plane where the “Father of Medicine” used to […]

March 18, 2021 Astir Odysseus | flowers | flowers of greece | Greece | Kos island | kos nature | nature | Sea Daffodil sissy

The Sea Daffodil (Pancratium maritimum) on Kos Island

The elegant and fragrant sea daffodil flowers on the coastal dunes of Kos Island from August until October. Known under several different names, including sea lily, sand daffodil, sand lily, lily of St. Nicholas, lily of the coast, and its Latin name, Pancratium maritimum, the plant more likely developed during the Miocene geological epoch. Unfortunately, […]

November 14, 2020 birds | Kos | mountain | nature | plaka forest kos sissy

Picnic in Plaka Forest: A Nature Lovers’ Pastime on Kos Island

As far as nature goes, Kos has enough to satisfy explorers of all ages. When you want to take a break from the beach, head to the mountains from Astir Odysseus Kos Resort & Spa to Plaka Forest, just 35 minutes by car, towards Antimachia village. The forest is one of Kos’ most picturesque areas, […]

June 21, 2020 Astir Odysseus | birds | Birdwatching | Kos | nature | nature activities kos | Psalidi Wetlands sissy

Best for Birdwatching: Kos’s Psalidi Wetlands

On the way from Astir Odysseus Kos Resort & Spa to Agios Focas, some 19 minutes’ drive, you will find Igrotopos – Akti Psalidiou, the Psalidi Wetlands, a NATURA 2000 protected area with a sweetwater lake and fantastic fauna.  The wetlands are formed by two torrents meeting at the end of the cape of Psalidi, […]