Car Hire Kos - Kos Town
Kos Town the jumping off point for your car hire.
Kos Town’s busy centre caters for holiday-makers from all different walks of life – Park up your hire car and enjoy any one of the numerous restaurants playing many different styles of live music or beach-front cafes providing romantic views to enjoy along with your meal.
Whilst the town’s nightlife is undoubtedly one of the most popular reasons to holiday here, Kos Town has its share of exciting Greek history and culture. During the summer months, thousands of young tourists descend upon the famous ‘bar-streets’ of Kardamena – providing families searching for a more peaceful excursion with a long period in which Kos Town is almost devoid of disruptive parties. But be warned parking a hire car is never easy in the busiest summer months
Credited for its variety of restaurant and the quality of the local cuisine, Kos Town is an essential stop for those families with gastronomic inclinations. Traditional restaurants known as ‘Ouzeri’ are always met with extremely positive reviews by visitors – though one can find restaurants from almost any culture for those who are not as adventurous when it comes to sampling new food.
Kos Town’s streets are always filled with small market shops and stalls offering items that are often hand-made and which would make perfect gifts for loved ones, or just for you. It’s the sort of place to explore on foot. But you’ll probably need a big boot on your hire car to take home all the things you end up buying.
For shopping-enthusiasts, there is no experience quite like your first trip to a foreign marketplace – expect hours of light-hearted bartering and exciting sideshows. By consciously maintaining a mix between new technology and traditional values, the marketplace of Kos Town remains one of town’s most progressive attractions.
Those interested in classical architecture will be spoilt for choice – if not by the typically Greek houses and roads that surround them than by the fortress built by the Knights of st John of Rhodes and the two majestic Ottoman mosques that dwarf many of the Kos Town’s other buildings. Wherever you stay on the island a car hire for Kos will get you to all the best sites. Don’t forget to check out the Minoan ruins known as the Ancient Acropolis that date back to the 14th century that can be seen as part of a guided tour.
The Plane Tree of Hippocrates can be viewed in the town centre, from which Hippocrates once lectured the people of Kos. There are many more sites to be seen for which you will need to a car hire, many of which can be read about on the ‘Classical Kos’ page. Kos Town is the tourist capital of Kos and with its eclectic mix of attractions there is something for even the most apprehensive traveller to enjoy.
