Kos

Three blazes that started on Monday in different parts of the Aegean continued to test firefighters on Tuesday morning, though showed signs of improvement after significant resources were committed to battling them.

Firefighters and Civil Protection forces fought an overnight battle on three fire fronts, with the fires that have broken out in Kos, Chios and Heraklion, Crete, remaining ongoing.

The battle is on for another day with flames firefighters and volunteers, with the effort being concentrated – mainly – in Kos and Chios where the fire continues its destructive work, while without an active front are the fires in Monemvasia and Gortyna in Crete.

70% of FTI’s customers were directed to Crete and Rhodes, 20% to Corfu and Kos and the remaining 10% to the rest of the country

Whether you’re looking to let loose and party or prefer a more relaxed atmosphere, Kos town has something for everyone

Defence Minister Nikos Dendias visited a small island in the eastern Aegean as part of a two-day trip to Kos and Patmos on Wednesday and Thursday.

Dendias visited a military outpost in Kalolimnos, a small island in the Dodecanese chain, lying near Kalymnos, "at the extreme eastern parts of our Homeland," as he said in a tweet on platform X (former Twitter).

The company has a presence in popular Greek tourist destinations (Athens, Thessaloniki, Rhodes, Crete, Santorini, Kos, Corfu, Halkidiki) and partnerships with some of the biggest Greek and international hotel brands

Kos was one of the first islands in the Aegean to attract large numbers of tourists, as far back as the 1930s

An antiquities guard who worked on the southeastern Aegean island of Nisyros was arrested on Saturday morning in the town of Iraklio on Crete following numerous complaints of sexual indecency against minors. 

A few days before the big Easter exodus of huge numbers of visitors and with the start of the summer season looming, concern is growing over the serious shortcomings of the National Health System (ESY) units on the Greek islands. 

Medical staff shortages is the norm on popular tourist islands such as Kos, Santorini, Naxos, Corfu, Zakinthos and Tinos, to name just a few.