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BLISS_Kalymnos Island








                                                                                                                                                            GREECE






                                                                                                                                                                                                                     KALYMNOS ISLAND

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  AMAZE



                                                                                                                                                                                   Athens
                                                                                                                                                                                    (ATH)

                                                        HOMER REFERS TO
                                                          THE ISLAND AS
                                                         ‘KALYDNOS’ AND
                                                           MENTIONS ITS
                                                      INVOLVEMENT IN THE                                                                                                                                                  • Fly direct from Athens International Airport
                                                     TROJAN WAR, SENDING                                                                                                                                                  (AIA) to Kalymnos Island National Airport (JKL).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Fly direct from Athens International Airport
                                                      30 SHIPS ALONG WITH                                                                                                                                                 (AIA) to Kos Island Airport (KGS)*, take a taxi to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Mastichari Port (10 minutes), and catch a ferry to
                                                       OTHER ISLANDS. THE                                                                                                                                                 Pothia Port, Kalymnos (30-40 minutes).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Or catch a ferry from Rhodes to Kalymnos.
                                                       NAME LIKELY STEMS                                                                                                                                                  Tickets are available at the ports or online.
                                                         FROM THE GREEK
                                                     WORDS ΚΑΛΌΣ (KALOS
                                                        = GOOD, NICE) AND
                                                     ΎΔΝΑ (YDNA = WATER),
                                                       SUGGESTING IT IS AN
                                                    ISLAND WITH BEAUTIFUL,                                                                                                                                                KALYMNOS ISLAND
                                                        INVITING WATERS.













                                                                                                                                                                                                Kantouni, Panormos


                                                                                                                                                                                            KALYMNOS
                                                                                                                                                                                             AIRPORT
                                                                                                                                                                                               (JKL)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Pothia






                                                                                                                                                       * KOS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HIPPOCRATES (KGS) IS CONNECTED WITH THE MAJORITY OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ON A DAILY BASIS FROM MAY TO OCTOBER.

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