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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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