Greeka.com: Kimolos Reviews - Greece and the Greek Islands

General: Place for cool vacations

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:44 GMT

With its traditional character, the whitewashed houses and the great architecture, Kimolos is a place to enjoy peaceful vacations. A stroll around Chorio, the capital of the island, got us closer to the locals. Mostly the old people were standing in front of their doors and chat with their neighbors. There were very few cars, mostly bicycles and scooters. Small shops with decorated colorful doo...

General: Picturesque summer life

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:44 GMT

We learnt last minute about Kimolos and tried to book a room but we found only a couple of hotels on the Internet and still they didn't answer our requests, so we went only for a day. There are four ferries going to and back from Kimolos. Ferries leave from Pollonia and from their open deck we could see the gulls flyi...

General: Try traditional dishes

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:44 GMT

Kimolos is a volcanic and mountainous small island very popular mostly with Greeks, not foreigners. The village was built hidden by a cliff sicne the ancient times to avoid the often pirates attacks and it is so dazzling white that it is not strange at all the name Kimolos which means chalk in Greek. Don't except ...

General: My true and favourite paradise

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:44 GMT

My grandmother lives in Kimolos so we go almost every summer. This is one of the favourite islands and I believe this is not only I have roots there. I literally know every stone on Kimolos, every path, every ruined wall. Our house is very close to the square and in the evening we see the children playing and cycling,...