Vathy description and photos - Greece: Kalymnos Island (Topic)

Vathy description and photos - Greece: Kalymnos Island. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Vathy.

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Vati is a small charming town in the eastern part of the island of Kalymnos. The settlement is located just 12 km north-east of the capital of the island - the city of Potia and today is a very popular resort center.

The town of Vati, nestled in a green fertile valley and on the slopes of the surrounding picturesque hills, is traditional Greek settlement. The picturesque valley stretches all the way to the coast and ends on the shore of a very narrow natural bay, where the port of Vati - Rina is located. The deeply cut bay and the surrounding high steep cliffs create an impressive sight, somewhat reminiscent of the famous Norwegian fjords. This place is considered to be one of the most beautiful on the island of Kalymnos.

Today Vati, the former, quite recently, only a small fishing village, has a fairly well-developed tourist infrastructure. Here you will find a good selection of accommodation and a lot of excellent taverns and restaurants with a huge selection of dishes from the freshest fish and seafood.

Since the region has been inhabited since prehistoric times and has preserved to this day traces of various eras and civilizations, diversify your you can rest by visiting local attractions - the early Christian settlement of Rina, the Byzantine temples of the Assumption of the Virgin and Panagia Kirikos with well-preserved unique wall frescoes dating from the 11-14th centuries, the ruins of the ancient Acropolis of Embola (presumably the 4th century BC), the early Christian basilica Taxiarchs, Dascalio and Stimenion caves, Castella prehistoric settlement and much more.

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Topic: Vathy description and photos - Greece: Kalymnos Island.