Have you ever been in paradise?

This is the change to do this.


We take you it and it’s called Kalymnos, a little pearl in the Greek sea.

Just imagine yourself, being dragged back in time, on a idyllic island, with sun, blue waters and good life. Hanging around in places so tranquil, so relaxed, so on your own.

Is it boring? Go out to the more busy places and find yourself in an atmosphere of people which know how to live.

Take yourself on a photo tour. Just shoot and shoot photos. The camera is your basic equipment for this journey in Paradise. The old style houses, the nature and the most amazing sunsets of the whole world you can find here.

Go around by any mean of transportation, stop wherever you like and walk around. You can feel the vibes of being welcome everywhere. There are places in this Paradise where you can hear only one sound, the buzzing of insects.

And then, after your day of exploring, imagine yourself, sitting on a balcony with a nice cold drink in your hand and looking at your photos you took that day. The photos, so full of colors and so inviting to go again and again. And when you drive around again, you will see so many other things, you didn’t see it the other day.

Paradise is waiting for you.



 There are daily connections from Athens to Kalymnos with Olympic Air.
During the season daily charter flights to Kos and then a ferrie connection to Kalymnos
Cheaper flights with Ryanair and easy jet to Kos.
We see you soon!!!!

Ten reasons why to visit Kalymnos

Ten reasons why to visit Kalymnos


1. The island has a wide range of diversity in landscapes. Around every corner you will have a different view. Every village in each landscape has his own atmosphere.

2. The peace and harmony of the island is perfect. There are places not far from your hotel, where you will think that you are the only one on the island and two steps later you can feel the dynamic life of the greek lifestyle.

3. The extraordinary cuisine of the island. Tasteful homemade dishes, presented with the love they made it. A huge range of dishes, for everybody something to choose.

4. An island for activities. For the guests who wants to do things during the holiday. It is world famous for its climbing. But also for hiking, bicycling and water sports.

5. A small island, so no overpopulated beaches. We have beautiful sandy family beaches. And there are secluded and hidden beaches for the ones who wishes to be the “only lonely” there.

6. Exploring the small satellite islands of Kalymnos. Within ten minutes or 40 minutes you will be on another small island and you can explore it in your own time.

7. The well know hospitality of the Kalymnians. Once you have been here, they will never forget you. Even if you come again in 5 years time, they will recognize you.

8. The perfect climate to visit the island throughout the whole year. Note that even in winter you can have perfects days, it will feel like summer and you can swim and even get a suntan.

9. So many sightseeing’s, that a week of holiday will not be enough to see it all. Old ruins, monasteries’ and museums. The island has a great history in sponge diving.

10. And for the young and restless, the dynamic nightlife which gives you a glimpse in getting out and have fun.



As you see, reasons enough to visit Kalymnos.

Kalymnos is an experience.

Kalymnos is an experience. Here on this island you can do so many things. Kalymnos is not an ordinary holiday island. Here I will try to explain why I call it ‘The Kalymnos Experience”.


First of all, you need transportation to see the whole island and its diversity. In this way you can get the most fun out of your holiday and visit the places where you can have the experience.

What do I mean with experience? This is simply explained. All the items like climbing, diving, hiking, food or whatever you can do here on Kalymnos. So let’s go and seek for the experience.

Diving; Kalymnos has a few good diving schools, padi licensed. With them you can have your first diving experience ever or you can go on a diving trip. The waters around Kalymnos are the most crystal clear ones. You will see the fauna and you will see wrecks or even ancient stuff.

Food; Kalymnos has a great diversity of very good local food. You can find the best taverns all over the island and they serve you the well known greek stuff or if you prefer, the local cuisine. Kali oreksi!

Climbing; Number one in the world and why? Superb rock, amazing routes, for all kind of people and last but not least where in the world can you find a great climbing area close to a village with all the luxury? And where in the world can you climb the whole year? Not mentioning the fact that you can have a swim straight after the climb.

Beaches; I tell you, the beaches are maybe not the ones from a paradise. Our beaches are mostly small, some with white sand, some with black and some with rocks or even a total mixture. Some are even so difficult to find that you can have your own beach with all the privacy you want. And for the kids; even for them there are so many beaches.

The island; authentic Greece that is for sure. Villages all over the island and in every village you can find something to see. Musea, ancient settlements or nice quiet small ports. Hike around as well and smell the famous thyme from which we make the honey.

Boating; trips or sailing around Kalymnos is an experience on itself. You will be floating on turquoise colored waters which will invite you to swim around. Don’t forget your snorkel. Visiting the small islets around Kalymnos, no words for it, so beautiful.

And then, there are so many more possibilities.

There are possibilities for hiring canoes and going around the island of Telendos. You can do this by yourself or guided. There are 2 places to do this for sure.

Horseback riding is also a new item on Kalymnos. Imagine yourself, riding on horse, in the valleys of Kalymnos. This is a guided tour.

And again about boating, charter a boat and explore the waters around Kalymnos and find the most beautiful spots. There are original greek boats, the kaiki’s, on which you will be brought to different spots. Or why not charter a sailing boat and do some activities as well. Think about sailing and from that boat, diving, rock climbing or even kite surfing.

Mountain biking, just something else, to do. The only activity you have to put some effort in, to get somewhere. A few of road tracks or just snoozing on asphalt from village to beach and vv.

Hiking, for the sports among us. Over the mountains, on goat tracks, just in the wild, to villages. For everybody something.

Winter is almost over

Hello,
 all of you in the cold out there.
How was your winter? White and cold? Well cold it was, here too.

Kaymnos is slowly getting ready for the season of  2012. There is working activity around in Masouri.
We have good feelings about the coming up season.

Soon the planes will come to Kos and will leave tourists behind and many of them will find their way to Kalymnos.
Kalymnos is the destination to be. Everything is in an easy range to get. By foot, bicycle or scooter.
First people expected for Easter and then... let them come.... till end of October or even more.

WE ARE READY.... ARE YOU?
Are you ready for THE KALYMNOS EXPERIENCE?
Food, relaxing, sun, beaches, boats, sports, name it we have.

See you soon, on Kalymnos

Kalymnos 2012

It is been a while ago I wrote on this blog.


But here I am again with some info for 2012.

Planning your holiday in 2012 on Kalymnos? Here are some tips and info.

For the sportspeople under us. Like the climbers, hikers and others.

Kalymnos welcomes you the whole year through. Those activities don’t have any restrictions concerning “tourist times”. Kalymnians will always provide you with a place to stay, some restaurants are open. So you can have a normal holiday life in the winter months.

During spring and autumn the island gets busier and also the weather is nicer to do those activities. Easter is always a very nice period to visit the island. During Orthodox Easter you can join the locals in their festivities.

If you think that summer might be too hot for activities, then you are a bit wrong. Early morning hours and late afternoon hours are so perfect to do your activities. From May till end of November we add all kinds of water sports to the daily routine. Diving, snorkeling, boating and even an annual swim, crossing from Masouri to Telendos, Beach volley contests, in September an annual Climbers festival and much more.

If you visit the island as a summer tourist, the island offers you a full package. Relaxing, activities, sightseeing’s, good food and much more. At some beaches you can take a canoe and go where ever you want. Kalymnos is an authentic island, the real atmosphere of Greece. Exploring the island is possible by bus, taxi, car, scooter or bicycle. So don’t forget to bring your (international) drivers license. For the rest, just bring a good mood and Kalymnos gives you the rest.

If you are planning to visit kalymnos and you still have many questions, you can always send me an email and ask what you want.
bike-rental@bike-rental.gr

Have a good time.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Kalymnos since half september 2011

This time it is like a little journal about the time period in the aftersummer.
Lets start around the 15th of September when low season prices are coming in again. Most of the normal tourists are gone and climbers are taking over the island. It is like loading an island with good energy, people who are willing to do something. We are thankfull to all those people that they discovered this island and the possibilties for them to enjoy all the good things this island and their people can offer to them.
You will never here me saying that is was too busy. But i was amazed about the ammount of people coming to visit this island and coming for climbing.
Beginning of Oktober it was even more people and they still came and came. Rooms, hotels and tavernas got full and still more people came. Perfect situation of course for an island in the after season , where other touristic island are closing down. We are so happy with all those people. This situation lasted untill about the 20th of oktober.
Just now it is slowing down. Should i say "finally"? Of course not. I am happy with every period in this touristic season, sometimes we are busy and sometimes we have more time to do our own things.

Their is a little thing i want to inform you about and it is coming out in the little story above.
BOOK IN ADVANGE!
Book your rooms, rentals or whatever you might need in advance. I see the disapointment in the faces of people, which come year after year, that they cannot find their favorite room to stay or use their favorite rental, because they are full booked.

Use the tip for your next trip to Kalymnos.

See you with the next post.

Kalymnian aftersummer

We are halfway September right now and the weather is perfect. On Kalymnos you can have from now on a perfect aftersummer. In daytime there is possibilities to get a nice suntan and in the evening it cools down nicely, just enough to get fresh for the next day. Also there are lots of possibilities for activities, like bicycling, hiking and trekking. After this it’s time to relax on a nice beach with a good taverna and delicious food. This period can last until half of November, with a possibility of day with rain in between.


The nature starts to recover from the hot summer, so also for this it’s worth to wander around on our beautiful island. The seawater is nice and warm and it is inviting you for long swims or snorkeling.

September is a good month for the fisherman and this will be shown in the taverna’s, where they have fresh fish on the menu. Try also the local dishes in several different villages and be surprised how tasteful food can be.

Kalymnos is a pleasure to visit it. Don’t hesitate, it will fulfill al your needs, young or old.