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Travel Destination Guide - Aghios Stefanos
Aghios Stefanos (Kos, Greece) 
Aghios Stefanos Information
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Aghios Stefanos is a beautiful seaside village located 40 km from the city of Kos. This tourist resort has flourished in the last years largely due to its sandy beach and picturesque scenery. Originally Aghios Stefanos was a quiet hamlet of farmers and fishermen, only a few local families now live here during the winter, although the population can swell to around 2,000 in the summer months.
The resort has developed slowly since the early 1970s, but with little rhyme or reason, so there is no real centre. The older part is at the S end of town, near the church and (now defunct) old port, and here you'll find a couple of more traditional tavernas. There is also a collection of shops and tourist taverns at the lowest point in the road, but essentially this is a quiet, fairly basic beach resort with little in the way of local culture.
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Aghios Stefanos is popular among the British with families young and old. The main beach here is well over 1 ml in length and up to 80 yds at its widest, boasting fine golden sand with some collections of seaweed.
The place is relatively undeveloped, especially at the far end under the cliffs (loungers can be rented in places and a couple of beachside bars are available).
Accommodation consist mainly of apartments over the hillside and a couple of small hotels from budget to middlemarket.
Entertainment consists mainly of the beach, water sports, cycling and hill walking.
By night there are several bars that play music and there is one night club. Getting around Aghios Stefanos is generally limited to Taxi's and 3 or 4 cheap and reliable buses a day to Corfu Town in high season.
Full day excursions consist of trips to Corfu Town for sightseeing and shopping, boat trips or cruises to many islands (including Kefalonia and Paxos) and cruises to Albania.
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Population: 10.668.400
Languages: Greek 99% (official), English, French
Currency: euro Currency code: EUR
Local Times:
Greece - Athens
Country Dialling Code: +30
Voltage: 220V 50Hz
Electrical plugs:
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Greece appeals to different types of tourist, and very few could fail to find somewhere to suit their taste. From bustling Athens to blindingly bright islands, ancient fragments abound - the belly button of the cosmos at Delphi, fallen columns galore on the sacred island of Delos, frescoed Minoan palaces on Crete and even, quite possibly, the remnants of Atlantis at Santorini. Greeks are fierce guardians of tradition, but that doesn't mean they don't know how to have fun. In addition, hot sun and limpid seas conspire to make Greece a perfect place to relax. Whether you're supping in a beachside taverna , sipping coffee in a shady plateia or disco-dancing till dawn.
The Olympic Games were spawned in ancient classical Greece, along with democracy and the fundamentals of philosophy, science and mathematics. Modern Greece is better known as a great place to vacation rather than a centre of learning and culture. Today the country attracts by offering simple pleasures: delicious food at reasonable prices, local wine, beautiful beaches, sunshine, quaint villages, a seemingly endless lacework of coastline and little islands full of scenic surprises.
The country exudes traditional charm, particularly on its ever-popular islands, which cling to their stereotypical architecture and way of life despite being often over-run by tourists. Black-clad women still deliver vegetables to island tavernas on panniered donkeys, while bronzed, lined fishermen sit in the sun, drink thick coffee, and play dominoes or dice. The tourist infrastructure has intruded in many respects, but the timeless aspect of whitewashed buildings clustered on hillsides around narrow pebbled alleys has been retained. The myriad islands in the Aegean Sea are easily accessible from Piraeus, the historic harbour of Greece's mainland capital, Athens, by ferry or hydrofoil, offering a unique chance for 'island-hopping'. Many of the larger islands also have airports with connections to Athens or seasonally with major European cities.
On the mainland the city of Athens in the south is sprawling, overcrowded and polluted but nevertheless enthralls visitors, while Thessaloniki in the north is vibrant and modern with a Byzantine flavour. Athens is dominated by its major landmark, the Parthenon: the remains of other wonders of the ancient Greek classical world are to be found mainly on the Peloponnese Peninsula, south of Corinth, the gateway to a veritable treasure trove of history.
Greece and Greeks welcome with open arms the thousands of visitors that flock to admire their national assets every year - no-one leaves without having been warmed, both by the sun and the hospitality. |
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