Villages of Kimolos Greece, map, accommodation, hotels, book, studios

Village & the Settlements of Kimolos

Kimolos from the ancient times had only one city. So, even today it has only one:
Chorio (and not Chora as some insist on calling it, influenced by the other islands).

Smaller settlements that are inhabited mainly in the summer, while in the winter few of them have residents: Psathi (port), Goupa, Kara, Prasa, Aliki, Bonatsa and Dekas. Several of the permanent residents who after their retirement returned to their island, free from obligations, to get a new lease of life in their little paradise, spending their time with farming, stockbreeding or fishing.

Hotels and rooms to let in Kimolos

Young men are mainly involved with the mines of Kimolos and Milos, they are craftsmen, merchants, fishermen, seamen and almost all of them farmers.

For the children there is a kindergarten, elementary and high school. The Settlement of Goupa
At Chorio there is no great central square but several smaller ones like:

Theoskepasti, Giorgila (with a well), Kambos (where the Children’s Playground is), while, the largest one, of the School, has beautiful view and is ideal for someone to watch the full moon of August rising.
Opposite the church of Odigitria there is the new Archaeological Museum and in the Castle the Folklore Museum .

The Settlements of Aliki and BonatsaOn the road from Psathi to Chorio stands the dominating building of the Nursery Home of George Oikonomou Afentakis, Great Benefactor of the island.

Accommodation
For your stay in Kimolos, you can book a room in one of the hotels and Bed & Breakfast inns.
In Kimolos town (Chora), as well as in many other areas of the island, there are hotels and accommodations of various categories and types (rooms to let, residences, Bed & Breakfast inns, studios, hostels, guesthouses and furnished apartments) that can satisfy every visitor's demands and needs for a pleasant and enjoyable stay.

You will find wonderful hotels, rooms and apartments to let of all categories and price ranges.
Below, you can see a list of hotels and lodgings for staying in the area and selected accommodation's 'offers and deals' as well as various options for low-cost holidays.

Access
There is public transportation on the island (buses, taxis, rented cars and motorbikes, sea taxis).

Access from Piraeus through Kithnos, Serifos and Sifnos. Trip duration is 5 hours. Sea connection also with Milos, Andros, Paros, Siros and Tinos.

Through the airport of Milos. Then there is coastal link to Kimolos.

For your convenience, you can use the route map on the field Routes with information about the mileage, the time you need and the route you will follow, selecting the points of interest.

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