Things to see in Irakleides municipality
48 sights on the map
- History: 12
- Museums and culture: 9
- Nature: 27
- Religious sites: 19
- Eat and drink: 138
- Where to stay: 236
Photo: Edvardas Vaišvila, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
About Irakleides municipality
Irakleides (Greek: Ηρακλείδες) is a former municipality on the island of Kos, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Kos, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 7,467 (2021). It is the largest in area of the three municipal units on the island, at 160.538 km², and comprises 55.3% of the island's territory. The seat of the municipality was in Antimacheia. The largest village is Kefalos. Kardamaina, Mastichari, Kampos, Onia, and Kamarion are the other villages in the municipal unit. It shares the island of Kos with the municipal units of Kos and Dikaios.
Top sights
- Kastelli of KefalosCastle
- Antimacheia CastleCastle
- Castle of KefalosCastle
- Basilica of Ayios StefanosArchaeological site
- Alasarna Archeological SiteArchaeological site
- HalasarnaArchaeological site
- Hippocrates' GardenMuseum
- Naval Museum of KardamenaMuseum
- Traditional windmillMuseum
- KefalosViewpoint
- Basilica saint johnRuins
- KastelliRuins
By theme
History
- Kastelli of KefalosCastle
- Antimacheia CastleCastle
- Castle of KefalosCastle
- Basilica of Ayios StefanosArchaeological site
- Alasarna Archeological SiteArchaeological site
- HalasarnaArchaeological site
- Basilica saint johnRuins
- KastelliRuins
and 4 more on the map
Museums and culture
- Hippocrates' GardenMuseum
- Naval Museum of KardamenaMuseum
- Traditional windmillMuseum
- Geological ExcavationAttraction
- "I love Cavos" SwingAttraction
- Multi SlideAttraction
- MylotopiAttraction
- Apollon TheatreTheatre
and 1 more on the map
Nature
- KefalosViewpoint
- KastriIsland
- KosIsland
- Helona BeachBeach
- Lagada BeachBeach
- Lakitira BeachBeach
- Malibu BeachBeach
- Paradise BeachBeach
and 19 more on the map
Religious sites
- Aghios LoannisPlace of worship
- Agia AnastasiaPlace of worship
- Agia MarinaPlace of worship
- Ag IoannisPlace of worship
- Agios GeorgiosPlace of worship
- Agios Ioannes MonastheryPlace of worship
- Agios IoannisPlace of worship
- Agios MamasPlace of worship
and 11 more on the map
Eat and drink
- AegeanRestaurant
- Agios TheologosRestaurant
- AkrogialiRestaurant
- AnemosRestaurant
- ARGORestaurant
- AsclepiosRestaurant
- Asian RestaurantRestaurant
- AvliRestaurant
and 130 more on the map
Where to stay
- Achilleas Lifestyle Beach HotelHotel
- Aegean VillageHotel
- AEGEAN VILLAGE (LAGAS)Hotel
- Afentoulis StudiosHotel
- Agrellis ApartmentsHotel
- Akti Beach HotelHotel
- Akti Beach HotelHotel
- Akti Club HotelHotel
and 228 more on the map