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Islands and boats 		Its 18,000 inhabitants make Kalymnos one of the more populous Dodecanese islands. It is characterised by arid, craggy limestone ridges, separated by two fertile valleys.
Rock
and History 		  Kalymnos - the 'eye' in this sharp arête (often with 'added climber') is much used to promote rock climbing on Kalymnos; this view taken just after dawn with Telendos Island in the background
Kalymnos 002		 Kalymnos - the 'eye' in the arête towards sunset with the rock itself illuminated and the afternoon heat haze over the background
Kalymnos 003		 Kalymnos - the 'eye' in the arête seen from the other side
Kalymnos 004		 Kalymnos - the rocky cliff which originally formed part of the natural defence and protection of the community living in the Kastri is not only visually appealing but to climbers is tactile and almost sensuous.
Kalymnos 050 		Kalymnos - close inspection of the crag behind Emborios shows that it includes sections of the Kastri built from dressed stone and cave openings now used by goats
Kalymnos 018 		Kalymnos - detail of the crag behind Emborios showing the dressed stone construction of the Kastri and the cave openings
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Kalymnos - detail of the crag behind Emborios showing the dressed stone construction of the Kastri and the cave openings and the enclave of towering cliff behind
Kalymnos 014		 Kalymnos - The remaining structures of the Kastri under the towering cliffs which rise protectively behind; Tendelos Island in the background
Kalymnos 022 		Kalymnos - engraved stone lying in the cliff enclave occupied by the Kastri
Kalymnos 031 		Kalymnos - remains of the ancient dressed stone construction of the Kastri with the cliff rising above and the west coast of Kalymnos in view beyond
Kalymnos 001		 Extensive craggy limestone outcrops give Kalymnos not only a very dramatic landscape, attracting rock climbers from all over the world, but also a rich history, with the ancient 'Kastri' set in the crags above Emborios.
Climbing is actively encouraged by the Island's Council and
climbing routes are described online 		  Kalymnos - The 'eye' in the arete at dawn showing the wider sweep of the bay with Telendos island in the background
Kalymnos 013		 Kalymnos - The dip in the crags seen through the remains of the old church on the hill above Emborios is the location of the Kastri
Kalymnos 006		 Kalymnos - detail of the dressed stone construction of the Kastri at the mouth of the enclave in the crag behind Emborios
Kalymnos 015		 Kalymnos 019 - remains of the ancient dressed stone construction of the Kastri with Telendos Island and the west coast of Kalymnos in view beyond
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Pothia
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the villages 		  Kalymnos - view across the harbour at Pothia with the crusader castle on the hill of the old Horio behind
Kalymnos 033		 Kalymnos - looking North across the harbour at Pothia, ranks of colourful houses rise steeply up the mountainside
Kalymnos 042		 Kalymnos - the silver-domed Cathedral in Pothia
Kalymnos 023		 Kalymnos - the fjord-like entrance to the harbour at Vathy
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Kalymnos - lack of respect outside the grand architecture of the municipal offices
Kalymnos 024		 Kalymnos - "It's good to know that when you're in Pothia there is somewhere a pigeon go to be ill"
Kalymnos 041		 Kalymnos - the steep mountainside to the north of Pothia harbour with pastel-washed houses terraced up it and a small chapel perched on a shoulder near the top
Kalymnos 032		 Kalymnos - like so many small harbours in the Greek Islands, Vathy is first and foremost still a fishing harbour
Kalymnos 036		 The main town of Kalymnos is Pothia with a number of smaller harbours and settlements including the picturesque fjord-like Vathy and the tranquil end-of-the- road Emborios. For a brief overview of the Kalymnos villages click here
Kalymnos - looking across Vathy harbour to the two mainstays of small harbours, fishing boats and the taverna
Kalymnos 034		 Kalymnos - looking towards Telendos from the quayside at Myrties
Kalymnos 039		 Kalymnos - fishing boat at Emborios on a calm evening
Kalymnos 053		 Kalymnos - grand architecture and stacked chairs in the square at the back of the municipal offices
Kal 025		 Kalymnos - the amazingly luxuriant garden of Harry's Restaurant and Appartments in Emborios
Kalymnos 054		 Kalymnos - recycling old plastic containers as fishing floats
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Kalymnos - whitewashed bell-tower of the small chapel at Emborios looking across the bay
Kalymnos 008		 Kalymnos - small isolated chapel with living quarters underneath, on the edge of the sea just outside Emborios
Kalymnos 005		 Kalymnos - small isolated chapel with living quarters underneath, on the edge of the sea just outside Emborios
Kalymnos 009		 Kalymnos - looking across the bay to Emborios with the crags of the limestone ridge behind
Kalymnos 010		 Kalymnos - looking from Telendos to Myrties on Kalymnos with the barren, craggy limestone ridge behind
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Kalymnos - fishing boats lined up along the harbourside at Vathy with 'trip boats' in the distance
Kalymnos 035		 Kalymnos - part of the amazingly tranquil settlement on Telendos Island
Kalymnos 037		 Kalymnos - part of the amazingly tranquil settlement on Telendos Island
Kalymnos 038		 Kalymnos - looking from the beach at Emborios across the bay along the West coast of the island with the mountains behind Massouri and Myrties in the background
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Landscape and Environment   Kalymnos - at times in Greece you come across the bizarre - like this hippy boat at the secluded beach and mini-harbour at Paleonisis
Kalymnos 029		 Kalymnos - looking along the beach at Paleonisos, well off the beaten track and so very quiet
Kalymnos 026		 Kalymnos - looking back towards Palionissos beach from the South side
Kalymnos 027		 Kalymnos - Palionissos Bay from the approach path off the mountain
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Kalymnos - reputed to be one of the best preserved of the kalderimia in the Aegean, the 'Italian Path' from Pothia to Vathy is certainly dramatic - here looking back down with Pothia far below
Kalymnos 021		 Kalymnos - like all kalderimia, the Italian Path from Pothia to Vathy follows a gradient convenient for a donkey - here looking up at the zig-zagging route in the steep section close to the top
Kalymnos 020		 Kalymnos - looking down the west coast of Kalymnos from the derelict chapel on the shoulder of the hill above Emborios in the evening light
Kalymnos 007		 Kalymnos - looking across the bay from one of the caves in the cliff below the Kastri above Emborios in the evening light
Kalymnos 017		 Kalymnos - one of the small remote bays around the headland from Emborios, this one fenced off to keep the goats on it; any people who find their way to it have to settle for a short section of the beach - or share
Kalymnos 012		 The very varied Kalymnos landscape includes rocky coastline secluded bays, mountain paths and fertile valleys filled with citrus orchards.
Kalymnos - looking across at Emborios and the ridge behind from the mountainside on the opposite side of the bay
Kalymnos 011		 Kalymnos - the small chapel just after Skalia on the roadside and cliff edge at the point where the track goes off to Palionissos, looking down the island's West coast at the end of the afternoon
Kalymnos 040		 Kalymnos - looking down the West coast of Kalymnos from the mountainside above Skalia
Kalymnos 045		 Kalymnos - the West coast of Kalymnos as seen from the new chapel being built at the top of the pass between Skalia and Palionissos
Kalymnos 049		 Kalymnos - the fertile Vathy Valley seen from the Italian Path
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Kalymnos - ancient caves bear testimony to the long-standing agricultural settlement in the fertile Vathy Valley
Kalymnos 046		 Kalymnos - the pattern of citrus orchards in the fertile Vathy Valley
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