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Hot sun, clear skies"
and. sparkling water

by Esther Young

One of the more remote of the’
‘Dodecanese group, the Island of
Kalymnos, lies’ only. fourteen
miles off the. coast of Turkey,
which can be easily seen from the —-
mountains on.the drive.to Vathi,
‘Kalymnos’ only really lush and’
fertile valley; famous for its

tangerines. 1 chose. Kalymnos for
a-vacation because 1 was told it
was sufficiently isolated to be free
of swarms of tourists. The entire
island is only 109. square
; kilometres, mostly: craggy barren
a os“: brown stone mountains. ~ with
‘green valleys below, where cluster :
- the small towns and villages which

are such a lovely contrast to. the

“=. brown’ rock | with” the pastel.
“colours of the homes and. the

“greenery... around. ~ them.

_ Byerywhere’ are - churches, some

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._Kalymnos,

very ancient, most of them small ;

and some very exquisite.

On the Island of Talentos, a ten
minute boat ride from Kalymnos,

1 visited a-very. small church which —

has -l6th. Century. Byzantine

paintings of. the twelve Apostles -

on the wall behind the altar, ‘still
looking. luminous and fresh.

-Talentos once. was a part of
separated by. an _
earthquake . during . the sixteenth
century. A short climb provides _
the — most. beautiful views of:
mountain and sea.. From . one —
point I could see to my right the. -
ruins of a Phoenician fort, to my _
left ‘the. remains of a. Saracen
castle, and directly in front of me.

‘three’ ‘Roman storehouses, - built
about.-500. B.C..-from local rock
exhibiting perfect Roman arches.

They. are intact “excent that the:

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THE MAIN TOWN OF KALY YMNOS which, though tb bears thes same name ‘as the island, is refered to 0 by
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‘polticas: are “gone. “Today,
-goatherds use them to shelter their -
beasts ‘during bad weather. °

“the sun very hot. If you are lucky,
“with -the weather, as. I was, ‘a°
~ constant breeze.” from «the. sea:
“makes. the’sun very tolerable. So:
_. much’ so, that one must take care
~=to avoid: sunburn:  . Starting: off
~ with fifteen’ minutes. a day for the:

7: are pension, 854 are in. hotels.”
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‘Kalymnos has. many beautiful.
beaches, the water. is warm and

: ‘first: few. ‘days’ and. gradually in-
‘creasing - the time. ‘Many of. ‘the.
beaches: have trees, fringing | them:
-which: offer welcome shade.°
Limited accomodation.
The; ‘island: has.a. total of- 1113
“rooms. available. for tourists, 259

Lairties. The “Katina.
originally ‘the: private homme. "of
Calliope:
 Kalojannis. Three years ago ‘they:
‘enlarged...the: ‘place “10 create, ‘a’
hotel. It -is. small with only ‘11

‘and one single has a private toilet.
~The rest: share.common. shower: "|
and toilets. Thisis the usual setup, “

“except for. a few very new. places, - io

and even most of those have few? :

the Katina run from $50 drachma.-
single to 870. dr. double. This.
includes:’a “continental. breakfast -
and _ lunch. ‘Though: one. can”
arrange to‘take-lunch. only when
convenient, At the present rate of
- exchange this means the cast per
‘day _ for two: people, including *
oth meals is about $28. .
Callioppe dows the cooking ‘and.
the ‘food. -is excellent. if aver
abundant, ‘Her. raisin bread and .
coffee cake, served for break fast
“are. delicious, Beer and wine. are
extra, but the cost is small.
“Fordinners or a. change of pace:
‘at dunchtime just around - the
corner. from the Katina is. the “&
“Catina by the Rock" owned and... i
operated’ by Jack “and Costas |§
_ Gavalas,. They opened this year: 4
sind plan: to operate: from: mid: :
May to mid-September each year, 3
They: serve ans excellent ham: 4
burger and salad. and. have an. |
extensive: selection of wines and.”
Niquors: atthe bar. A dinner: for.
three, including wine grid Metaxn,
the Greek brandy, cyme to about
$15.00, The Cantina is open- ar :
and right by the sea. “
“Jack stays In( Kalymnos most of
the time, but Costa left Calymnos
at the age of 18. He went, to.
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