Kalymnos lies in the Southeastern Aegean, between Kos and Leros and Asia Minor. It is the 4th in size and the 3rd in population out of the Dodecanese Islands. It is 109,67 sq klms and its coastline has a length of 96 klms. It is over and above a seafaring island. Its history, culture and folklore relate directly to the sea. Barren, rocky mountains extend across it, with little greenery to break the monotony of stone but with a lush growth of thyme on some slopes, which explains why the Kalymnian honey has always been considered superior to even that of Attica.Village Skalia situated at the NorthWest side of the island and offers an exceptionally beautiful natural landscape, beaches in protected bays and a genuine rural lifestyle, away-from-it-all! Ancient ruins give a pleasant surprise to walkers who, apart from the stunningly imposing gorge at Arginonda, the unique cave in Skalia and the Kastri in Emborios, have the chance to fall upon samples of ancient tombs, churches and buildings that simply lie in their paths.