Kalymnos

And based on archaeological evidence found at some of these cities, it's very likely that the Philistines originated from peoples with roots around the Aegean Sea.

For example, compare this Mycenaean 3C pottery discovered on the island of Kalymnos with this pottery discovered from the Philistine city of Ekron.

Virtually indistinguishable.

And this Philistine pottery is locally produced, which would make sense if they were migrants from the Aegean world taking with them pottery manufacturing techniques.

It's got the 3.20 euro bus, but it's the only evidence-cleared beach.

And if your only goal is to use Kos as a runway to get to Kalymnos, you stay in Mastihari to be near the Kalymnos ferry port.

There is also the private rental market, but that comes with its own new regulatory friction.

Right, the new laws.

This

is a transit-heavy budget.

The airport bus is €8, the Nisiros volcano trip is €30, then they ferry over to Kalymnos.

Dodecanese's seaway's 2026 rates for Kalymnos are incredibly volatile, ranging anywhere from €12 to €42 one-way, meaning a return trip costs between €24 and €84.