Kalamos (38o37’08.75’’N – 20o54’15.08’’E)

Kalamos (Κάλαμος), known in antiquity as Karnos (ΚΑΡΝΟΣ), is a mountainous Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It has a population of 543 (in the year 2001) which is swelled substancially in the summer by tourists. The name Kalamos means reed in Greek The main settlement on Kalamos is the port town of Kalamos, on the east coast of the island. From here a regular ferry service connects the island to Mytikas (Alyzia municipality) on the mainland. Episkopi is the only other village on the island.