Kimi - a charming town in the eastern part of the beautiful Greek island of Evia (Euboea). It is located 87 km north-east of Halkida (capital of Evia). Port Kimi - Kimi Paralia - an important transportation hub and one of the largest artificial ports in Greece, provides regular ferry service to the island of Skyros.

In one version of the name Kimi was in honor of the ancient Greek city of the same name. Some ancient sources referred to as Kimi harbor famous ancient city of Eretria and Chalkis.

A descending like an amphitheater on the slopes of the picturesque green hill with a height of 200 m above sea level, Kimi offers panoramic views of breathtaking beauty. Not surprisingly, the city is often called "the balcony of the Aegean Sea." Kimi - it is very beautiful, literally immersed in the green town with winding streets and charming houses in the traditional architectural style of these places, and many beautiful neoclassical mansions.

Today Kimi - one of the most fashionable and popular resorts of the island with a well-developed tourist infrastructure. Here you will find many good hotels and comfortable apartments as well as a lot of great restaurants and taverns with excellent cuisine and, of course, beautiful beaches.

Attractions Kimi it is worth noting a small but very interesting Ethnographic Museum, the monastery of Saint Panteleimon and Church of Panagia Liautsanissy (1849). Certainly worth a visit and is located only 5 km from the town of the convent of the Transfiguration of the 17th century. A few kilometers from the Kimi is famous Oneftiko source, whose waters are renowned for their healing properties.

Kimi - the birthplace of the prominent Greek doctor Georgios Papanicolaou (1883-1962). His research laid the foundation for a new direction in cytology, and his method of diagnosis of cancer of the cervix was in his honor the name of the method of Papanicolaou or Pap test.