Pili is 15 kilometres south-western from Kos town and about 4 kilometres south from Marmari, and has 2.500 permanent residents. In the antiquity its name was Peli and it is build at the centre of the island in verdurous lowland with big olive trees and lots of gardening. The beautiful traditional build by stone houses, few hundreds, surround the central square with the traditional coffeehouses and the small taverns the centre of everyday life at Pili. Here you’ll meet the Piliotiko Spiti (Pili’s House) an old house with three rooms, where it is represented the kitchen, the living room and the bedroom of a traditional house of the past, with original furniture and objects, as its owners left them 70 years ago. At a distance of 100 meters from the house there is a spring with cool water, flowing from 6 fountains and right beside the spring, you will see the ancient vaults, which, according to tradition, are related to the local hero of the island. Right next to the small church Stavros (Holy Cross) stands the impressive Charmilion, a complex of burials dated to the Hellenistic period and also related to the worship of the local hero and his descendants. 2 kilometres before arriving to Pili, there is a small artificial lake, serv¬ing for the watering of the cultivations of the plain. About 3-4 kilometres southeast you’ll see 
the Palio Pili (Old Pili) a semi-ruined, abandoned settlement with the Byzantine castle at the top of a hill. The Castle was constructed during the Macedonian Dynasty of the Byzantine Empire, who dominated from the 9th to 11th cen¬turies. When the island of Kos was conquered by the Knights of St John, the castle was restored and strengthened, in order to ensure the defence of the area. An incredible view comes down the sea way at Marmari, seeing the islands of Pserimos and Kalimnos and far in the horizon you will discern the coasts of Western Turkey (the Bodrum peninsula) are waiting the visitors. In old Pili you may also see the church of Ipapanti (14th century), with excellent wall paintings, a wonderful wood carved icon screen and columns taken from an ancient Greek temple that existed before, possibly dedicated to Goddess Dimitra. You may also visit the tiny church of the Byzan¬tine lord Michael and within a clump of fir-trees, you will find a spring which in the past served to watering the animals. Finally next to the port at Marmari, you may see the old salt pans of the island. You can stay at the village and eat good food at the taverns with the local and European cuisine. You can have your swim, sunbathing and sea sports at the well organized long beach of Mar¬mari. February at Pili is the Carnival where you will really 
have fun and also at the name day of Agios Georgios (St. George) is celebrated every year with a local feast and unique horse races. There is a local feast also at the summer on the 23rd of June, in honour of Agios Ioannis the Klidonas (St John Klidonas). Finally, all of August a series of cultural activities is organized by the Municipality of Pili, which attracts a lot of visitors. Health problems are covered by the local Medical Centre. You will also find a Police Station at the village. Access from Kos town (15 kilometres) is easy by public bus, running frequently, by taxi, by car and motorbike. If you have a yacht, the port of Marmari offers facilities of mooring; it may serve as your base for your excursions to the rest of the island and to the small islets around.
the Palio Pili (Old Pili) a semi-ruined, abandoned settlement with the Byzantine castle at the top of a hill. The Castle was constructed during the Macedonian Dynasty of the Byzantine Empire, who dominated from the 9th to 11th cen¬turies. When the island of Kos was conquered by the Knights of St John, the castle was restored and strengthened, in order to ensure the defence of the area. An incredible view comes down the sea way at Marmari, seeing the islands of Pserimos and Kalimnos and far in the horizon you will discern the coasts of Western Turkey (the Bodrum peninsula) are waiting the visitors. In old Pili you may also see the church of Ipapanti (14th century), with excellent wall paintings, a wonderful wood carved icon screen and columns taken from an ancient Greek temple that existed before, possibly dedicated to Goddess Dimitra. You may also visit the tiny church of the Byzan¬tine lord Michael and within a clump of fir-trees, you will find a spring which in the past served to watering the animals. Finally next to the port at Marmari, you may see the old salt pans of the island. You can stay at the village and eat good food at the taverns with the local and European cuisine. You can have your swim, sunbathing and sea sports at the well organized long beach of Mar¬mari. February at Pili is the Carnival where you will really have fun and also at the name day of Agios Georgios (St. George) is celebrated every year with a local feast and unique horse races. There is a local feast also at the summer on the 23rd of June, in honour of Agios Ioannis the Klidonas (St John Klidonas). Finally, all of August a series of cultural activities is organized by the Municipality of Pili, which attracts a lot of visitors. Health problems are covered by the local Medical Centre. You will also find a Police Station at the village. Access from Kos town (15 kilometres) is easy by public bus, running frequently, by taxi, by car and motorbike. If you have a yacht, the port of Marmari offers facilities of mooring; it may serve as your base for your excursions to the rest of the island and to the small islets around.