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Kassos, a small mountainous island with a steep, rocky coastline, is the most southern of the Dodecanese. Its first inhabitants are thought to have been the Phoenicians. Homer mentions it in his catalogue of the Greek cities that took part in the Trojan War.

In the 18th century, Kassos established its own merchant fleet and grew rich from trade. It played an active role in the Greek War of Independence of 1821, earning the revenge of the Turko-Egyptian armada which set fire to the island in May 1824 and subsequently slaughtered about 7000 of its inhabitants. Only a few survived.

The capital and main port of the island is Fri, built on picturesque Bouka Bay. Its old stone houses - many of them constructed by sea captains - extend on both sides down to the sea.

The island's best beach is Helathros, but other pleasant beaches are at Fri, Emborios, Ammouda and on the nearby islet of Armathia.

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