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Rhodes (also Rodos or Rhodos - Ρόδος in Greek - more about the name) is the largest island of the Dodecanese and the fourth largest in Greece. Covers an area of 1.398 square meters and a population of 112.447 of which 60.000 residents live in the city of Rodos and ...
A Boat Trip from Rhodes Symi sits tantalisingly close to the Turkish coastline, and in past times, enjoyed great prosperity due to the sponge industry and ship-building. This is now in decline, with the sponge stalls selling imported articles due to massive over-farming of the sea bed and the shipwrights finding ...
“I don’t need much. Just give me a glass of Ouzo, an octopus to grill, a small boat to take me to a remote beach and nothing else. No trendy beach clubs, no seen and be seen. Just a simple life.” My travel companions interrupt me immediately. “And what about ...
For those who would prefer the mountain to the shore there is the recently renovated hotel is located at the top Mt. Profitis Elias, near a small Byzantine Monastery with the same name. Surrounded by a large cedars, pine and cypresses forrest of a unique beauty, the complex is mainly ...
The Valley of Butterflies (Petaloùdes,Πεταλούδες) is a natural park located at a distance of 23 km from the capital Rhodes. Belongs to a Natura 20001 protected zone (GR4210006) together with Seven Springs (Eptà Pigès, Επτά Πηγές) and Mt. Profitis Elias2. It is the place where tiger moths of the species ...
Lindos swarms with tourists in the summer months, all thronging to see this most picturesque of Rhodian villages. Lindos is set into a hillside and is flanked by several wonderful beaches, three harbours, the sublimely lovely St Paul’s Bay to its south, and the awe-inspiring Acropolis and Knights’ castle atop ...
A new zoning plan for areas saturated from tourist development aimed to curb construction on islands and coastlines will be submitted for public consultation in a few weeks’ time. A previous plan in 2008 came under fire by conservationists, civil engineers and even entrepreneurs criticizing the fact that the plan ...
The town of Rhodos is located at the most northern point of the island. Mandraki is the town's old seaport, now mainly used as marina. In its entrance, you can admire the two sculpted deers that stand out and opposite there are the old picturesque windmills and Saint Nikolaos's firehouse. ...
Hellenic Seaways announced that starting from April 15 the Hellenic Voyager, will operate in the Dodecanese, connecting Rhodes and other islands with the mainland Greece. The ship can carry 1,600 passengers and 110 trucks at a speed of 22 knots.
Star Clippers, a tall ship specialist, is launching a new stay & cruise package for the coming summer season of seven night voyages from the island of Rhodes. The offer includes a week soaking up the summer sunshine at the award-winning, five star Rodos Palladium hotel before joining the ...
