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A short Rhodes guide (I)

Rhodes 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 the rest in villages throughout the island. The island has 44 villages, the biggest is Archangelos. At almost 260 nautical miles away from the port of Piraeus has daily ferryboat connections with the mainland Greece. There are numerous flights every day connecting Rhodes with Athens, Thessaloniki, Heraklion in Crete and with some of the smaller neighboring islands. During the holiday season (usually April to October) there are plenty direct connections with the major European cities and a large number of charter flights.

Vodafone Explore Greece free smartphone travel app

Vodafone – in collaboration with Greek National Tourism Organisation and Hotel Chamber of Greece – has introduced “Vodafone Explore Greece”, a free application, that makes getting information on the Greek tourism product easy.

Twenty excellent guide books for the Greek Islands

In 2003, Nigel McGilchrist, was commissioned by Blue Guides, to write a 75,000 words book for the Greek Islands. As the author explains “It was not long before it became clear that there was going to be far more material…

A guide for a cheap holiday to Greece

Spending holidays in Greece is a definite blast! The Mediterranean climate, the enticing and captivating culture, historical architecture and background, and catchy landscape, boy you’ll never want to leave this place. The buildings which portray the architectural background and history…

Greece is the word

“I left my filahta (talisman) behind in the hotel room. Laugh if you will, but on an ancient island, named after Rhodes, the all-powerful sea god’s daughter, the prudent follow custom. I had a tip from a friendly taxi driver…

Karpathos: An island off the beaten track

Their eyebrows are black and thick and their facial expressions austere and proud. The women from the small village of Olympos, high in the north of the Greek island of Karpathos, are different from the women on the rest of the island. This part of Karpathos has the harshest landscape on the 300 square kilometre island thanks to its craggy coastline and the waves that crash upon the shore. But its olive groves and hidden bays also make it the most beautiful place on Karpathos. Olympos is difficult to reach.