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Rhodes (Island)
Rhodes Harbor Entrance, ornated by a pair of deer, where the Colossus was believed to have stood. |
Welcome to Rhodes of the medieval and the modern, to a land drenched in history, to a land blessed with unending sunshine, to cobbled streets and echoes, to marvelous beaches and temperate waters, to preserved antiquities of earlier centuries and all the modernity of the 21st!
Welcome to Rhodes!
The Island of Rhodes is the sunniest place in Europe; it averages 300 days of sunshine per year. It is the fourth largest island in Greece. Occupied by Italy until only 56 years ago, it is now “occupied” by thousands of enthralled international visitors.
The “palia poli” (the old city) is the medieval city of Rhodes, surrounded by a high defensive wall. It is one of the few medieval cities still inhabited in its largest part, excluding its museums, of course. Walking along its cobbled streets one is reminded of iron-armored horse’s hooves clapping, and steel swords clashing and clanging.
When you are tired of going round in the Old Town, the New Town of Rhodes, just a short distance from the Old Town, awaits your exploration. This is where the beaches lie, and where hotels, shops, restaurants, discotheques, and even a casino, are packed together to create a lively ambience. A walk in Rodini Park is a must. This park is perhaps the first landscaped park in the world. It is a couple of kilometers away from the Old Town, and one can see part of the ancient aqueduct system of Rhodes within it.
No visit of Rhodes is complete without visiting Lindos. You'll find Lindos at a distance of 55 kilometers from Rhodes town, on the eastern side of the island. Built in the 12th Century B.C., it is now a top-class resort, with a fine sandy beach and a tiny lagoon, which reflects the whitewashed houses and the Lindos Acropolis above. The village contains many houses dating from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, which are known as “the houses of the captains.” Their architecture and decoration are unique in the Greek world.
Archangelos Village, Faliraki Beach, Ialyssos, Ixia Beach, Kalithea, Kritinia, Lindos Village Resort, Rhodes Town
Rhodes Harbor, active for the last 5,000 years, with the Castle in the background |
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Medieval Festival of Rhodes |
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Rhodes Castle Gate |
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Rhodes Castle |
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Rhodes Acropolis |
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Rhodes Acropolis: The Temple of Pythios Apollo |
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Rhodes Alleys of the Old Town |
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Rhodes Beach |
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Rhodes Beach |
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Rhodes Butterfly Forest |
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Rhodes Butterfly Forest Spring |
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Rhodes Windmills |
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Rhodes Fortification |
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Rhodes Moat Around Old Town |
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