Rhodes

Introduction

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Rhodes is an island in the southeastern part of the Aegean Sea in Greece. It's the largest island of the Dodecanes group of islands and is less than 20 kilometres away from Turkey. Approximately 125,000 people live on the island, but in summer the temporary population is much higher, because this is a popular tourist island with party, beaches and culture all combined on one island.

Cities

• Rhodes city

Sights and Activities

• The medieval old town of Rhodes city is a Unesco World Heritage Site, including the Palace of the Prince Grand Master, Street of Knights and Fortifications.
• Filerimos Hill: medieval remains, a monastery and chapel, including incredible views.
• Kamiros - Ancient ruins.
• Castle with acropolis over Lindos.
• Tsambika Peak.
• Valley of the Butterflies.
• Epta Piges. (Seven springs)
• Castle of Kastellos.
• Castle of Monolithos.
• Cape Prasonisi.
• Beachs and nightlife.
• Climb Mt Attavyros

Weather

Rhodes has a typical Mediterranean climate with warm, dry and sunny weather during summer and mild but wetter conditions during winter. Summers last from June to September when it's mostly between 27 and 31 degrees Celsius during the day and between 20 and 24 degrees Celsius at night. Winters last from December to February with around 14-16 degrees Celsius during the day and 10 degrees at night. This is also the time when most of the rain falls, especially December and January when there is rain on every other day and a total of over 160mm a month!

Getting There

By Plane

Rhodes International Airport (RHO) offers a wide range of flights. Note that a lot of flights are only seasonal (April-October). Easyjet flies to/from London and Milan, while Air Berlin flies to/from Berlin, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Erfurt, Frankfurt, Munich, Nuremberg, Rostock and Zürich. TuiFly has more flights to Germany, while Thomas Cook and Thomson have many UK connections. Some other airlines serve mainly destinations throughout northern and western Europe, including Brussels, Amsterdam, Oslo, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Stockholm, Paris, Lissabon, Belgrade, Budapest, Vienna and Luxembourg. Olympic Airlines and several other offer flights to Athens, Thessaloniki and several islands, including Crete.

By Boat

Domestic
Rhodes is the main port of the Dodecanese and their are scheduled domestic ferries from Rhodes to other islands in the Dodecanese and Piraeus in high season. Check the Greek Travel Pages for an impression about companies, schedules and prices, as the choice is very wide. Or check the Greek Ferries website or another one about Ferries between islands in Greece.

International
There is a weekly passenger and car ferry service between Rhodes and Marmaris in Turkey (1¼ hours) on Thursday at 1pm.

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