General Information About Rhodes:
Rhodes / Rhodes in the Greek is the largest of the Dodecanese islands and is one of the most popular destinations in Greece for a holiday. Rhodes Island ifamous for several reasons: the cosmopolitan lifestyle, castle knights, Butterfly Valley, Kallithea spa, Tsambika monastery, the Hotel Rose, Rodin Park, Castle Monolithos, seven springs, Lindos Acropolis, the Municipal Gallery of Rhodes, Colossus of Rhodes, Palace Grandmaster, hospice of St. Catherine, the ancient Kameiros, the acropolis of ancient Rhodes, the ancient Ialyssos, Filérimos hill station hydrobiological Rhodes and, of course, the clean beaches !!
Colossus of Rhodes island:
island of Rhodes was a very famous and important in the ancient years. From Rhodes Island to the south of the Aegean Sea, all the ancient travelers from other countries who travel with much of Asia, they were visiting Rhodes to stop in its long journey at such a slow slow Rhodes became an important economic place for everything!
Colossus of Roda was built to commemorate the victory against Rhodians Antagonids stooding and was in the harbor entrance, until a strong earthquake hit Rhodes with a result of the Colossus will be destroyed in the fall. From that moment on Colossus of Rhodes remained in the history of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. No one was able to recover and slowly slowly the Arabs stole all the parts and sold as scrap metal in their countries.
island of Rhodes in the market:
Most shops are located within the old town and cobbled streets. There you can find classic and modern gold and silver jewelry, there are a lot of gold and silver factorys Rhodes and the quality of the skin that is imported from Turkey and northern Greece.
walking in the Old Town you will find many shops with fine reproductions of ancient statues, cornices, tiles, vases, antique carpets, furniture, paintings and porcelain.
Rhodes is famous for its handmade carpets and rugs, a few women around the islands that make up the carpets in their homes, and some monasteries too. In Old Town you will find many of them.
If you like wine in Rhodes you will find a good taste of wine with a fine reputation. There are two wineries on the island: .. 1) CAIR - 2) EMERY.The sunshine, mild climate and the advanced techniques of local wine, contributing to the excellent quality of Rhodian wine.Some of them have received awards at many international wine exhibitions.
Another Rhodian domestic product is the honey that tastes great and is one of the best in the world.
Olive oil is also of local art, a precious gift from the Greek land, virgin olive oil is one of the best kind!
There are also regular shops where you can buy clothes, shoes, books, things for the beach, glasses and so on.
Then, there are souvenir shops where all the Greek you can buy: leather belts, gloves, bags, icons, embroideries, copies of ancient art, etc. and the last shop with pottery, ceramic creations are all hand-crafted u.
Monastery in Rhodes:
Paramythia Monastery - Afandou village
Tsambika Monastery - Archaggelos Village
Skiadi Monastery - Messanagros Village
Ipsen Monastery - Lardos village
Thari Monastery - Laerma Village
Pantanassis Monastery - Soroni Village
Kalopetra monastery - the Valley of Butterflies
of the Church in Crete:
The Church of Agios Nikolaos - Foundouk Eleousa Village
Agios Nectarios Church - Archipolis Village
Katholiko Church - Afandou village
Filérimos Church - Ialyssos village
Church of Agios Soulas - Soroni village
Rhodes also has a wide range of sports and other activities offerfor everyone. Its a paradise for sports lovers! You can find almost everything for all tastes and age groups: windsurfing, kitesurfing, swimming, hiking, water skiing, jet ski, scuba diving, diving, fishing, water sports, sailing, tennis, golf, cycling, extreme sports, horseback riding, Go-Karts, Bowling, Camping, water park, paintball, beach volleyball.
