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The Dodecanese lie to the east of the Cyclades, near the coast of Turkey. The Dodecanese are an archepelago of over 1,000 islands, islets and rock outcrops.
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DODECANESE ISLANDS: Astypalaia, Chalki, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kastelorizo, Kos, Leros, Lipsi, Nisyros, Patmos, Rhodes, Symi, Tilos,
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DESTINATION RHODES: Attractions & CultureRhodes is the largest Dodecanese Greek island. It is known for the Colossus. Rhodes has everything from beautiful beaches to a lush, green interior, a bustling capital and one of the best sunshine records in Greece. The northern coast is renowned for its lively tourist resorts the south offeres tranquil beaches and a slower pace of life ... |
DISCOVER ASTYPALAIAThe coasts of Astypalaia are rocky with many small pebble-strewn beaches. A small band of land of roughly 10 kilometres, almost separates the island in two sections. The capital and the previous main harbour of the island is Astypalaia or Chora, as it is called by the locals. A new harbour has been buildt in Agios Andreas on the mid island ... |
DISCOVER CHALKIThe island of Chalki once supported a much larger population. A sizable group of the residents moved to Tarpon Springs, Florida, establishing the Greek-American community there that continues to this day. A ruined medieval castle of the Knights of St. John overlooks the old town and the chapel contains some of the original frescoes ... |
DISCOVER KALYMNOSInhabited originally by Carians, during the ancient ages Kalymnos depended on Kos, and followed its history. In the Middle Ages it was Byzantine, and during the 13th century it was used by Venice as a naval base. In 1310 it became a possession of the Knights of Rhodes, and later was often attacked by the Ottomans, which conquered it in 1522 ... |
DISCOVER KARPATHOSThe beaches of Karpathos island can be divided into four large groups: the beaches on the east coast are smaller and gravelly but without wind; the beaches of the southern part of the island, near the airport, area made of fine white sand; the sandy beach on the west coast are the most exposed to the Meltemi and they are only available in low wind conditions ... |
DISCOVER KASTELORIZOThe houses of the town are slender and characterised by wooden balconies and windows of the Anatolian type. Behind the waterfront, many houses are still in a ruinous state. At the entrance to the harbour, on the east side, stand the single story remnants of the former Italian governate, erected in 1926 by the Italian architect Florestano Di Fausto ... |
DISCOVER KOSKos or Cos is a Greek island in the Dodecanese, next to the Gulf of Cos. It measures 40 km by 8 km, and is only 4 km from the coast of Bodrum, Turkey. The island has both fertile plains and infertile highlands. Under Alexander the Great and the Egyptian Ptolemies the town developed into one of the great centers in the Aegean ... |
DISCOVER LEROSThucydides stressed the special importance of the bays and the harbours of Leros during the Peloponnesian War (431 BC - 404 BC), where Leros supported the democratic Athenians. After the end of the war Leros came under the sovereignty of the Spartans. The island had a famous sanctuary of the goddess Artemis ... |
DISCOVER LIPSIThere are several churches and monasteries scattered around the island of Lipsi dedicated to a multitude of saints. One that should not be missed is the church of Aghios Nektarios, built in or about 1980 by father Nikiforos, the parochial priest of Lipsi at the time and a favorite baptistry for the inhabitants of the island ... |
DISCOVER NISYROSAccording to Greek mythology, the island of Nisyros was formed when Poseidon cut off a part of Kos and threw it onto the giant Polyvotis to stop him from escaping. The ancient name of the Nisyros was Porphyris. Ancient walls, dating from the 5th century BC, part of the acropolis of the island, are found near Mandraki ... |
DISCOVER PATMOSPatmos is mentioned in the Christian scriptural Book of Revelation. The book's introduction states that its author, John, was on Patmos when he was given (and recorded) a vision from Jesus. Early Christian tradition identified this writer John of Patmos as John the Apostle, though some modern scholars are uncertain ... |
DISCOVER SYMIIn Greek mythology, Symi is reputed to be the birthplace of the Charites and to take its name from the nymph Syme , though Pliny the Elder and some later writers claimed it came from the word scimmia meaning a monkey. In Homer's Iliad the island is mentioned as the domain of King Nireus, who fought in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks ... |
DISCOVER TILOSAt the north-west end of Tilos, the Monastery of Ayios Pandeleimon, (also the island's patron saint), sits on the slopes of Mount Profitis Ilias. The mountain borders a fertile plain running across the island's width, with the settlements of Ayios Andonis to the north and Eristos to the south ... |
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