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Introduction
250km (135 nautical miles) E of Piraeus Selecting a divine patron was serious business for an ancient city. Most Greek cities played it safe and chose a mainstream god or goddess, a ranking Olympian: someone like Athena or Apollo or Artemi... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Visitor Information The staff at the South Aegean Tourist Office, at the intersection of Makariou and Papagou (tel. 22410/23-255; www.ando.gr/eot), can provide advice and help for all the Dodecanese islands, including Rhodes. Hours are Mon... Continue reading »
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Getting there
By Plane In addition to its year-round service between Rhodes and Athens and Thessaloniki, Olympic Airways offers summer service between Rhodes and the following Greek locales: Iraklion (Crete), Karpathos, and Santorini. The local Olympic... Continue reading »
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Getting around
Rhodes is not an island you can see on foot. You need wheels of some sort: public bus, group-shared taxi, rental car, or organized bus tour for around-the-island excursions. Rhodes City is a different story. Walking is the best and most pleas... Continue reading »
Rhodes Travel Experiences
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Beach and "Boot Beer" in Rhodes
Our ship took us to Rhodes, another Greek island, for the day. Found an internet cafe that was really nice except there were about 1... Continue reading »
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Rhodes Town
The ferry was about 30 minutes late getting to Sitia and about 2 hours late by the time we reached Rhodes -- at 12:30 AM!! (We met... Continue reading »
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Lindos on Rhodes Island
Today we got up early and took a bus from Rhodes Town to Lindos which is south of Rhodes Town along the east coast. The bus stopped... Continue reading »
