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THE Rhodes is their island Dodecanese. It covers an area of ​​1400.68 square kilometers, and is the largest island of Dodecanese and its fourth largest island Of Greece. Its population amounts to 115,290 inhabitants, according to a 2011 census that makes Rhodes the third most populous Greek island after Crete and Euboea. It is located about 350 kilometers southeast of it Athens and 18 kilometers southwest of it Turkey. Rhodes, also known as the "island of the knights", is a popular tourist destination and receives visitors from all over the world.

At a glance

Languages

Areas

Important cities

Additional destinations

• Seven Sources
• Prophet Elias

Beaches

• Rhodes beach, one of the most popular beaches due to its proximity to the city of Rhodes.
• Elli
• Ialyssos
• The Value
• Faliraki. One of the most famous beaches of Rhodes, at a distance of 12 km from the city. Next to the beach there are nudist beaches.
• Anthony Quinn
• Lindos Beach
• Afandou
• Βλυχά
• The Swimming Pools
• Saint Paul
• Haraki
• Tsampika
• The Dry
• Agia Agathi
• Saint George
• Kalathos
• Pefki, a small pine-covered beach
• The Kiotari
• The Prasonisi
• Gennadi
• Glyfada

How to get there

• Rhodes State Airport Diagoras (KARD). Rhodes Airport is connected by routes to the airport Eleftherios Venizelos of Athens as well as with regular itineraries to the airport of Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis via Sky Express.

How to move

Public transport

Municipal Transport Company "RODA"

The area of ​​the center is served by the Municipal Transport Company (DES) "RODA" which has the transport exploitation of the Urban area (city of Rhodes), the suburban area (Koskinou, Kastri, Ialyssos, Kremasti, Pastida, Maritsa and Paradisi) and Long-distance area of ​​the Western Side of the island of Rhodes (Damatria, Theologos, Soroni, Dimilia, Eleousa, Archipoli, Platania, Apollo, Fanes, Kalavarda, Mandriko, Kritinia, Salakos, Embonas, Agios Isanoros, Sani. Also, "RODA" serves with special itineraries the students of all areas that belong to the transport competence of the company, as well as the employees in various companies and services.

KTEL Rhodes

The KTEL Rhodes is used for long distances on the island of Rhodes, and strictly outside the municipalities that constitute the metropolitan area of ​​the city of Rhodes, which are considered suburbs and are served exclusively by public transport. It has the transport exploitation of the interurban area on the east side of the island performing itineraries to Faliraki, Kalithies, Psinthos, Afandou, Kolimbia, Archangelos, Haraki, Malona, ​​Massari, Kalathos, Pylona, ​​Lindos, Pefkoi, Lardo, Lardo, Lardo, Lardo, , Vati, Profylia, Istrio, Apolakia, Arnitha, Lachania, Mesanagro, Kattavia, Prasonisi.

The KTEL Rhodes, due to the age of its vehicles, is used mainly by visitors to the island. It carries out the bulk of its services during the summer, but is characterized by long delays and cancellations, although the situation has improved slightly in recent years. It is also worth noting that the KTEL Rhodes does not operate routes that connect the city with Athens (as is the case on other islands), due to the high cost of ferry tickets and the unsustainability of the routes.

Ferry connection

The city of Rhodes has three ports and a marina. In the Port of Mandraki, which is located along 7th of March Street, in the center of the city, the small boats that connect the city with other parts of the island and the small islands are moored. The Commercial Port of Rhodes, which borders the Medieval City, is the old port of the city where the largest E / G, O / G and in summer the cruise ships dock. In the summer of 2009, a third port was built in the city, the Passenger Port of Akandia, to which passenger ships from Piraeus, Crete and Thessaloniki were transported, while the old port is now used only for cruise ships. The island has a daily ferry connection with Piraeus and Kos, while it is often connected with Crete, the rest of the Dodecanese, many islands of the Cyclades, Thessaloniki, Lesvos, Chios and Samos. In the marina of Rhodes there are often many yachts under foreign flag and fishing boats.

Air connection

Rhodes Airport is the 3rd busiest airport of the Greek State, after those of Athens and Heraklion. There are 10 daily flights to Athens all year round, while it is often connected with Thessaloniki, Heraklion and regularly with all the Dodecanese and several Aegean islands. During the winter there are few international flights (mainly to Italy, Egypt and Israel), while in the summer there are many charter flights (in almost all European countries).

In 2003 the Airport served 3.2 million passengers and by 2011 this number had increased to 4.1 million passengers per year. In 2011, 84% of passengers were international passengers, with the largest proportions coming from Germany, the United Kingdom and Italy. The percentage of charter flights (charter) of the Airport reached 90% in 2011.

Traffic at Rhodes Airport is largely seasonal: 70% of annual passenger traffic takes place between the four-month period from June to September.

According to the latest available data, the total traffic of the airport for the year 2012 amounted to 4,095,986 passengers.

Cab

The city has a fleet of about 400 taxis which cover urban and suburban routes while by agreement they make itineraries to the villages of the island

By car

There are several car rental companies in Rhodes like Hertz, Budget,Imperial Rhodes, Europcar, Monza Rhodes, Cosmos Car Rental.

What to see

• The Palace of the Grand Master (Kastelo). The palace of Rhodes, which is the landmark of the island, was built in the 14th century by the Knights of St. John, who ruled Rhodes from 1309 to 1522, on the site of an older Byzantine citadel of the 7th century AD.
• The Old Town of Rhodes. The Medieval city of Rhodes has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1988.
• The Archaeological Museum
• The aquarium in the city of Rhodes
• Rodini Park
• The citadel of Lindos
• The ancient city of Kameiros
• The ancient city of Ialyssos
• The valley of butterflies
• The valley of 7 springs
• The Fasouli spring and the small valley of Psinthos
• The thermal baths of Kallithea
• The Apolakia dam
• The Prasonisi
• Filerimos
• The castle in Monolithos
• The castle of Crete
• Panagia Tsambika- the Tall

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