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Welcome to Rhodes, an island which is ideal not only for those who want to relax but also for those looking for something a little different from their Greek holiday. With its bright green hills, rich green valleys and uninterrupted line of golden beaches, Rhodes is delightful. Add in the excellent facilities for tourism, the island’s special blend of cosmopolitan and traditional and numerous cultural and archaeological sites and you’ve got the perfect holiday destination.
Its landscape mainly comprises of hills and low mountains, which in their majority are covered with forests. The climate is subtropical and healthy. Refreshing westerly winds moderate the summer heat, while the winter is nearly always mild, with long periods of sunshine.
Rhodes has been inhabited since the Stone Age. After a succession of conquerors including Romans, the Turks, Rhodes was sold to the Knights of the Ioannites. Their stay in Rhodes lasted 213 years, until 1522, when, on December 29, the last of the Grand Masters, Villiers de l`Isle Adam, was compelled to surrender the island to Suleiman the Magnificent. The Knights left imposing evidence of their presence in Rhodes, and gave to island the particular character it retains to this day, with its impregnable walls, gates, churches, hospitals, Inns and palaces.
The Turks remained on the island until 1912, when it was taken over by the Italians. After the end of the Second World War (1945) Rhodes, together with the other islands of the Dodecanese, was incorporated within Greece.
Today the island has developed into a multi cultural destination offering the holiday maker a unique opportunity to see where the eastern influence started in the Mediterranean.
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