Rhodes sailing vacations
This is one of the best known Greek islands and holidaymakers have been coming here for many decades.
It is a beautiful island, but the many years of tourism has definitely taken its toll.
Everywhere in Lindos and Rhodes town you will see bars, discos, and restaurants with food from all over the world.
On the one hand this might take away a bit of the Greekness of the island, but on the other hand you have everything you want here.
Struggling to find somewhere to exchange money or trying to communicate through bodylanguage on a small island might be charming,
but sometimes it is wonderful to have all the facilities, especially if you are travelling with children, or just want to have a fun holiday by the sea.
Many locals are involved with tourism in one way or the other, but there is also a lot of farmers on the island.
They grow grapes and keep goats. Because it is a large island, many also have ordinary occupations: civil servants, shopowners, office clerks etc.
There is also a large military base on the island.
The best beaches are situated on the east coast.
It is not too windy there and most beaches there are suitable for families with children.
Surfers prefer Prasonisi in the South. At Cape Ladiko there is a small bay with the incredible name Anthony Quinn which is very nice.
This is where The Guns of Navarone was filmed. There are also many, many more beaches.
Rhodes or Rodos in Greek lies between Crete and the near East in the Aegean ocean.
Rhodes is the biggest of the Dodecanese islands.
Named the sun island or island of light there are hardly any days when the sun does not shine.
With its subtropical climate and over 3000 hours of sun per year you can be guaranteed a good tan on your holiday.
Rhodes is one of the most popular holiday islands in Greece; even Greeks themselves come to Rhodes for a holiday from the mainland.
Rhodes today offers the visitor a plethora of all year round leisure alternatives, covering all types of tourist activity.
The natural beauty of the island, the monuments from her long and often turbulent history, a rodosmopolitan character,
as well as the warm hospitality generously offered by the people of Rhodes
and an excellent tourist infrastructure boasting the most modern hotels, all captivate the visitor.
The modern city of Rhodes is one of the biggest municipalities in the Greek islands, with about sixty thousand permanent residents.
It is the financial and cultural centre of the southeastern Aegean and successfully combines a lively present with a rich historical past.
There are many reasons why Rhodes is one of the most popular resorts in the Mediterranean: the natural surroundings
crystal clear seas, many parks and recreational facilities, the bright sun and the warm hospitality of the islanders themselves.
The city has an excellent tourist infrastructure and offers a wide variety of entertainment: night-life, sports, cultural events
and day trips to wonderful Lindos and the neighboring islands like Kos, Patmos, Karpathos, Kalymnos and Leros.
Find out more about this Greek sailing vacation here: www.rhodes.gr