When hot, dry conditions combine with high winds, a condition that is very common in Greece during the summer, the result may be a wildfire, both from natural causes and from arson. This kind of fires are difficult to control, can happen at any time, but usually the fire season many times coincides with the high tourism season. [fademore] In the recent years, wildfires destroyed some of the most beautiful forests in ...
Reuter reports on the Best Travel Spots Awards by TripAdvisor: "The Greek island of Rhodes was voted on May 1 as the top European location in a survey of the world's 100 best travel destinations. Seven European cities were in the top 20, according to Internet travel advisory service TripAdvisor. Experts said despite the current economic crisis, rising fuel costs, environmental concerns and airport chaos, traveling was still as ...
Rhodes is the largest island of the Dodecanese and the fourth largest in Greece. Covers an area of 1.398 square meters and a population of 112.447 of which 60.000 residents live in the city of Rodos and the rest in villages throughout the island. The island has 44 villages, the biggest is Archangelos. At almost 260 nautical miles away from the port of Piraeus has daily ferryboat connections with the ...
A restaurant in Sodertalje, Sweden, has received a postcard from a vacationer in Greece more than 25 years after it was mailed. The postcard, sent in August 1982, was addressed to workers at Cafe Morten, the Sodertalje council's staff restaurant, and signed by a woman named "Inger," The Local reported Wednesday. "Holiday greetings from Rhodes, where it's lovely and warm. The food here is very nice," the postcard read. Workers at the ...
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