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A crew from CNN India has visited Greece from March 17th to the 25th, shooting a travelogue for the CNN TV series: “The Road less Travelled”. The Indian journalists visited Athens and all its highlights, Delphi, the Ossios Lucas Monastery, Arachova, Mykonos, Rhodes, Patmos and from Kusadasi, Ancient Ephesus. Related posts:A short guide to Rhodes (II)Rhodes to recoveryRhodes 5th in World’s Best Travel Spots

"I left my filahta (talisman) behind in the hotel room. Laugh if you will, but on an ancient island, named after Rhodes, the all-powerful sea god's daughter, the prudent follow custom. I had a tip from a friendly taxi driver about the best Greek salad (horiatiki) in the Old City. Take old as a euphemism. The city of Rhodes was founded in 408BC, the days of Alexander the Great and ...

The West Australian newspaper reports about the boom in the cruising holidays global market and in particular about the popularity of the Mediterranean destinations: "Greece welcomes the third biggest number of cruise visitors in Europe. Two and a half million people a year arrive at ports spread throughout the country, from Piraeus to Corfu, Katakolon to Santorini and Rhodes to Mykonos..." Read more here. Related posts:Growth of cruising holidays in GreeceKarpathos: An ...

The town of Rhodos is located at the most northern point of the island. Mandraki is the town's old seaport, now mainly used as marina. In its entrance, you can admire the two sculpted deers that stand out and opposite there are the old picturesque windmills and Saint Nikolaos's firehouse. It is believed that this is the place that once stood the famous Colossus of Rhodes. The town has great shopping, ...

Online booking sites are experiencing high levels of traffic and bookings over the expanded Easter weekend for departures over the next four weeks. Freezing UK Easter weather conditions has led to floods of families flocking to warmer climes throughout April to make the most of the staggered school holidays. According to sources bookings for the four days from Good Friday to Easter Monday were ahead of expectations, with the majority ...