Since the ancient times, 1st of May is a day of celebration, joy, a day of the Spring. The ancient Greeks welcomed the Spring with flowers and in the passage of the centuries every area celebrated this day in its own special way.
During the Middle Ages and more specifically around 1332, there was the legend and the fear of a great dragon inRhodes. It lived in today’s hill of Monte Smith which was then called “Mal Paso” and it means bad passage.
The style of a day that rose in this place 90 years ago. The ether of the adiquated moment that hovered and was lost like a Christ angel. The voice of an unforgetable woman with such a prudency and labor. The shadow of an unconquered dressed in black… that fresh in the future. An end […]
Rhodes is a historic island which has been a crossroad of civilizations in antiquity. Boasting a unique culture, diverse nature, impressive architecture, perfect weather, beautiful coastlines and friendly people helps to make the island the first choice holiday destination for hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. Yet the beauty of Rhodes doesn’t end on […]
The first reference in the name of the island there is in Iliad of Homer. So the name seems to come from the homonymous flower “Rose”, which was the favorite flower of God Sun. Also, many ancient coins of Rhodes, in one side there is God Sun, on the other it was Rhodes.
Maritsa Airport, Rhodes, was constructed in 1935 and it was the the main passenger, commercial and military airport of Italian occupation Dodecanese. It took its name from the village in the region and is found as Maritza in Italian reports. Its real name was G. PESSI PARVIS by the Italian air ace of World War […]
The 7th of March is the landmark not only for the history of Dodekanissa, but also for all Greece, it is the last outstanding case for the foundation of the Greek country as it is today.
The film, which was screened in 1960-1961 season and cut 31,399 tickets, was directed and screenplayed by John Dalianidis. It was placed in the 16th place among 58 movies.
Rhodes is the capital of Dodekanissa and having this as a starting point someone may travel in all of Dodekanissa. In Rhodes the visitor may arrive by plane or ship.
In ancient Greece the Nymfea was known as the places where brides were adored. They are considered to be holly places and always the place where they were located attracted visitors, creating unknown feelings.
A historic document of the 20th century. A documentary by Nikolas Moshonas about Rhodes shot in the late 1950s. The video is shot in English. Archive: Panos Papageorgiou Source: http://ifmedia.gr
