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Tourist information - Rhodes
Rhodes (Rhodos or Rodos in greek), the beautiful island of roses, has a unique physical scenery that does not cease to impress its visitors. Also unique is its climate with more sunny days than any other place in Europe.With practically zero crime rate and friendly and hospitable people you'll be surprised how easy life in Rhodes can be.
It's no accident that Rhodes is among the most visited of the Greek islands. Not only is its east coast lined with numerous sandy beaches, but the capital's nucleus is a beautiful and remarkably preserved medieval city, the legacy of the crusading Knights of St John who used the island as their main base from 1309 until 1522. Unfortunately this showpiece is jammed to capacity with over a million tourists in a good year, as against about 111,000 permanent inhabitants (including many foreigners). Of transient visitors, Germans, Brits, Swedes, Italians and Danes predominate in that order, though they tend to arrive in different months of the year.
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