Rhodes (Greece), the capital of the island of the same name, is 500 kilometers from Athens. It is noteworthy that the island of Rhodes was once part of the mainland, stretching from the Ionian Sea to the shores of Asia Minor and Crete. Gradually, small islands began to "break away" from the mainland, one of which was Rhodes.
The population of the city of Rhodes is about 60 thousand people. Today, it is considered the main port city of the Dodecanese group of islands (Rhodes is one of them) due to its favorable location in the northeastern part of the island, on the "border" of the Aegean and Mediterranean seas.
The city of Rhodes was founded in 408 BC on the initiative of the rulers of the three Greek polities of Kamira, Yalisia, and Linda. The location of the city was chosen with great care to control all ships coming from the Aegean Sea to the Greek mainland.
The beauty of the island was so captivating, and its location so fortunate, that it was constantly the subject of military conflicts. Athenians, Persians, Romans, Arabs, Byzantines - whoever ruled the island and the city! But despite this, they always remained Greek in their spirit and atmosphere. So it is from this picturesque city, where one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Colossus of Rhodes, once stood, that you should start to discover the culture and traditions of beautiful Greece.
