Typical street

Rhodes, Greece

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October 23rd 2015
We have never been to Rhodes so today was going to be a first. Our waiter told us at dinner last night that it was going to rain from 12:00 midday so we needed to get up and get on with it. It was a very pretty place with a castle wall and lots of shops selling jewellery, carpets, table cloths and trinkets etc. We visited the castle of the Knights Templar which was very interesting, if ... read more

Europe » Greece

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more