Wednesday 11 May 2016

DESKTOP 1016 - BEACH IN RHODES

Rhodes (Greek: Ρόδος, Ródos [ˈroðos]) is the largest of the Dodecanese islands of Greece in terms of land area and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Rhodes. The city of Rhodes had 50,636 inhabitants in 2011. It is located northeast of Crete, southeast of Athens and just off the Anatolian coast of Turkey. Rhodes' nickname is The island of the Knights, named after the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, who once conquered the land. Historically, Rhodes was famous worldwide for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Medieval Old Town of the City of Rhodes has been declared a World Heritage Site. Today, it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe.

This post is part of the Wednesday Waters meme,
and also part of the Waterworld Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Outdoor Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme,
and also part of the ABC Wednesday meme.

7 comments:

  1. Wish I was heading down to that beach.

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  2. looks a wonderful travel destination...although i don't like beaches to lie there in the sun ...but otherwise i love them

    Have a nice ABC-Wednesday-day / – week
    ♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫ <abc-w-team)

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  3. Very panoramic vista shot of Rhodes ~

    Happy Week to you ~ ^_^

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  4. Love the view! I spent some time in Rhodes....so beautiful.

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  5. What a beautiful scene - so lovely.
    Thank you for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-cats-of-san-juan.html

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  6. Love beaches. Lovely photo.
    JM, Illinois-U.S.A.

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  7. gorgeous, as are all your landscapes!

    ROG, ABCW

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