Thomas Cook
(0871 909 0204) flies weekly (May to late October; from £60 one way),
from Gatwick, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Glasgow,
Manchester and Newcastle. Thomson (0871 231 4787) has weekly flights (May to late October) from Gatwick and most regional airports, from £103 one way. EasyJet (0843 104 5000); flies from Gatwick and Liverpool until the end of November, from £70 one way.
City buses (€2.30/£2) run at 4.45am, 5.45am and then half-hourly from
7.10am-11.30pm between the airport and Rhodes Town bus station. Taxis (22410 69800); ; €25-€30/£22-£26) take around 25 minutes from the rank at Plateia Alexandrias.
THE INSIDE TRACK
For a swim, Elli Beach, about 10 minutes’ walk from the Old Town, has loungers, umbrellas, beach bars and good water.
Hour-long guided walks (€2/£1.74) around the walls leave from the Palace
of the Grand Masters at 8am and noon on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Alternatively, pick up the Rhodes Town walking map from the tourist
office on Plateia Alexandrias for a choice of four self-guided walks.
Go in late summer or autumn (mid-September to late October) when there’s
still plenty of sunshine but room rates and air fares are up to 50 per
cent of high-season prices.
source:telegraph.co.uk
Begin your journey in Athens, andwork your way across the Greek islands of Mykonos, Santorini, Rhodes, Bodrum, Kusadasi and disembark in Istanbul, Turkey. The Windstar
accommodates 148 passengers, making its cruises an intimate experience.
Enjoy the WindSpa aboard your luxury yacht for relaxing treatments or
choose a foot and ankle massage as you recline on deck. Dining options
on the Windstar include meals in the dining room or under the stars at
Candles. Room service is available. Learn about wines in the Yachtman's
Discovery Wine Program or take advantage of arranged tours in ports of
call.
Ryanair, the world’s favourite airline, today (14th Sep) announced that it will open its third route from Rhodes to Rome (Ciampino), starting December 2010. This new route will deliver an extra 30,000 passengers p.a. (90,000 in total) to the Greek Island and create up to 30 new jobs (90 in total).Ryanair celebrated the new Rhodes route by releasing 1 million €5 seats for travel across its European network in October, which are available for booking until midnight Thursday (16th Sept).Speaking today in Rhodes, Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said:“Ryanair is pleased to announce our third Rhodes route to the Italian capital that will start in December 2010 and operate on Wednesdays and Sundays. Ryanair’s routes to/from Rhodes will provide 90,000 passengers with the guaranteed lowest fares and sustain 90 local jobs.Ryanair is delighted to boost Dodecanese tourism this winter, with its connection from Rhodes to Milan (Bergamo) and from Kos to Frankfurt (Hahn) which will operate twice weekly.To celebrate the new route Ryanair is launching 1 million €5 seats, for travel across Europe in October, which are available for booking until midnight Thursday. Since seats at these crazy low prices will be snapped up quickly, we urge passengers to book them immediately on www.ryanair.com.”.source:Ryanair
Readers of holiday review site Zoover.com have voted the Greek islands the most beautiful in Europe.Of the 14,000 holidaymakers who responded to the online survey,
44% said they were most impressed by the Greek islands.Second spot went to Spain, which won 17% of the votes; Croatia came in third with 16%.
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Begin your journey in Athens, andwork your way across the Greek islands of Mykonos, Santorini, Rhodes, Bodrum, Kusadasi and disembark in Istanbul, Turkey. The Windstar
accommodates 148 passengers, making its cruises an intimate experience.
Enjoy the WindSpa aboard your luxury yacht for relaxing treatments or
choose a foot and ankle massage as you recline on deck. Dining options
on the Windstar include meals in the dining room or under the stars at
Candles. Room service is available. Learn about wines in the Yachtman's
Discovery Wine Program or take advantage of arranged tours in ports of
call.
