Rhodes

An outdoor, accessible sculpture gallery will be established in the “Pervola” area within the Medieval City of Rhodes. As part of a project to highlight the archaeological site of the ancient shipyards and the medieval gardens of the Palace of the Grand Master, the Ministry of Culture is creating a unique walking route.

Brussels Airlines will operate flights to Greece throughout the year. Until recently, the Belgian airline offered seasonal flights during the summer. However, due to increased demand for travel between Greece and Brussels year-round, the airline has decided to expand its schedule.

Another significant medieval building in Rhodes is being restored and highlighted by the Ministry of Culture. This is the Mint of the Order of the Knights of St. John, located in the garden east of the Palace of the Grand Master in the Medieval City of Rhodes, which will be converted into a space for exhibitions and events.

A platinum plaque, the highest honor, was awarded by the Municipality of Rhodes to a pair of British tourists who have visited the island more than 100 times.

The Municipality of Rhodes awarded a British couple a platinum plaque, honoring them for visiting the island over 100 times, it was announced on Monday. 

A criminal organization that was smuggling illegal immigrants from Turkey to Greece has been dismantled.

The permanent population of Greece, which reached 10.482 million in the recent census, is extremely unevenly distributed across the country. The two most populous Regional Units (RU), those of Thessaloniki and the Central Sector of Athens, host 2.09 million people (20.0% of the total population) while occupying only 2.8% of Greece’s area.

A quite important tool for the prevention of fires in the forests of Rhodes is the ICT system installed by Nova in the Butterfly Valley area of Rhodes, which can detect smoke, even in small quantities, within a radius of 15 kilometres!

Three blazes that started on Monday in different parts of the Aegean continued to test firefighters on Tuesday morning, though showed signs of improvement after significant resources were committed to battling them.

The battle is on for another day with flames firefighters and volunteers, with the effort being concentrated – mainly – in Kos and Chios where the fire continues its destructive work, while without an active front are the fires in Monemvasia and Gortyna in Crete.