Dodecanese Islands

Dodecanese islands (Δωδεκάνησα) means literally twelve islands, is a group of 150 islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea, where 26 of them are inhabited. Its located between Cyclades islands and the Turkish coasts. These islands are somehow different from the famous Cyclades destinations, due to the long Venetian occupation, Dodecanese have a strong Medieval style and many interesting architectural monuments.

These are the largest and most populated islands in the complex, sorted by the biggest to smallest in area (km²) :

1) Rhodes (1401.184 km²)
2) Karpathos (300.4386 km²)
3) Kos (290.0787 km²)
4) Kalymnos (108.78 km²)
5) Astypalaia (95.8296 km²)
6) Leros (72.5197 km²)
7) Nisyros (64.7497 km²)
8) Tilos (62.1597 km²)
9) Symi (56.9797 km²)
10) Kasos (49.2098 km²)
11) Patmos (33.6698 km²)
12) Kastellorizo (12.9499 km²)

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The rest of them are smaller but they have a unique charm on their own. Although some of them are uninhabited, we can mention some honorable islands worth to visit such as Halki, Alimnia, Leipsoi, Telendos, Agathonisi, Pserimos, Arkoi, Kinaros, Levitha, Farmakonisi, Armathia, Saria, Sirna, Nimos, Stroggili and many more islets.

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Karpathos

Karpathos (Κάρπαθος in Greek) is the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands with a history dating back to the [...]

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Halki

Halki (Chalki or Χάλκη in Greek), is a tiny island 6 km west of Rhodes, with only 28 km2 land area [...]

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Symi

Symi (Simi or Σύμη in Greek), a rocky but still very inviting small island in Dodecanese, has the most [...]

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Panormitis

Panormitis (Πανορμήτης in Greek) is an area in Symi island with its own harbor, as the connecting road to the [...]

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Patmos

Patmos (Πάτμος in Greek) is the northernmost island of the Dodecanese, on the eastern frontier of the Aegean Sea [...]

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Leros

Leros (Λέρος in Greek) is a beautiful island in the South Aegean that belongs to the prefecture of the [...]

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Kos

Kos (Κως in Greek)  is an island located very close to the coasts of Turkey and it is the [...]

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Tilos

Tilos (Τήλος in Greek) is a small and quiet island in the Dodecanese. An island with rough, mountainous and [...]

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Kallithea Springs

Kallithea Springs (Καλλιθέα in Greek) is located at the bay of Kallithea, just 9 km from the city of Rhodes. [...]

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Filerimos

Filerimos Hill (Φιλέρημος in Greek), just 15 km outside the capital Rhodes, is a hill 267 m. high, overlooking the [...]

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Seven Springs

Seven Springs (Επτά Πηγές in Greek) is a great place to escape from the heat of the summer and enjoy [...]

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Prasonisi

Prasonisi (Πρασονήσι in Greek) is the translation of the word "green island". It is located on the southern tip of [...]

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Lindos

Lindos (Λίνδος in Greek) is a medieval village on the island of Rhodes. It has around 1000 inhabitants, greatly outnumbered by [...]

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Kamiros

Kamiros (Κάμειρος in Greek) is an ancient city on the northwest coast of Rhodes island, near the village of Kalavarda. [...]

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Monolithos Castle

The Castle of Monolithos (Το Κάστρο της Μονολίθου in Greek) is perhaps the most impressive castle of Rhodes and it [...]