Colors of Rodos - traditions, festivals, mentality and lifestyle
Rhodes is an established place for holding of globally known festivals attracting annually thousands of tourists from all over the world to the resort. One of the most original holidays is the Watermelon Festival which commonly falls within July. The bright fest includes on its schedule a great variety of engaging events and entertainments. One of the most essential attributes of the festival is carving competitions. Skilled craftsmen cut and carve various figures and flowers of fantastic beauty from gigantic fruits.
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The youngest visitors of the festival are offered to enjoy interesting puppet shows with beautiful ancient buildings of the historic center being the decorations of the performances. The festival is added with engaging competitions in archery and sword fights. All the participants of the festival can take part in the competitions. To try luck one should just buy a historical costume in one of the street stalls which enables a person to take part in the festival events and entertainments. The festival ends late at night after a farewell concert and fantastic pyrotechnic show of breath taking scale.
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City tours, excursions and tickets in Rodos and surroundings
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Survived castles around Rodos
♥ Castle 'Lindos Castle' Acropolis of Lindos, 12.9 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Castle 'Kastellos' Kritinia, 22.1 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Castle 'Monolithos Castle' Monolithos, 29.5 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Castle 'Fortifications of Rhodes' Rhodes, 30.4 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Castle 'Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes' Rhodes, 31.8 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Castle 'Lindos Castle' Acropolis of Lindos, 12.9 km from the center. On the map
♥ Castle 'Kastellos' Kritinia, 22.1 km from the center. On the map
♥ Castle 'Monolithos Castle' Monolithos, 29.5 km from the center. On the map
♥ Castle 'Fortifications of Rhodes' Rhodes, 30.4 km from the center. On the map
♥ Castle 'Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes' Rhodes, 31.8 km from the center. On the map
National traditions of Greece
The wonderful climate, the history full of events and the antique heritage influenced the mentality of the Greeks. These people prefer to live today. They love and know how to enjoy their life. The Greeks have a special attitude to money. Everyone wants to become rich, to earn a large amount of money, but not all are ready to work hard to achieve their goal. This is why lotteries are so popular in the country. Local people traditionally buy scratch-offs. The Greeks know how to spend money in a posh way. They buy luxury clothes, expensive cars, and entertainment stuff. It’s not customary to save money and postpone fun for later.
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