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Travel Destination Guide - Tholos
Tholos (Rhodes, Greece) 
Tholos Information
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Quiet and relaxed, the resort of Tholos is a loosely scattered collection of mainly small hotels, apartments, some tavernas and local shops stretching for just over half a mile along the main coast road. Nearby Theologos is a small, attractive, traditional Greek village perched on a hilltop surrounded by olive groves and tiny fields. With just a few shops and a taverna it is surprisingly untouched by the commercialisation of the coastal areas.
There are all types ranging from a handful of larger hotels to small, family-run apartment blocks.
This area is Independent travellers and families who are happy to spend their time around the hotel. Its isolated location and lack of nightlife makes it less than ideal for young holidaymakers. Own transport is an advantage.
Locality:
On the NW coast. 13 mls SW of Rhodes Town. 5½ mls SW of Kremasti. 4 mls SW of the airport. It is set on a flat, cultivated coastal plain with the traditional village of Theologos ¾ ml inland up a steep hill.
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A beach of sand and pebbles runs the length of the resort. The range of water sports available includes windsurfing (with tuition if needed), pedalloes, canoes and banana and ring rides. Sunbeds and parasols can be hired for a small charge and snack bars offer a basic choice of food. The sea is clean and free of wayward currents allowing safe swimming. However, the pebbly nature of the beach makes it a less than an ideal beach destination. The NW coast boasts a constant wind and wave direction, and is a popular place for windsurfers.
Shopping consist mainly of souvenir shops. A much better choice in Rhodes Town.
During the daytime activities are mainly beach and water-based but there are also bicycles, walking and horse riding.
The nightlife is low key, a small selection of bars and 1 disco.
There is a limited choice of small tavernas and fast-food bars.
There are local excursions, half day trips to Petaloudes (Valley of the Butterflies) and Kalopetra Monastery, Rhodes Town for shopping and sightseeing, ancient Ialyssos acropolis at Filerimos, ancient site of Kamiros.
Full day trips to the water park outside Faliraki; Lindos and its ancient acropolis, a safari island tour, and boat trips to Marmaris in Turkey.
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Population: 10.668.400
Languages: Greek 99% (official), English, French
Currency: euro
Currency code: EUR
Local Times:
Greece - Athens
Country Dialling Code: +30
Voltage: 220V 50Hz
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Greece appeals to different types of tourist, and very few could fail to find somewhere to suit their taste. From bustling Athens to blindingly bright islands, ancient fragments abound - the belly button of the cosmos at Delphi, fallen columns galore on the sacred island of Delos, frescoed Minoan palaces on Crete and even, quite possibly, the remnants of Atlantis at Santorini. Greeks are fierce guardians of tradition, but that doesn't mean they don't know how to have fun. In addition, hot sun and limpid seas conspire to make Greece a perfect place to relax. Whether you're supping in a beachside taverna , sipping coffee in a shady plateia or disco-dancing till dawn.
The Olympic Games were spawned in ancient classical Greece, along with democracy and the fundamentals of philosophy, science and mathematics. Modern Greece is better known as a great place to vacation rather than a centre of learning and culture. Today the country attracts by offering simple pleasures: delicious food at reasonable prices, local wine, beautiful beaches, sunshine, quaint villages, a seemingly endless lacework of coastline and little islands full of scenic surprises.
The country exudes traditional charm, particularly on its ever-popular islands, which cling to their stereotypical architecture and way of life despite being often over-run by tourists. Black-clad women still deliver vegetables to island tavernas on panniered donkeys, while bronzed, lined fishermen sit in the sun, drink thick coffee, and play dominoes or dice. The tourist infrastructure has intruded in many respects, but the timeless aspect of whitewashed buildings clustered on hillsides around narrow pebbled alleys has been retained. The myriad islands in the Aegean Sea are easily accessible from Piraeus, the historic harbour of Greece's mainland capital, Athens, by ferry or hydrofoil, offering a unique chance for 'island-hopping'. Many of the larger islands also have airports with connections to Athens or seasonally with major European cities.
On the mainland the city of Athens in the south is sprawling, overcrowded and polluted but nevertheless enthralls visitors, while Thessaloniki in the north is vibrant and modern with a Byzantine flavour. Athens is dominated by its major landmark, the Parthenon: the remains of other wonders of the ancient Greek classical world are to be found mainly on the Peloponnese Peninsula, south of Corinth, the gateway to a veritable treasure trove of history.
Greece and Greeks welcome with open arms the thousands of visitors that flock to admire their national assets every year - no-one leaves without having been warmed, both by the sun and the hospitality. |
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