Sunday 8 July 2012

OLD TOWN, RHODES

Rhodes is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese The city of Rhodes had 53,709 inhabitants in 2001. It is located northeast of Crete, southeast of Athens and southwest of the Anatolian coast in Turkey. Historically, Rhodes was famous worldwide for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of tislands in terms of both land area and population (117,007 people), and also the island group's historical capital.

Historically, Rhodes was famous worldwide for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The medieval Old Town of the City of Rhodes has been declared a World Heritage Site. Today, it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe.

This post is part of the Scenic Sunday meme,
and also part of the Spiritual Sunday meme,
and also part of the Psalm Sunday meme.











Here is Josquin des Prez's (1450- 1521) "O Virgo Virginum", a sacred motet in 6 parts, performed by the Orlando Consort.
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4 comments:

  1. Powell River Books8 July 2012 at 20:55

    We are such a new country "relatively speaking" that we just do have old architecture like this. Beautiful. - Margy

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  2. Pamela9 July 2012 at 02:32

    What a treasure to be able to see there. Your photography adds words without using them.

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  3. Andrea10 July 2012 at 11:00

    Their climate seem to favor the blooming of bougainvillea. I love also the framed sea in that opening.

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  4. Jackie McGuinness15 July 2012 at 17:57

    Gorgeous! I've been to Greece but never to any of the islands. Your photos are making me add a cruise of the islands to my bucket list!

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