Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese islands and, as a result, is the capital and the administrative center. The island formally joined the Kingdom of Greece on 7 March 1948. Its nickname is “The Island of the Knights,” due to the monuments left by the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, who once conquered …
Karpathos is one of the Dodecanese islands and indeed the second larger. The island became part of Greece on 7 March 1948, together with all the other Dodecanese islands. According to mythology, Karpathos was the island of the Titans. When you visit Karpathos, you realize how different it is from all the other Greek islands. …