Thessaloniki history

Thessaloniki is a historic city in Greece and the Balkans. In the long historical course was found in possession of various peoples and has been a place of cultural convergence of many ethnicities. Between 1912 and the end of the First Balkan War Thessaloniki is the second largest city of the modern Greek state and today is the largest city and capital of Macedonia region of Central Macedonia, with a population of 900,000 inhabitants .

The establishment coincides with the beginning of the Hellenistic era, the assumption that universal empire of Alexander the Great from the successors and the sovereignty of the Greek culture in most of the known, for the then Western world. The heir of the kingdom of Macedonia and husband of the step sister of Alexander, Cassander, founded the city together with other smaller towns around the Thermaic Gulf, and gave the name of his wife, daughter of Philip II, Thessaloniki.

In the 2 century BC the city went under the Roman rule like the rest of Greece and the Hellenistic Asia Minor territories, and was originally one of the four seats of administration of the provinces of Macedonia and later became the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia. In the beginning of the transition from the Roman Empire in the Christian Empire of the East by transferring the capital from Constantine the Great to the East, was due to important strategic position, one of the candidate cities, which were proposed as substitutes of Rome. Despite that, however, Byzantium was preferred as the new capital city, Thessaloniki had political and cultural role as well.

flights to Rhodes

Rhodes can be reached most easily with a charter flight. The island is used by nearly all German airports at least 1 x weekly flights. The flight time is approximately between 2 1 / 2 and 3 1 / 2 hours. The season is basically from the top / mid-April, mostly to the end of October. Some tour operators offer now but already hotels up in the second half of November (but no more flights from all airports).
If Rhodes is not yet known, it should be a package deal (air / hotel) reservations. If you know already that you can consider only the airline to make reservations. For the accommodation (hotel, boarding house or apartment), then make themselves (some offers can also be found on this homepage).
Will you outside of the season after Rhodes, currently remains only the possibility of a regular flight via Athens or Athens, with a ferry to Rhodes.
As of 06.11.2006 exist in the EU new guidelines for the transport of luggage in hand aircraft. The following rules apply to all departures / flights within Europe.
Fluids may only be restricted in their hand baggage. The entrainment of liquid in hand luggage is only in containers of up to 100 millilitres. The containers must also clear in a sealable plastic bag and a maximum of 1 litre packs (eg reclosable Gefrierbeutel – not be accepted, however, plastic bags, for example with a rubber band tightly). The plastic bag is at the security checkpoint for hand luggage and then perform separately examined. Pro traveler is only a plastic bag with fluids. Liquids are the new EU rules not only beverages and perfumes, but Others All gel, shaving foam, spray (such as hair spray, deodorant spray), hair shampoo, liquid soap, Sonnenlotionen, oils, creams, Deoroller, lipsticks, moisture towels and tooth pastes.

There are exceptions only for baby food as a travel food (including milk and juice) for travelling babies / toddlers. Drugs or insulin for diabetics and juices may also without quantitative restriction on board, and must not be in plastic bags. Passengers are allowed to bring the quantities that they need for travel. As a precautionary measure, the security personnel, however, if in doubt, ask passengers to show that the accompanying drugs actually needed medications. Therefore, should – to prevent trouble – a medical certificate or an equivalent card members get to it if the security personnel present.

Another exception liquids, in airport shops after the hand-checking luggage were acquired. These are angeheftetem with proof of purchase in sealed bags and may on board the aircraft be used (this is not the limit-100ml).

Irrespective of the above rules include Still banned as hand luggage: all types of weapons (even toy pistols), pointed or sharp objects such as knives, scissors (or nail scissors and manicure sets), walking sticks, ski poles, blunt objects such as baseball bats or golf, lighters and matches.

In early May 2007, a more stringent requirement for the size of hand luggage into force.
From that point, the hand baggage to a maximum of 55 x 40 x 20 cm limited (at TUIfly are strangely on the dimensions 45 x 35 x 20 cm limited). Each passenger may be only one piece of hand luggage bring.

Rhodes climate

Rhodes is one of the most visited islands in Greece it has many hotels and a very active nightlife, with over 3,000 hours of sunshine a year on the sunniest regions in Europe. From mid-May to mid-September rain is hardly to be expected. The water supply is sufficient, thanks to the limestone mountains all secured. Among other things, the neighbouring islands of Simi and Halki deliveries by ship mitversorgt. During the months of July and August, temperatures up to 40 ° C is not only in the Inland not uncommon. The sea breeze cools, however, on the west coast of the temperatures to around 28 to 32 ° C, on the east coast are mostly 35 to 40 ° C is expected. The relatively low humidity makes the heat bearable. At night, temperatures drop to 23 to 30 ° C. The water temperature in August reached about 27 ° C. Swimming can do it in November. The coolest time in the months of January and February. Daytime temperatures will lie between 12 and 18 ° C at night from 8 to 12 ° C. Frost can virtually be excluded, although on the Attaviros (1,215 m), the highest mountain in Rhodes, sometimes even snow can be reported. The deepest water temperatures are at the end of February or beginning of March with 16 to 17 ° C.

Climate table Rhodes (Airport Station)

Months JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YEAR
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Daily temperature ° C 15 15 17 20 24 28 31 31 28 25 20 17 22.6
Night temperature ° C 9 9 10 13 16 19 22 23 20 17 13 10 15.1
Sunshine hours per day 5 5 7 9 10 12 13 12 11 8 6 4 8.5
Rainy days 12 10 8 3 2 1 1 0 1 6 9 11 64
Water temperature ° C 17 16 16 17 19 22 24 25 25 23 21 19 20

Patmos tips

Patmos has, despite its small size, a strong road network expansion in a largely good condition, which almost all of the numerous coves and beach attractions up to a few metres. There are many car and scooter rentals, buses and taxis. Since the island was declared national shrine, there is a difficulty with planning permission procedures, so does the number of tourists on the island are limited. This is the administration deliberately so controlled, so that no “Ballermann tourism lightning storms. Most beaches are virtually empty and have often only one restaurant to offer. There are, however, large quantities of daily visitors and pilgrims. High season is from May to October.

Sandy beaches are only on the south and east side encountered. In the north – in particular Lampis Bay – are fascinating from the beaches until Walnußgröße colorful stones. The west side consists mainly of schroffer cliffs.

Patmos is only reachable by boat. But there is a helicopter landing pad for military and emergencies. The next season by Germany connections to the airport on the island of Kos. From Kos’ port, there are regular ferries after Patmos, between the two (catamaran) and four hours (car ferry) .