dodecanese

Α 5.4-magnitude earthquake shook the island of Rhodes, in Greece's Dodecanese island archipelago, on Thursday afternoon. A preliminary reading by the Athens Institute of Geodynamics showed the tremor occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), 59 kilometers (37...

Maria Faedra Tsialera is the only teacher who lives on the small island of Arkoi in Greece's Dodecanese. She keeps the primary school of the island open for the one and only student who lives there permanently. Tsialera was born...

An unexpected surprise awaited locals and tourists in the picturesque island of Symi in Greece’s Dodecanese on Sunday. A large military submarine emerged from the waters in the old port of the island, providing bystanders with a rare opportunity to...

Eleni Tanou is not a typical grade school teacher who goes to school every day to teach. Everyday, the 30-year-old teacher takes a boat from Kalymnos island to the small island of Telendos in the Dodecanese to teach -- the...

Greece is issuing commemorative €2 coins honoring the 70th anniversary of the  Dodecanese islands' return to Greece and the 75th anniversary of the death of poet Kostis Palamas. The Dodecanese is a group of 15 large islands -- including Rhodes...

Kasos is the southernmost island of the Dodecanese, close to Crete and Karpathos, and  is considered the last ring in the chain of islands connecting Asia Minor and Crete. The earliest traces of human settlements on the island date from...

Children on the remote island of Agathonisi in the Dodecanese marched during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the island chain joining Greece in 1947. The march and the following ceremony were attended by most of the island's 150 inhabitants,...

The Dodecanese -- the island archipelago furthest from the Greek mainland which includes Rhodes and Kos as well as other scenic gems -- attracts thousands of visitors every year. However, many sipping their ouzo or Greek coffee there might not...

  Kinaros, also known as Cinarus, is a small Greek island in the Aegean, located west of Kalymnos and Leros and east of Amorgos, and only 5.5 nautical miles west-southwest of Levitha. Kinaros, which is the second westernmost island of the...

  A Greek region has won a top European award for the quality of its food. The International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts, and Tourism (IGCAT), with the support of different European institutions, has awarded the South Aegean Region in Greece...