Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Drive Rent A Car
(
22410 81011, 22410 68243;
www.driverentacar.gr
;
airport)
Sturdier, new-
er scooters and cars.
Orion Rent A Car
(
22410 22137)
Rent A Moto Thomas
(
22410 30806)
Offers the best prices on scooters, but check the
exhausts are solid.
TAXI
Rhodes Town's main taxi rank is east of Plateia Rimini. There are two zones on the is-
land for taxi meters: Zone One is Rhodes Town and Zone Two (slightly higher) is every-
where else. Rates are double between midnight and 5am.
Taxis prefer to use set-fare rates which are posted at the rank. Sample fares are as fol-
lows: airport €22, Faliraki €17, Kalithea €9 and Lindos €55. Phone for
taxis
(
22410
27666, 22410 64712, in Rhodes Town 22410 69800, outside Rhodes Town 22410 69600)
or
disabled-access taxis
(
22410 77079)
.
A DODECANESE GUIDE TO MYTHOLOGY
References to the Dodecanese Islands are scattered throughout Greek mythology.
Rhodes
Rhodes was owned by Helios, the god of the sun. The Colossus of Rhodes,
one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was made in his likeness.
Leros
Leros was once at the bottom of the sea. Artemis (the goddess of hunting)
and Selene (the goddess of the moon) persuaded Apollo (the god of light) to help
them raise it to the air.
Karpathos
This island was once home to the mighty giants known as the Titans,
whom Zeus had to defeat before establishing his pantheon on Mount Olympus.
Nisyros
Today's volcano on Nisyros is said to be the interred Titan Polyvotis, whom
Poseidon managed to bury with a chunk of rock he ripped off Kos.
Lipsi
Homer's hero, Odysseus, was distracted by the considerable charms of the
nymph Calypso for seven years en route home from the Trojan War. This is her is-
land, described in the 'Odyssey' as Ogygia.
Symi
Glaucos, son of Poseidon and a sea god in his own right, endowed his is-
lander descendants with his merman skills of deep diving and holding his breath
for lengthy periods - pretty handy attributes for a sponge-diving island.
Kalymnos
Supposedly named after the mighty Titan Kalydnos - son of Gaea (the
earth) and Uranus (the heavens) - who lived here.
