Paradisi ( el, Παραδείσι) is a village on the northern coast of the island of
Rhodes
Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the S ...
,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wi ...
. It has a population of 2,667 inhabitants (2011 census)
and is the second-largest town (after
Kremasti
Kremasti ( el, Κρεμαστή) is a town on the Greek island of Rhodes (', ''Ródhos''). Located on the west coast of the island, Kremasti is 12 kilometers from the capital of Rhodes, on the road to the airport. It has a population of 5,363 ...
) in the municipal unit of
Petaloudes
Petaloudes ( el, Πεταλούδες) is a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was 1 ...
.
The island's main airport (
Diagoras International Airport
Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (Greek: Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Ρόδου "Διαγόρας"), or Diagoras International Airport , is located on the West side of the island of Rhodes in Greece. The facility is located ju ...
, IATA code: RHO) is located here.
History
During the period of the
Saint John Knights occupation of the island, the
magister ''Villeneuve'' made a castle in order to protect the northeastern part of the island from pirate raids. People started building around the castle. Later, Arab inhabitants brought exotic flowers and planted them along the village mountain making it look as paradise, hence the name Paradisi. After the Italian occupation, they renamed the village to ''Villanova'' only to be changed again to Paradisi after it was reclaimed by Greece.
Culture
Strawberry festival is celebrated every year, the first Sunday of May, including strawberry fruit and products from producers of Paradisi, Music and events. The feast of
Saint Marina is celebrated on the 17th of July every year.
References
External links
Official website of the Orionas youth club of Paradisi
Populated places in Rhodes
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