Halki Island Greece

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Halki is knowed through out the world as “The Center of Peace and Friendship”.
Young people from all over the world organize every summer cultural events and musical events at the island.
Halki it’ s a mountainous island, to the west of Rhodes and it’ s far away from Kamiros Skala (port of Rhodes), about 3,5 nautical miles.
Halki is one of the smallest islands of Dodecanise barely 28 squarely meters and it’ s residences are gathered to one and unique livable village and port of the island, the “Nimporio”.
But the village that by all odds, impress every visitor is the old Village, built to the crown of the mountain, the ancient’s walls throw up, proudly to protect and guard the castle built at the dark ages.
Halki that ought’ s it’ s name to the mines of brass that used to be at the island, although it didn’t’ t remaining anything as evidence to prove that theory. Halki is the perfect place for anyone that loves peace, quiet and total rest, to it’s beautifully and restfully beaches and through the whole island.
Considering that the are no cars and motorbikes moving at the port of the island, at the summer. You will only see business cars the hours that ships and boats come and go, half an hour before the arrival and half an hour after.
The picturesque capital of Halki, it’ s place at the east coast, deep inside a cove, and with the help of a natural breakwater that cleans up the water, and you can unfear swim.
The first impression that you get entering the island, by the boat, it’s a spectacular view, facing the beauty of the houses, built with red tiles, and amphitheatric round the harbor.
The “Nimporio” has about 300 people, living by fishery, cattle breeding and the last years by tourism. The village has been characterized as traditional and honorary as a municipality.
The are no signs the could support that at Halki was inhabited, the period between 10th and 5th century. And of course there is nothing to prove the existence of life at prehistoric years.
At the end long of 13th century, Halki followed the steps of Rhodes and the year 1522 had been taked by the Turkish until the year 1912, when the Italian came.
Its integration with the rest of Greece took place the year of 1948.
Halki is the perfect island to escape from this imperfect world.
Every one that visits Halki at first time it’s dreams came true and constantly dream of their next visit and many more after that.