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- Explore Rhodes
- General Information
- Maps
- Useful Phone Numbers
- Accommodation
- Transportation
- Tourist Authorities
- Sights
- Beaches
- Walking Routes
- Monuments of Religion
- Civil Weddings
- Feasts and Festivals
- Local Products
- Gastronomy
- Sailing
- Information Offices
- Persons with Disabilities
- Foreign States Consulates
- Family vacation
- Sports Tourism
- Water Sports
- World Tourism Day
- Awarding Programme for Repeaters
- Past Years Activities
You can read the pamphlet «Explore Rhodes» here.
The island of Rhodes is situated in the South Aegean Sea. It is the largest island in the Dodecanese and the fourth in Greece after Crete, Evia and Lesvos (Lesbos). It has a long history, a rich natural environment, beautiful beaches and modern tourist facilities, elements that have for decades made it a one of the most popular tourist destinations both nationally and worldwide.
The island of Rhodes is oblong and has the shape of a spear edge. Located about 460 kilometers southeast of Athens, 380 km west of Cyprus and 18 km southwest of Turkey. Its length is 77 km, width 37 km and total area of 1,401 square kilometers (1,408,749 acres). It has 253 kilometers of coastline. The island can be described as mountainous with the highest mountains the Attavyros (1210 meters), the Artamytis (825 meters) and the Prophet Ilias (800 meters).
The population according to the latest census amounts to 117,007 inhabitants.
The island can be reached both by air or sea.
Rhodes has an International Airport, “Diagoras”, located in Paradisi, 15 km from Rhodes town.
The inhabitants of Rhodes speak except from the Greek language mostly English, and many of them know other languages like German,French , Italian, Spanish, Russian and others.
The official currency is the euro.
Standard Time: UTC / GMT +2 hours
Summer Time: UTC / GMT +3 hours
The weather on the island is clear and sunny all year round. The maximum and minimum temperatures per month are as follow:
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
o C Min | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
o C Max | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 17 |
For more weather information please click here:
www.meteo.gr
The public holidays for 2020 are:
- January 1 The New Years Day
- January 6 The Epiphany
- March 15 The Beginning of the Lent
- March 7 The National Day (The Integration of the Dodecanese to Greece)- Parade
- March 25 The National Day (The Annunciation)- Parade
- April 30 The Good Friday
- May 02 The Easter- The Resurrection of Christ
- May 01 The Labour Day
- June 21 The Holy Spirit
- August 15 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- October 28 National Day
- November 14 The St. Constantine Hydreos- The Patron Saint of the City
- December 25 The Christmas Day
- December 26 The Boxing Day
European Emergency Call Number
Tel: 112
Ministry of Tourism-Directorate for the Dodecanese Island
Rhodes-Tourist Information Office
Tel: 22410 44335
email: thymianou_m@mintour.gr
Municipality of Rhodes
Tel:22413 61200
email: info@rhodes.gr
The City Of Rhodes Information Office
Tel: 22410 35945- 22410 35240
email: touristinfo@rhodes.gr
Medieval city Office
Tel: 22410 74313
email: touristinfo@rhodes.gr
Tourist Port Office
Tel: 22410 75316
email: touristinfo@rhodes.gr
Faliraki Office
Tel: 22410 85555
email: touristinfo@rhodes.gr
Lindos Tourist Information Office
Tel: 22440 31900- 2244360100
Complaints
Tel:1572
email: touristcomplaints@mintour.gr
General Secretary Of Commerce
(General complains, advices for reservation problems)
Tel:1520
Tourist Police
Tel: 22410 27423- 22410 23329
email:ttourrodou@astynomia.gr
Passport Control – Airport
Tel: 22413 60364
Passport Control – Tourist Port
Tel: 22410 24138
Police Emergency Service
Tel: 100
Emergency Fire Service
Tel: 199 or 22410 43560-43561
Forestry Fire Service
Tel: 1591
Hospital of Rhodes
Tel: 22413 60000
Website: www.rhodes-hospital.gr/
email:grammateia@rhodes-hospital.gr
Emergency
Tel: 166 (you can dial it from any card phone without using any card)
Private Hospital- Euromedica
Tel: 22410 45000
Website:www.euromedica-rhodes.gr
email:int@euromedica-rhodes.gr
Medical Center Krito
Tel: 22410 30020
Website: www.krito.gr
email:krito@krito.gr
Traffic Police
Tel: 22410 44131
Animal Welfare
Τηλ: 6987511589
email:raws015@gmail.com
LUCKY PAWS
email:luckypawsrhodes@yahoo.gr
STRAY GANG
email:stray_gang_rhodes@hotmail.gr
Archaeological Service of Dodecanese – Rhodes
Τηλ: 22413 65200
email:efadod@culture.gr
The city and island of Rhodes offer to the visitor accommodation services affordable for anyone. In modern hotels, the visitor enjoys top-level services. As exceptional as the accommodation are the conference facilities of our city and island, which often host international political, financial and academic meetings.
Find more about your accommodation in Rhodes at the official website of Rhodes Hotel Association: www.rodosisland.gr.
View also:
Municipality of Rhodes Department of Tourism |
Address: 3, Averof Street, Rhodes 85131, Greece Tel: 0030 22410 35240- 22410 35945 email: tourism@rhodes.gr |
Ministry of Tourism-Directorate for the Dodecanese Island Rhodes |
Address: 1, Etharhou Makariou Street and Papagou Street, Rhodes 85131, Greece Tel: 0030 22410 44330-44335 Information: 171 (applicable inside Greece) website: www.gnto.gr |
Rhodes Hotel Association | Address: 3, Blessa Street, Rhodes 85131, Greece Tel:0030 22410 74556, 22410 74555, 22410 70780, 22410 70790 Fax: 0030 22410 74558 email:info@exr.gr website: www.exr.gr |
Hotel Managers Association
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Address: Hotel Atrium- Platinum, Iliados Street, Ialyssos, 85101, Greece Tel: 22410 44901, 6977 679001 Fax: 22410 44908 email: manager@atrium.grWebsite:www.hnr.gr |
Association of Tourist Rooms-Apartments of the Dodecanese |
Address: 88-90 Australia’s Street, Rhodes 85100, Greece Tel: 0030 22410 39302 Fax: 0030 22410 21514 email: info@oeddd.com website: www.oeddd.com |
The Union of Tourist Family Accommodations of Rhodes (rooms-apartments) |
Address: 69, Stratigou Zisi Street, Rhodes 85100, Greece Tel & Fax: 0030 22410 30842 email : info@rodos-apartments.com website:www.rodos-apartments.com |
The Union of Tourist Family Accommodations of Rhodes, Faliraki-Rhodes |
Address: Rhodes-Faliraki Avenue, Rhodes 85105, Greece Tel: 0030 22410 87407 Fax: 0030 22410 87447 email: info@oeddd.com website: www.oeddd.com |
Tourism Agencies Association | Rhodes 85100, Greece Tel: 0030 22410 78756 email: info@atad.grwebsite:www.atad.gr |
Municipality of Rhodes Department of Tourism |
Address: 3, Averof, Rhodes 85100, Greece Tel: 0030 22410 35240- 22410 35945 email: tourism@rhodes.gr website: www.rhodes.gr |
Ministry of Tourism-Directorate for the Dodecanese Island Rhodes-Tourist Information Office |
Address: 1, Ethnarhou Makariou Street and Papagou Street, Rhodes 85100, Greece
Phone center: 0030 22410 44330
Information: 171 (applicable inside Greece) |
Tourist Police | Address: 1, Ethnarhou Makariou Street and Papagou Street, 85100 Rhodes Greece Officer in charge: 0030 22410 27423 Complaints: 171 (applicable inside Greece)email:ttourrodou@astynomia.gr |
Rhodes Hotel Association | Address: 3, Blessa Street, Rhodes 85100, Greece Tel: 0030 22410 74556, 22410 74555, 22410 70780, 22410 70790 Fax: 0030 22410 74558 email: hotels-assoc@rodosisland.gr website: www.exr.gr |
Hotel Managers Association | Address: Hotel Atrium- Platinum, Iliados Street, Ialyssos, 85101, Greece Tel: 22410 44901, 6977679001 Fax: 22410 44908 email: manager@atrium.grwebsite:www.hmr.gr |
Association of Tourist Rooms-Apartments of the Dodecanese |
Address: 88-90 Australia’s Street, Rhodes 85100, Greece Tel: 0030 22410 39302 Fax: 0030 22410 21514 email: info@oeddd.com website: www.oeddd.com |
The Union of Tourist Family Accommodations of Rhodes (rooms-apartments) |
Address: 69, Stratigou Zisi Street, Rhodes 85100, Greece Tel & Fax: 0030 22410 30842 email: info@oeddd.com website: www.oeddd.com |
The Union of Tourist Family Accommodations of Rhodes, Faliraki-Rhodes |
Address: Rhodes-Faliraki Avenue, Rhodes 85100, Greece Tel: 0030 22410 87407 Fax: 0030 22410 87447 email: info@oeddd.com website: www.oeddd.com |
Tourism Agencies Association | Tel: 0030 22410 78756
email: info@atad.gr website:www.atad.gr |
Dodecanese Licenced Tourist Guides | Διεύθυνση: 1 Karpathou st, 85100 Rhodes Tel: 22410 27525 Fax: 22410 39251-email: xenosrho@otenet.grwebsite:rhodestouristguides.com |
- Museums
- Areas of Natural Beauty
- Castles
- Archaeological Sites and Monuments
- Visiting Hours of Sites – Monuments – Sights
For the leaflet “The history and the sites of Rhodes” press here.
Rhodes was awarded in 2020 with 34 “Blue Flag”, an international program coordinated by the Greek Society for the Protection of Nature (GSPN).
The “Blue Flag” is an international symbol recognized worldwide environmental quality, which since 1987 is awarded to beaches and marinas that meet the stringent requirements.
Among the total of 32 criteria including bathing water quality, cleanliness, organization, information, safety of bathers and visitors and protect the coastal environment and coastal areas.
The criteria of the international project are summarized in the following categories:
- Purity and sea coast (quality of bathing waters, non-rejection in industrial and municipal wastewater, sufficient waste bins, continuous periodic cleaning of the beach).
- Organization of the Coast (continuous public information on bathing water quality, action plans to address any marine pollution incident, prohibition of movement of vehicles and motorbikes on the coast, prohibition of camping and adequate sanitary facilities with controlled sewerage systems).
- Safety of visitors (trained lifeguards on duty, offering services for people with disabilities).
- Protection of nature and environmental awareness (information and instructions printed on the coast of behavior and areas with sensitive natural environment, referring to organizing activities by the manager of the coast).
Most beaches on the island according to the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (Special Secretariat for Water) have excellent water quality.
In May 2020, the single municipality of Rhodes was awarded a total of 34 “Blue Flag”. More specifically, the beaches of Rhodes that are awarded the “Blue Flag” for the year 2020 are:
Ammoudes Faliraki/Mitsis Alila Resort
Ammoudes Faliraki /Elysium Resort
Ammoudes Faliraki /Rodos Palladium
Afandou 2/Irene Palace Afandou
Port Royal Vliha Mare
& Lindos Blue Galouni Kokkinogia Boutique 5 Hotel
Galouni Kokkinogia /Mayia Exclusive Resort
Galouni Kokkinogia /Mitsis Rodos Village
Galouni Kokkinogia /Princess Adriana Resort Ixia
/Rhodes Βay Ηotel Ixia/
Rodos Palace Kavourakia
/Amilia Mare & Paradise Village
Kiotari 3/Rodos Princess Beach
Kolympia A- Limanaki/Atlantica Imperia
Kolympia/Mythos Beach
Kolympia /Mikri Poli
Lardos 1/Lindos Princess Beach
Lardosς 3/Lindian Village
Lahania/Atrium Prestige
Megali Gi/Atlantica Dreams Resort
Reni 1/Sunwing Kallithea Beach
Reni Kalathos/Atrium Palace
Stegna /Porto Angeli
Trianda Β/Sun Beach Resort
Trianda /Electra Palace Resort
Faliraki 1/Esperides
Faliraki 2/Amada Colossos
Faliraki 3/Esperos Palace
Faliraki 4/Calypso
Faliraki 5/Blue Sea
Faliraki 5/Epsilon
Faliraki –Kastraki /Grecotel Lux Me Rhodos
Psaltos/Mitsis Lindos Memories
The City of Rhodes has programmed projects that will change many of the beaches to be accessible for persons with disabilities. The equipment for each beach will include a deck for the movement of the wheel chairs and access for people with disabilities, two amphibious trolleys and specially designed changing room and toilet.
The City of Rhodes will participate as a pilot “operator” on Tsambika beach, Lindos (main beach), Faliraki (main beach), Elli (main beach), Ialyssos main beach and Sunwing beach. The City of Rhodes will be required to place, maintain during use and store winter equipment and will arrange to provide a Lifeguard Supervisor.
Noteworthy are the assistance agencies such as umbrella associations, hotels, various associations, schools and volunteers who assist greatly in this direction.
1. Salakos – Monastery of Prophet Elias
2. The Valley of the Butterflies (Museum of Natural History – Holy Monastery Kalopetra)
3. Holy Monastery of Panagia Tsambika
4. Coastal path Rhodes – Kritika (Kato Petres)
5. Ascent to Attaviros
6. Archaeological site of the medieval moat
7. Walk of the walls
8. Ancient Acropolis of Rhodes
9. Hill Filerimos in Ialyssos
10. Kallithea Springs
11. Seven Springs
12. Apolakkia bay
Religious tours on the cosmopolitan island of Rhodes
Many of you might have heard the phrase “Rhodes, the crossroad of civilizations”. One can truly experience this if one decides to visit the sacred monuments all over the island, such as churches, mosques and synagogues that have managed to co-exist through out the course of time.
See a list of monuments of religious interest
For the leaflet “The Religious Monuments of Rhodes” press here.
The fairs of Rhodes are mostly focused on the religious element and tied with religious celebrations. Since the ancient times the Greeks liked to spice up their lives with fairs and festivals.
The fairs in the villages and towns are divided on three parts:
- First the religious, with the church service and procession of the icon.
- Second the entertainment, music and dancing.
- Third the commercial, outdoor bazaars. As in the past at the fairs, people have the opportunity to meet each other, friends and relatives and purchase many items from the bazaars.
The New Market
Commercial Stores
FOOD AND DRINΚS
Most traditional recipes of Rhodes have their roots in Dorian Rhodes, the days when the cereal had a special place in the diet of the Rhodians. The Athenian in his “deipnosofistai” says the Rhodians at the beginning of the dinner brought bread among them the “Escharity” (a cake with olive oil, something like today’s “pancake with honey”), and another bread was called “atavyritis”
In ancient Rhodes, fish soup was particularly favored. The fact that marine products had a very little place in the traditional diet indicates that the recipes were formed during the late medieval and modern times when the shipping in Rhodes declined due to historical circumstances, and turned the island’s inhabitants towards agriculture and animal farming.
One encounters in some of the eating habits of the Rhodians in many Mediterranean regions such as Asia Minor and southern Italy, reflecting the ancient family ties and contacts Rhodes had with them. The cuisine was not only used for the satisfaction of biological needs but to strengthen socio-cultural relations with different people and groups.
Some food has initiatory or religious character, such as recipes for meat, fish and sweets that surround engagements,weddings, baptism and religious holidays such as Easter, Christmas and the Assumption (15th of August).
Given that Rhodes has always been a crossroad of culture so the taste and the nutrition information derives from Asia, Europe and Africa. The basis of Rhodian cuisine was always wheat and olives, while most food items came from island’s farming and fishing.
Today Rhodian culinary delights are based on the delicacies of the sea, salads created by new products such as avocado, arugula and tarragon grown on the island and cooked meats with new modern recipes.
Informations of Approaching Marina Mandraki of Rhodes
Informations of Approaching Marina of Rhodes
Other Bays Worth Visiting:
- Antony Quinn Bay- Ladiko
- Kallithea
- Tsambika
- Haraki
- Lindos
For information offices click here
Information about αccessible tourism in Rhodes
Prosvasis-information about accessibility in Greece www.prosvasis.co and type in Rhodes to get information about Rhodes
Accessible Rhodes: www.accessible-rhodes.com
Leaflet on accessible tourism
ASKLIPIADES
The Cooperative Social Business “ASKLIPIADES” in cooperation with “Rhodes Association of Disabled Persons of Rhodes”, offers services to vulnerable social groups in order to improve their quality of life, to gain their integration and fight their social exclusion, as well as provides support and counseling to families. These services are offered both to residents and foreigners.
“Asklipiades”’ Services:
• Equipment Rental
• Transfer services
• Accessible areas.
Contact info:
“Asklipiades”- Rhodes Association of Disabled persons
Errikou Sliman 1, Rhodes, P.C. : 85100
Tel: 22410 63660 22410 72571
Fax: 22410 33278
Web site:www.pwdservices.gr/
E-mail: info@pwdservices.gr
www.facebook.com/pwdservices.gr
Consulate of Austria
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Honorary Consul – Mrs. Mary Moschis Address:39 Grigoriou Lampraki Street Tel:2241092519 Email:HK.Rhodos@hotmail.com |
Consulate of Belgium
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Honorary Consul – Mr. Antonis Kambourakis
Address: Mediterranean Hotel 35, Kos Street, Tel:2241024661(Mediterranean Htl) 22410 – 25222 Rodos Palace Htl
Fax :22410-23700
Email:consubel.rho@gmail.com, avc@rodos-palace.gr
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Consulate of Denmark, Norway, Sweden
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Honorary Consul – Mr. George K. Tselios
Address:Sun Beach Resort Hotel, Ferenikis Street, Ialyssos Tel: 22410 96430 Fax:22410 95689 Email: rhodos@consulatesofsweden.gr www.swedenabroad.se/athens Website: facebook.com/EmbassyOfSwedenInAthens twitter.com/SwedeninGR |
Consulate of Finland
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Honorary Consul – Mr. Efthymios (Akis) Dimitriadis
Address: 39-41, 28th October Street (2nd floor)
Tel :22410-34000
Fax: 22410 78084 Website: dimitlaw@otenet.gr
Email: consulfinrho@hotmail.com
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Consulate of France
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Honorary Consul – Mrs. Aliki Moschi-Gauguet
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Consulate of Germany
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Honorary Consul – Mr. Dimitrios Yiortsos
Address: 55, Amerikis Street1st Floor , Tel: 22410-34023 / 37125
Fax: 22410 36432
Email:drgiortsos@gmail.com and rhodos@hk-diplo.de
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Consulate of Italy
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Honorary Consul – Mr Farmakidis
Address: Amarantou 12, Rhodes 85100, Greece Tel: 22410-66888,
Website: rodi.onorario@esteri.it |
Consulate of The Netherlands
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Honorary Consul –
Address:
Tel: 22410 26281 Fax: 22410 34663
Website: www.netherlandsworldwide.nl Email: ath@minbuza.nl, consul@nl-consulate-rhodes.com |
Consulate of Hungary
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Honorary Consul – Mr. Akis Kaillis
Address: 40 Dimitriou Theodoraki St- 1st floor Tel: 22410-33976 Email:kaillis@otenet.gr Fax 22410-35582 |
Consulate of Ireland
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Honorary Consul – Mr. Skevos Moungros
Address: 111 Amerikis Street Tel: 22410-22461/75655 Email:skevos@skevostravel.gr Fax 22410-22354 |
Consulate of Spain
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Honorary Consul – Mrs. Mary Charissi
Address: 11, Amohostou Street Tel: 22410 26120
Fax: 22410 35582 Email: marycharissi@gmail.com
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Consulate of Switzerland
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Honorary Consul – Ms Denise Karagiannis Address: 8 G. Efstathiou Street Tel: 22410 36155 Email: rhodos@honrep.ch |
Consulate of Turkey
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Consul General – Mr. Mehmet Atif Sekercioglou
Address: 10 Iroon Polytehneiou Street, Rhodes tel: 22410 23362/23595
Fax: 22410 27472 |
Vice-Consulate of United Kingdom
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Vice-Consul – Mrs. Ourania (Rania) Kossiori
Address: 29, Grigoriou Lampraki Street |
Consulate of Czech Republic
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Honorary Consul – Mr. Emmanouil Markopoulos
m.manolis@gmail.com Address:26 Lohagou Fanouraki Str-85100 Rhodes Tel:2241034383- 2241056268
Fax 22410-56321 |
Address: 1st Vas. Sofias Av.106 71 Athens, Greece
Telephone: 210 368 1000
Fax: 210 368 1717
Website: www.mfa.gr
Rhodes has a long history in sports. Already from the first Olympic Games of antiquity many Rhodians excelled, famous athletes, such as Olympic champion Diagoras and many of his family members such as Leonidas of Rhodes.
Rhodes now has the facilities and the expertise to host and support major sport events but also the preparation, coaching teams and individual athletes in each category in many sports, whereas now there are: track and field 400 meters and 8 lanes, modern Olympic sailing, laser, indoor halls with wooden flooring, tennis courts with green set, archery facility with modern equipment including chronometer, football fields with natural grass or artificial turf, table tennis equipment, modern clay target shooting and other expertise for the organization of major events.
If you add the ideal weather conditions, the idyllic natural environment, history and culture of the island and the high standard of accommodation with excellent hotel amenities, it is obvious that Rhodes is the perfect place to host major sporting events, but also the preparation and the coaching sport teams and individual athletes.
Water Sports
Strong winds and wavy water conditions makes this the perfect spot for freestylers, racers and Kite surfers. Take this opportunity to learn windsurfing in Rhodes, one of the best windsurfing locations in Europe.
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The winners are thrilled by the island’s natural beauties, culture and many attractions but also of the local’s hospitality and reinstate their intentions of re-visiting the island the coming years. According to them, Rhodes is a safe and beautiful tourist destination, a message that by their return home, is conveyed to friends, travel agencies, the mass media and even their parliament. Throughout the years, friendships have been grown and they consider the award a great honour and distinction.
It is a fact that these people are considered Goodwill Ambassadors for Greece in these times of difficulty for the country. Their insistence of visiting Rhodes, and this despite of an unfavorable image formed by foreign media for Greece, greatly contributes to the restoration of the true image of Greece. Their years of presence on the island, consolidate bridges of culture and cooperation and create priceless bonds of friendship between people.
Visitors that qualify for the “Repeaters” awarding programme please fill in this form and send it to us
Leonardo Lifelong Learning – So.To Programme
Memorial Service for Victims 22nd of July 2011 in Norway