Come Sail the Islands of the Dodecanese

The name comes from a series of islands – 12, and translates as “12 Islands”, referring to its number in the Dodecanese are exactly 12 more than 150 large and small, are located on the southwest coast of Turkey is not the whole island, only 26 islands are inhabited ..

What are inhabited, as the island of Rhodes, are among the oldest places on earth that the people in them, which explains why the islands and the city of that name are considered desirable destinations yacht. Also in this category includes cities such as Astypalea, Hake, Kalymnos, Kasson, Karpathos, Kos, Leos, Lisp, Nisyros, Patmos, Symi and Tilos.

From a sailing point of view, it is interesting to note that in the Dodecanese consisting of a rocky terrain is very complex, with many islands and underwater rock formations, bays and crevices which may prejudice the skippers who Dodecanese destination difficult for beginners sailors.

Because of their location in the east, the climate is considered tropical islands to dry, but it is also a mild, wet winters and hot dry summers, like the Mediterranean climate is not. When you find patches of vegetation, which consists of mainly pines, cypresses, olive trees and cedars, but many herbs such as oregano, thyme and lavender. This vegetation type and location of the Dodecanese islands that are bird-watching paradise hundreds of migratory species.

The island, which had the highest number of visitors each year, Kos and Rhodes.

Yachts and veterans of the local area known as the Meltemi wind that blows north and west of forces that go 4-7 knots.

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