Delightful Dodecanese: A baker's dozen of isles

Chicago Sun-Times | August 28, 1988| | Copyright

RHODES, Greece My favorite is Kalymnos - but don't let that influence you. You have, after all, at least 12 from which to choose.

They are the Dodecanese (Twelve Islands), a slight misnomer since there are actually a baker's dozen. Like shards splintered off an ancient vase, these Greek islands are the most far-flung from the Greek mainland, falling just short of the rugged Turkish coast on the eastern edge of the Aegean.

They have their own history, their own accents and their own temperaments. Rhodes, the largest and the most tourist-conscious, even has its own customs rules.

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