3 festivals in Rhodes Summer 2011
If you are lucky enough to be travelling to the island of Rhodes this August or September, you may be interested in reading about 3 festivals in Rhodes Summer 2011.
Concert with Alkististis Protopsalti and Stefanos Korkolis
Great Masters Palace, Rhodes Old Town, 12 August 2011 at 21:30
When you combine the wonderful voice of Alkistis Protopsalti with the exceptionally talented hands of pianist Stefanos Korkolis, the net result is musical magnificence.
“What happens with me and Stefanos is something magical. We are like to magnets that attract. The one complements the other,” were the words of Alkistis Protopsalti himself.
If you want to witness, “Two great performers together, one voice, one piano,” be sure to make your way to the Great Masters Palace in Rhodes Old Town on August 12th, we promise you, you won’t regret it!
Festival of Kremasti and Funfair
Kremesti Village, 14 – 23 August 2011
Three days later on August 15, there is a bank holiday across the nation. The Dormiton of the Virgin Mary – known locally as the ‘Panagia’ – is the third most important religious holiday in Greece, after Christmas and Easter. Whilst the day is traditionally spent at the church, the island of Rhodes boasts a 10-day Penagia Festival. Held in the medieval Rhodes Old Town there could not be a better and more atmospheric setting for such a lively, colourful and eventful occasion – definitely one not to be missed.
Timiou Stavrou Festival
Kallithies, 13 – 14 September 2011
If you want to experience some truly traditional Greek dancing, then check out the Timiou Stavrou festival on 13 and 14 of September. Held in the beautiful coastal village of Kalithies, the Timiou Stravou festival celebrates the Exaltation of the True Cross and is celebrated with music, dancing, feasting, parades, costumes, activities for all the family, and merriment well into the early hours of the morning.
The picture-perfect village of Kalithies is an idyllic place to discover a huge slice of Greek history and culture, but none more so than when the Timiou Stavrou festival is held.