5 Rhodes Holidays 2010 - Top 5 Destinations For Kids

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The grown-ups normally take a back seat on holidays. The kids usually are the main leaders to carry the holidays forward. Holidays in the beautiful town of Rhodes provides all what kids are looking for. Following are the top 5 destinations for kids in Rhodes Holidays 2010:

Aqua Park Faliraki:

Aqua Park Faliraki is one of the top most attractions for children for all the entertaining opportunities that it offers to young people. The major attractions for children in this park include the seven water slides up to 150 meters. There are a few other swimming pools as well which all children enjoy with great enthusiasm.

All these attractions are very safe for children as a dedicated lifeguard is appointed for each activity in the Park. Entry ticket per adult is 20€ and 15€ per child. In the main season, opening hours of the park are 9:30 - 19:00 and timings in off seasons are from 9:30 - 18:00.

Aquarium - Rhodes town:

The Rhodes Holidays idea gets even better when we think about visiting the Rhodes Aquarium. The building of Rhodes Aquarium is not only a museum but it is also a ...
... well organized research centre belonging to the National Centre of Marine Research. It is a hydro-biological station with an aim to preserve and display the embalmed and living creatures of the Mediterranean Sea.

The Rhodes aquarium welcomes 200,000 visitors every year who admires the specimens of mollusks (gastropods and cephalopods), anthozoa, echinoderms and a lot of species including crab and fish family.

For the interest of children, museum also exhibits various kinds of sharks, tooth whales, Mediterranean monk seals and turtles.

Medieval town of Rhodes:

Medieval town is situated on the north-east side of the island. It is one of the oldest inhabited towns of Europe and should be visited in your Rhodes Holidays. The highlights of Medieval town are the following architectures:

Mosques
Medieval Buildings
Oriental Motifs
Traditional Fountains
Byzantine
Gothic Churches
Cafeterias
Shops

All buildings above mentioned blend together to create a picturesque whole. Medieval town roughly has more than 2000 streets that simply have no name at all. The great palace of the Grandmasters, renovated by the Italians in 1940 is one of the best attractions of the town.

Valley of the butterflies:

The valley of the Butterflies is a scenic beauty and adds up to the enjoyment of your Rhodes Holidays. From June to September, it is home to the attractive and eye catching Kalimorfa butterflies. It is known as a Biotope unique in the world which is surviving untouched in its own dimensions. The river Pelekanos add to the beauty of the place which is fed by small but lovely rushing waterfalls.

It is a lush green valley and the site is beautifully arranged with stone steps, little wooden bridges and an uphill path which take us to the Monastery of the Virgin of Cleopatra.

Sound and light show:

Sound and light show is one of the most exhilarating attractions at your Rhodes Holidays. People of all age groups especially children watch it with keen interest. The classic show has its class apart with entertaining people with sounds and light

This unique show is a combination evocative lighting, projected images, stereophonic sound and a classy dramatic architectural setting. The show is staged in five different languages and is of 50 minutes duration.

The choice of hotel is very essential to enjoy your Rhodes holidays. There is a wide range of Hotels in Rhodes providing with the start-of-the-art facilities.