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Kastelorizo is a small rocky island, is located in the east end of Greece, it is only 1 nautical mile away from the Turkish coasts and 20 hours from the port of Piraeus.
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In the beginning of the 20th century, the population of Kastelorizo was 15.000 inhabitants, but is now only 200. Most of them have migrated to Australia and Egypt, while the ones who stayed on the island live in Megisti. They are occupied mainly with fishing because the island is barren.
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Remains in the area witness that the first inhabitants in Kastelorizo were from the Neolithic Age, followed by the Mycenae's and Dories, while in 530BC came under the occupation of Rodion. Afterwards came the Roman and Byzantium domination. In 1306, Kastelorizo came under the rule of the Knights of St. John, and in 1440 it was occupied by the Sultan of Egypt. The Turkish occupation began in 1521 until 1920, followed by the Italians. During the 1st and the 2nd World War it was heavily bombed, a fact that has left a lot of signs even until now.
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This topic is not island-specific. It applies to the nation of Greece.
Orthodox Christianity is the recognized dominant religion of Greece and it is legally protected by the state. This has caused legal discrimination against non-Orthodox Churches, and although the constitution of 1975 removed the power of most of the old laws against Protestants, problems still exist today. There is a lot of fear towards anything outside of the Orthodox Church, especially on the islands. However, repeated rulings of the European Court of Justice in favour of religious minorities in cases of discrimination have led to a relative increase of the freedoms that these religious minorities now enjoy.
Ancient Gods
Apollo.
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St. Nicholas, St.Merkourios.
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The Holy Spirit to bring spiritual and material revival.
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It is worth visiting: The Knight's fortress, the Rosso castle, the Lyceum grave, the old castle, the Dorian Acropolis, the Aheres (10 rain-water tanks), the Cyclopes Walls, interesting churches and monasteries and the archeological museum. It is worth trying the fresh fish, chickpea pie, halvah and the sweets "katoumaria" and "strava".
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In the 29th of July takes place the celebration of Prophet Elias and in the 13th of September is the day of liberation of the island, while in Easter time takes place a great feast, of three days duration.
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www.greektravel.com
www.in2greece.com
http://www.dilos.com/region/dodecan/megisti.html
http://www.hri.org/infoxenios/english/dodecanese/kastelorizo/kastelorizo.html
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