Enjoying a visit to Profitis Ilias during Rhodes holidays

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April 12, 2010

rhodes Profitis Ilias is a perfect place to visit for exploring beautiful and wild flower life. This place is naturally and beautifully sheltered with the pine trees, which definitely gives an amazing look to the place. Also one can visit the monastery of Prophet Elias on the attractive Profitis Ilias Mountain. During the spring, this beautiful place looks much more attractive because the fog covers this whole place. There you also see amazing Italian constructed Swiss chalet style hotels known as Elafos and Elafina.

Rhodes holidays would be perfect when you visit this second highest mountain of Rhodes, which is 798 meters high. This mountain is situated 6 km far from the Salakos and among the most fascinating places of Rhodes Island. If you are thinking where you would stay then you can easily find hotels, which are full of luxuries just in the center of the mountain. There you can stay and get amazing facilities full of amusement.

Built in alpine chalet style, these hotels after the completion of their renovation were reopened in April 2006. One of the best Rhodes holidays ideas prompts you to have a cup of coffee and refreshing drinks in an old stable which is acting as a Kafenion nowadays. At a little distance to these hotels, you can access the monastery of Profitis Ilias.

Both Hotel Elafos and Hotel Elafina located on the top of Profitis Ilias Mountain were built by Italians in the 19th century. Both buildings have same architecture. You are advised to visit them during day times. You will enjoy driving between beautiful small villages and olive groves.

Hotel Elafos was constructed in 1928, primarily as a HQ for Mussolini. This hotel is entirely unique as it is established deep in the woods. It will be a good area for walkers who want to celebrate their best Rhodes holidays.

The Hotel Elafina was constructed in 1932 with the aim to complement Hotel Elafos. However this hotel is relatively smaller in size. Similar to Hotel Elafos, it uses Swiss chalet styled architecture.

Some of the excellent food items are available here. You can stay or even get married here. It carries a children play ground as well. Hence, it is a calm and peaceful destination for your Rhodes holidays to be celebrated upon. The hotels are easily accessible and it takes about an hour from Lindos or Rhodes Town by road to reach them.

The unique statues of Dama Dama deer are placed on Mandraki Harbor in Rhodes Town and are a specialty of Rhodes. Hotel Elafos is going to re-introduce these fabulous statues into the woods.

Profitis Ilias possesses fresh water from the local spring, Nymph. Being a major source of water supply to the Rhodes City, it can be seen in this lush-green area.

Not only the meals are perfect of this tourist attraction, but also you can get many hotels, which are comfortable in all ways, such as Nymphi Hotel of category B. In the midst of the restaurants, some of the most famous ones are Kafenion Sintivani, Taverna Meni and Grill Restaurant Michalis.

If you are planning for vacations with the entire family then you must consider this place for your next Rhodes holidays. No doubt that you will find this place extremely entertaining and exciting.

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