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Small Satellites Systems and Services – The 4S Symposium
The Symposium will take place at the Hilton Hotel in
Rhodes, the largest island of the Dodecanese Greek
archipelago. The city of Rhodes is the largest inhabited
medieval town in Europe. Layers upon layers of history
are evident at every turn. Founded in 400BC, the
foundations of the classical Greek city are to be seen at
various points. Most striking, however, are the gothic
buildings of the Crusader knights who settled in Rhodes
in 1309. Turks conquered Rhodes in 1522 and remained
in control until 1912. All these cultural influences are
still palpable today in the fabric of this beautiful city, a
cosmopolitan meeting point between East and West for
two and a half millennia. Rhodes is also an island of
warm sunshine, sandy beaches and charming villages.
The hotel is situated only a few kilometres from the
island main city and from the airport. Rhodes is
connected with four daily flights to Athens airport and
to other international airports. Regular ferries travel to
the other islands of the Dodecanese, as well as to
nearby Turkey.
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