Kremasti ( el, Κρεμαστή) is a town on the

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island of

Rhodes Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the S ...

(', ''Ródhos''). Located on the west coast of the island, Kremasti is 12 kilometers from the capital of Rhodes, on the road to the airport. It has a population of 5,363 people (2011 census) and was the administrative center of the former municipality of Petaloudes.http://www.rhodes.com/kremasti/ On a hill near the center of town are the ruins of a medieval castle. The local church, Panagia Katholiki (Virgin Mary) is one of the largest on the island. The interior is decorated with murals and wood carvings. Next to the church is the municipal library, which has classic Greek columns. Kremasti has a beach on the

Aegean Sea The Aegean Sea ; tr, Ege Denizi (Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος: "Egéo Pélagos", Turkish: "Ege Denizi" or "Adalar Denizi") is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia. It is located between the Balkans an ...

. It is not far from Petaloudes (Butterfly Valley) one of the island's major tourist attractions in the summer.

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External links

Official website of Municipality of Petaloudes
{{Rhodes div Populated places in Rhodes