One of the country's biggest attractions is its islands, which, according to some estimates, number up to 6,000.

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Tourists are evacuated from hotels during a wildfire on Rhodes on July 22 (Eurokinissi/AFP via Getty Images) Clouds of smoke from a forest fire rise to the sky on the island of Rhodes, Greece (AP) ...

ATHENS, Greece — Some 19,000 people have been evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes as wildfires burned for a sixth day on three fronts, Greek authorities said on Sunday.

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Rhodes, the largest island of Greece’s Dodecanese Islands holds the Acropolis of Lindos within its embrace, but not in the cities of Rhodes. The Acropolis of Lindos perches atop a rocky hill ...

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ATHENS, Greece — About 19,000 people have been evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes as wildfires burned for a sixth day on three fronts, Greek authorities said Sunday.

A man carries a child as they leave an area where a forest fire burns, on the island of Rhodes, Greece, on July 22, 2023. A large wildfire has forced authorities to order an evacuation of four ...

The most serious fire was on the island of Rhodes. Some 19,000 people had been evacuated from several locations on the island as wildfires burned for a sixth day, Greek authorities said.

The fires struck during peak tourist season in Greece. And while visitors flock to the islands from all over the world, Corfu and Rhodes are especially popular with people from the United Kingdom.

RHODES -- Tucked away on a cobblestone street in the medieval old town of the island of Rhodes, Greece is the workshop and store of jewelry-maker Nikos Vassilaras.