| Images and sounds of the port of Symi at dinner time. The owner of the teverna managed to sell us an enormous seabass. So happy was he that he performed a dance on a table. The island, along with the rest of the Dodecanese, changed hands several times in the 20th century: in 1912 the Dodecanese declared independence from the Ottomans as the Federation of the Dodecanese Islands, though they were almost immediately occupied by Italy. The island was formally ceded to Italy in 1923, and in October 1943 it was occupied by the Nazis. At the end of WWII, the surrender of German forces in the region took place on Symi and the island was subject to several years of occupation by the British. Symi was finally rejoined with Greece in 1948. The island has become a haven for tourists from abroad, especially British and Italians, and is now the permanent home of about 120 non-Greek residents. The influx of tourists has led to the restoration of a great number of homes (many of which were destroyed during WWII); these restorations, by law, have to conform to guidelines by the Archaeological Authority. |
 Symi arrival |  Symi beach |  Symi cloud |  Symi concert |  Symi dinner |  Symi fish |
 Symi Pedi |  Symi festival |  Symi rehearsal |  Symi dance |  Symi traffic |  Symi water |