Yannis Divramis 
Eleousa is one of the most atmospheric and least-commercialised places in the interior of Rhodes, a semi-abandoned model village set among the pine forests of the north-central highlands. It was built during the Italian occupation of the Dodecanese as a planned farming settlement called Campochiaro, and its grand rationalist public buildings, now weathered and partly … Read more
Rhodes offers some of the most accessible and rewarding scuba diving in the Aegean, combining warm, clear water with sheltered bays, dramatic rock formations and a gentle introduction for first-time divers. The eastern coast around Faliraki, Ladiko and the Kallithea area is especially popular, with calm conditions and good visibility that often reaches twenty to … Read more
Soroni is a working agricultural village on the north-west coast of Rhodes, set on the main west-coast road a little inland from the sea and roughly midway between the town of Rhodes and the ancient site of Kamiros. It is not a purpose-built resort but a lived-in community of farmers, smallholdings and family tavernas, where … Read more
Vlycha Beach, often written Vlicha Bay, is one of the calmest and most spacious stretches of sand and shingle on the east coast of Rhodes, sitting in a wide horseshoe just north of Lindos. The bay curves around sheltered, shallow water that stays warm and gentle well out from the shore, which is why families … Read more
Rhodes carries one of the oldest continuous wine traditions in the Aegean, with vines worked on the island since antiquity and the trade in Rhodian wine documented across the ancient Mediterranean. Today that long heritage survives in a compact but serious modern wine scene, anchored by the protected Attavyros appellation, a handful of distinctive grape … Read more
Lachania sits in the far south of Rhodes, set back from the coast on the inland slopes above Gennadi and Plimmiri, and it remains one of the quietest traditional settlements on the island. The village keeps two distinct faces: an older upper quarter of narrow lanes and weathered stone houses, and a lower square where … Read more
Rhodes is one of the easiest Greek islands on which to swap the beach towel for a boat deck, because so much of its coastline is best seen from the water. The calm, clear east coast strings together a run of swimming bays and sea caves that road access barely touches, so a cruise becomes … Read more
Fourni Beach sits on the wild south-west coast of Rhodes, well below the village of Monolithos and reached by a narrow, winding road that drops down past the dramatic clifftop ruin of Monolithos Castle. It is a long, open stretch of pale sand and fine shingle, backed by tall, rugged cliffs that hide small sea … Read more
Kamiros Skala, often written Skala Kamirou, is a small working fishing harbour on the quiet west coast of Rhodes, tucked below the slopes of the wine villages and reached by car along the coastal road. It is best known for three things that fit neatly into a single half-day: a line of unhurried fresh-fish tavernas … Read more
Siana is a small traditional village set high on the south-western slopes of Mount Akramytis on the Greek island of Rhodes, roughly between the wine village of Embonas to the north and the coastal castle of Monolithos to the south. The settlement clings to the mountainside in a cluster of whitewashed stone houses, with narrow … Read more