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
A Tilos day trip from Rhodes takes you to one of the quietest and greenest corners of the Dodecanese, a small protected island where wildlife and slow village life still set the pace. Ferries and catamarans link Rhodes commercial harbour with the port of Livadia, and once ashore you can explore the old hilltop capital … Read more
Mount Attavyros is the highest mountain on Rhodes, a bare, conical limestone summit rising to 1,215 metres in the west-central interior of the island, above the wine village of Embonas. Its smooth, treeless slopes give it a distinctive shape that is visible from much of Rhodes and, on clear days, from neighbouring islands and the … Read more
Psinthos sits in a fertile green valley in the wooded interior of north-central Rhodes, far enough from the coastal resorts to feel like a different island altogether. Fed by abundant springs that keep its fields and gardens lush even through the dry summer, the village has long been a quiet agricultural settlement built around water, … Read more
Lardos sits a few kilometres inland from the east coast of Rhodes, south-west of Lindos, and it is one of the island’s most genuinely lived-in villages rather than a purpose-built resort. Its heart is a busy central square, or plateia, ringed with tavernas, kafeneia and bakeries where villagers and visitors share the same shaded tables … Read more