The Acropolis of Lindos crowns a steep limestone headland roughly a hundred metres above the whitewashed town of Lindos, on the eastern coast of Rhodes. It layers more than a thousand years of building into a single fortified summit, from an archaic sanctuary of Athena to a Hellenistic temple and stoa, and finally the medieval … Read more
Thari Monastery (Moni Thari) is a Byzantine monastery in the south-central interior of Rhodes, dedicated to the Archangel Michael (Taxiarchis Michael) and regarded as the oldest and one of the most important on the island, celebrated for its layered medieval frescoes and forest setting. Plan tickets and tours through My Greece Tours. For wider context … Read more
The Street of the Knights, known in Greek as Odos Ippoton, is a cobbled medieval avenue in the Old Town of Rhodes and one of the best-preserved and most famous medieval streets in Europe. Running uphill through the former knightly quarter, it is lined with the austere stone inns once occupied by the Knights of … Read more
Kiotari is a relatively modern, relaxed coastal resort on the east coast of Rhodes, set in the south-east of the island well south of Lindos and roughly an hour’s drive from Rhodes town. It grew up mainly around larger, often upmarket beachfront hotels and is defined by a long pebble-and-shingle beach with clear, calm water, … Read more
Kolymbia is a quiet, relatively modern resort village on the east coast of Rhodes, set between Faliraki to the north and the Tsambika headland to the south and lying roughly midway between Rhodes town and Lindos. It grew up around farmland first cultivated during the Italian era, and today it pairs a sheltered, gently shelving … Read more
The Archaeological Museum of Rhodes is the island’s principal archaeological museum, housing finds from across Rhodes and nearby Dodecanese islands inside the medieval Hospital of the Knights of Saint John in the Old Town. Its galleries span prehistoric, Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic material, and its star marbles include the worn Marine Venus and the crouching … Read more
Rhodes shopping spans the full range from quick tourist souvenirs to genuine island crafts and farm products, sold across the medieval Old Town, the modern New Town and the craft villages of the interior. The island rewards browsers who look past the postcard stands toward leather sandals, hand-thrown ceramics, gold and silver jewellery, thyme honey, … Read more
A Halki day trip from Rhodes is a short island excursion to Halki (also spelled Chalki), the smallest inhabited island of the Dodecanese, lying just off the west coast of Rhodes. The visit centres on Emporio, its pastel harbour town of restored sea-captains’ mansions, with a calm, slow pace, a few beaches, and tavernas around … Read more
Rhodes weather is the year-round pattern of a hot-summer Mediterranean climate on one of the sunniest islands in Greece, marked by hot, dry, rain-free summers, mild green springs and autumns, and cooler, wetter winters that stay milder than northern Europe. The island sits in the south-eastern Aegean, where long hours of sunshine and warm seas … Read more
Kremasti is one of the largest villages on the north-west coast of Rhodes, set a short distance south-west of Rhodes town between Ialysos and the airport, and best known for its great church of Panagia Kremasti and the huge August festival held in its honour. It is a genuine working town rather than a purpose-built … Read more