The best time to visit Rhodes is the question of which season matches your trip, balancing weather, sea temperature, prices and crowds across one of the sunniest islands in Greece. Rhodes enjoys a long, warm season, so there is no single right answer: summer suits beach-and-resort holidays, spring and autumn favour sightseeing and value, and … Read more
Getting to Rhodes means choosing between two routes: flying into Rhodes International Airport “Diagoras” on the island’s north-west coast, or sailing into Rhodes town’s harbours by ferry. The largest of the Dodecanese islands sits in the south-eastern Aegean, well served by air from Athens, Thessaloniki and many European cities, and by sea from Piraeus and … Read more
The Colossus of Rhodes was a colossal bronze statue of the sun god Helios, patron of the island, raised beside the harbour of Rhodes town and counted among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Standing roughly thirty metres tall, it ranks among antiquity’s most famous lost monuments. Plan tickets and tours through My Greece … Read more
A Symi day trip from Rhodes is a return boat excursion to the small Dodecanese island of Symi, lying just north of Rhodes, that lets you spend a few hours exploring its harbour, upper town and famous monastery before sailing back the same evening. Symi is celebrated for the tiers of ochre and pastel neoclassical … Read more
Ancient Kamiros is a remarkably well-preserved ancient Greek town on the north-west coast of Rhodes, often called the “Pompeii of Rhodes” because its complete, legible town plan survives across a gentle hillside. Unlike sites defined by towering temples, Kamiros tells its story through an intact urban layout: a lower public quarter, a residential heart of … Read more
The Valley of the Butterflies, known in Greek as Petaloudes, is a shaded green river gorge in west-central Rhodes where thousands of Jersey tiger moths gather among oriental sweetgum trees during the warm months. A network of paths, wooden bridges, streams and small waterfalls climbs through the valley toward the Monastery of Kalopetra at the … Read more
The Acropolis of Rhodes is the Hellenistic sanctuary on the Monte Smith hill at the western edge of Rhodes town, where the re-erected columns of the Temple of Apollo Pythios, a restored stadium and a small marble odeon stand in an open archaeological park. Unlike a defensive citadel, it served as the civic and religious … Read more
Where to stay in Rhodes means picking a base area on a large island whose north holds the historic capital and whose long coastlines run from lively family resorts to quiet windsurfing bays. Plan tickets and tours through My Greece Tours. For the wider picture of the island, start with our Rhodes travel guide. The … Read more
Rhodes beaches are the stretches of sand, pebble and rocky cove along the long, varied coastline of Rhodes, the largest island of the Dodecanese, where a sheltered east coast and an exposed, breezy west coast offer very different swimming and watersports conditions. Plan tickets and tours through My Greece Tours. For the wider island picture, … Read more
Lindos is a clifftop village on the east coast of Rhodes, roughly fifty kilometres south of Rhodes town, crowned by an ancient acropolis and ringed by whitewashed houses and a sheltered bay. Plan tickets and tours through My Greece Tours. For the wider island context, see our Rhodes travel guide. The sections below cover what … Read more