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
Traganou Beach sits on the east coast of Rhodes at the northern end of the long Afandou Bay, a quieter sand-and-shingle strip backed by low sandstone cliffs. It is best known for the sea caves carved into the soft rock at one end, which swimmers and snorkellers float into and through when the water is … Read more
Plimmiri is a small, tranquil hamlet and bay tucked near the far southern tip of Rhodes, a long way from the busy resorts of the north-east coast. It is the kind of place travellers reach almost by accident, following the quiet road past Gennadi and Kiotari until the land thins out and the sea opens … Read more
The Rhodes water park sits just outside Faliraki on the island’s east coast and ranks among the largest aquatic parks in Europe, making it one of the headline family attractions of the whole Dodecanese. Spread across a wide, landscaped site, it packs together gentle children’s pools, a winding lazy river, a wave or activity pool … Read more
Mount Profitis Ilias rises to roughly 798 metres in the north-central interior of Rhodes, making it one of the island’s highest peaks after Attavyros. Unlike the sun-baked coast, its slopes are cloaked in a dense forest of Aleppo pine and cypress that holds a cool, shaded microclimate even at the height of summer. The mountain … Read more
Glystra Beach is a small, crescent-shaped cove on the east coast of Rhodes, tucked into the coastline between the villages of Lindos and Pefkos along the road that continues south towards Kiotari. The beach is a compact arc of soft sand and fine shingle, framed by low rocky headlands that wrap around each end and … Read more
Stegna Beach is a sheltered, gently curving bay on the east coast of Rhodes, tucked below the large inland village of Archangelos and reached by a short, winding road that drops down through the hills to the shore. The beach is a long-time local favourite rather than a packaged resort strip, with a mix of … Read more
Gennadi sits on the south-eastern coast of Rhodes, far enough from the busy resorts of the north to feel like a different island altogether. The village proper rises a short way inland from the water, a cluster of narrow whitewashed lanes, small churches and a shaded square where older residents still gather at the kafeneia. … Read more