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
Asklipio is a traditional inland village in the south-east of Rhodes, set above the coast near the resort of Kiotari and best known for its remarkable Byzantine church and its medieval hilltop castle. Quiet, whitewashed and unhurried, it offers a concentrated taste of the island’s religious art, Knights-era history and rural life within a short … Read more
Koskinou is a traditional village a short distance south of Rhodes town, set just inland of the coast near the Kallithea area and famous for its picturesque, brightly painted houses and flower-filled lanes. Rather than a purpose-built resort, it is a lived-in Rhodian settlement where narrow cobbled streets, colourful doors and ornate carved wooden doorways … Read more
Mandraki Harbour is the old, historic harbour of Rhodes town, set on the north-eastern side of the city just outside the medieval Old Town walls, where excursion boats, fishing vessels and pleasure craft moor beneath a waterfront of windmills, a fortified lighthouse and grand public buildings. It is one of the most recognisable sights in … Read more
Ladiko Beach is a small, sheltered double cove on the east coast of Rhodes, just south of the resort of Faliraki and immediately beside the famous Anthony Quinn Bay, with a mix of sand and fine shingle, clear turquoise water and a horseshoe shape protected by green, pine-fringed headlands. It is calm, partly organised and … Read more
Agathi Beach, also called Golden Beach, is a small, sheltered, crescent-shaped sandy bay on the east coast of Rhodes, set near the fishing village of Haraki and below the ruined Feraklos Castle, between Archangelos and Lindos. Its name comes from the Greek word for good or kind, while the Golden Beach nickname celebrates its soft … Read more
Elli Beach is the main town beach of Rhodes, a long pebble-and-shingle strip lining the New Town on the north-eastern side of the island, close to the medieval Old Town and Mandraki Harbour. It is the most convenient stretch of sand and shingle for anyone staying in Rhodes town, with clear, deep, quickly shelving water … Read more
Afandou Beach is one of the longest beaches on Rhodes, a wide stretch of mixed sand and pebbles along the island’s east coast between Faliraki and Kolymbia, roughly nineteen kilometres south of Rhodes town. Its appeal lies in its scale and calm: it is noticeably less developed and less crowded than nearby Faliraki, with both … Read more