Rhodes nightlife is the island’s evening and after-dark scene, spanning lively party resorts, town bar streets, characterful Old Town cocktail and wine bars, and gentle taverna dinners by the sea. It ranges from full-on clubbing for a young summer crowd to relaxed sunset drinks for couples and families, so almost every kind of traveller finds … Read more
Pefkos, also spelled Pefki, is a relaxed seaside resort on the east coast of Rhodes, set just south of the famous clifftop village of Lindos and named after the pine trees that once covered the area. It offers a gentle, laid-back alternative to busier resorts, with sandy coves, clear shallow water, family-friendly tavernas and small … Read more
A Marmaris day trip from Rhodes is a short cross-border excursion in which you sail from Rhodes town to the Turkish resort of Marmaris, spend the day exploring its bazaar, castle, marina and beaches, and return the same evening by passenger ferry or catamaran. Because Marmaris sits almost directly opposite Rhodes on the coast of … Read more
Rhodes with kids is a family holiday on the largest of Greece’s Dodecanese islands, combining sandy, gently shelving beaches with a water park, an aquarium and a medieval Old Town that fires children’s imaginations. The island pairs easy swimming with a child-friendly mix of nature, history and boat trips, so families of all ages stay … Read more
The Rhodes Aquarium, officially the Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes, is a public aquarium and marine research station set in an elegant art-deco building at the far northern tip of Rhodes town. It is one of the oldest aquariums and marine institutes in Greece, and it still works as both a research centre and a family-friendly … Read more
Archangelos is the largest traditional village on Rhodes, set in the east of the island between the Tsambika headland and the south, sitting inland of the coast roughly thirty kilometres from Rhodes town. It is a working agricultural community defined by citrus groves, whitewashed houses, neighbourhood churches and some of the strongest surviving folk traditions … Read more
Tsambika Beach is a long, broad stretch of fine golden sand on the east coast of Rhodes, set in a sheltered bay beneath the dramatic Tsambika headland and widely regarded as one of the island’s finest sandy beaches. Its shallow, gently shelving sea and organised facilities make it a favourite with families, while the clifftop … Read more
Rhodes food is the local expression of Dodecanese and wider Greek cooking, built on olive oil, garden vegetables, pulses, fresh bread, wild herbs, fish and seafood from the surrounding sea, lamb and goat, and regional cheeses. The island pairs familiar Greek classics with a handful of distinctly Rhodian dishes and a small but characterful wine … Read more
A Kos day trip from Rhodes is a same-day return excursion that crosses the Aegean by ferry to the Dodecanese island of Kos, lying north-west of Rhodes, to visit its ancient sites and historic town before sailing back the same evening. Kos is famous as the birthplace of Hippocrates, the father of medicine, and its … Read more
Prasonisi is a small islet at the far southern tip of Rhodes, joined to the main island by a low, sandy isthmus that places the windy, wave-swept Aegean Sea on one side and the calmer, flatter Mediterranean on the other. The name means “green island”, and the meeting of two seas across a single sandbar … Read more