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
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
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
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