A full week on Rhodes gives you time to see the island properly rather than rushing between highlights, and a day-by-day plan keeps that week balanced between culture, driving, beaches and rest. This 7-day Rhodes itinerary walks through each day in turn: the medieval Old Town, Lindos and the east coast, the quiet far south, … 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
Filerimos is a flat-topped hill rising roughly 267 metres above the village of Ialysos on the north-west coast of Rhodes, and it holds one of the island’s richest concentrations of history in a single quiet site. The hill served as the acropolis of ancient Ialysos, one of the three Dorian cities that founded the city … Read more
Thari Monastery (Moni Thari) is a Byzantine monastery in the south-central interior of Rhodes, dedicated to the Archangel Michael (Taxiarchis Michael) and regarded as the oldest and one of the most important on the island, celebrated for its layered medieval frescoes and forest setting. Plan tickets and tours through My Greece Tours. For wider context … Read more
Kiotari is a relatively modern, relaxed coastal resort on the east coast of Rhodes, set in the south-east of the island well south of Lindos and roughly an hour’s drive from Rhodes town. It grew up mainly around larger, often upmarket beachfront hotels and is defined by a long pebble-and-shingle beach with clear, calm water, … Read more
Kolymbia is a quiet, relatively modern resort village on the east coast of Rhodes, set between Faliraki to the north and the Tsambika headland to the south and lying roughly midway between Rhodes town and Lindos. It grew up around farmland first cultivated during the Italian era, and today it pairs a sheltered, gently shelving … 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
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
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
Ialysos is a coastal resort area on the north-west of Rhodes that grew around one of the three ancient Dorian cities of the island, with its ancient acropolis on Filerimos Hill rising just inland. Today it pairs a long, breezy beach loved by windsurfers with a quiet hilltop of temples, a monastery and panoramic views, … Read more