Rhodes Hiking

rhodes hiking

Rhodes surprises walkers who expect only beaches and a medieval Old Town, because the island is far greener than its reputation suggests. Behind the coastal resorts lies a forested interior of Aleppo and Calabrian pine, shaded river valleys and a spine of mountains that climbs to over a thousand metres. Hiking on Rhodes ranges from … Read more

The Valley of the Butterflies, Rhodes

The Valley of the Butterflies, Rhodes

The Valley of the Butterflies, known in Greek as Petaloudes, is a shaded green river gorge in west-central Rhodes where thousands of Jersey tiger moths gather among oriental sweetgum trees during the warm months. A network of paths, wooden bridges, streams and small waterfalls climbs through the valley toward the Monastery of Kalopetra at the … Read more