Rhodes · Towns & villages
Harbour towns, mountain hamlets and the places where island life still follows its own rhythm.
A walled medieval city still lived in, on the island's northern tip
The capital at the northern tip of the island. Inside 4 km of walls is the Old Town of the Knights of St John, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where people still live, with its lanes, mosques and courtyards. Outside the walls is Mandraki harbour and the Italian-era new town.
A white village below an acropolis above the sea
A village of white houses packed into a hollow below a rock, with an ancient acropolis and a Knights' castle on top. Its lanes are paved with pebble mosaics, and the round lagoon of St Paul's Bay lies just under the cliff.
A village of painted doors and pebble-mosaic courtyards
A small village on a hill a few kilometres south of Rhodes Town. Its houses have brightly painted doors and window frames, and courtyards paved with black-and-white pebble mosaics. Kallithea Springs and the beaches of the east coast are just below it.
A big working village below a Knights' castle
One of the largest villages on Rhodes, set a little inland from the east coast between Tsambika and Stegna. It has a ruined castle of the Knights on the hill, a tall church bell tower and a long tradition of pottery and carpet weaving. The beaches of Tsambika and Stegna are a few minutes away.
The wine village under Mt Attavyros
A mountain village below Attavyros, the island's highest peak at 1,215 m. It is surrounded by vineyards and is the centre of Rhodes wine, with wineries you can visit. Its tavernas are known for grilled meat, and in summer there is often traditional dancing.
A Knights' castle on a lone rock above the sea
Two quiet villages on the wild south-west coast. Above Monolithos, a 15th-century castle of the Knights sits on a lone rock about 240 m above the sea, with a small chapel inside its walls. Siana, a few kilometres away, is known for its honey and souma, the local spirit.
The quiet south, where two seas meet
Kattavia is the southernmost village on Rhodes, a quiet farming place with a few tavernas on its square. Ten kilometres south is Prasonisi, where a sandbar joins the island to an islet. The Aegean is on one side and the Mediterranean on the other, and windsurfers and kitesurfers come from all over Europe.
Regions
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Rhodes Town
The walled medieval Old Town, Mandraki harbour and the Italian-era new town, with Ixia and Ialysos along the coast to the west.
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East coast
Sandy bays from Kallithea to Lindos: Anthony Quinn Bay, Tsambika, Stegna and the villages of Koskinou and Archangelos.
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West coast & mountains
Wilder and greener: ancient Kamiros, the Valley of the Butterflies, the wine villages under Mt Attavyros and the castles of Kritinia and Monolithos.
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Deep south
The quiet end of the island, with long empty beaches, farming villages and Prasonisi, where two seas meet.
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