About Rhodes

Rhodes is famous as the island of sun, sea and sand, the ideal place for vacations. It is the third largest Greek island and, officially, the sunniest place in the Europe. The City is among the finest, not only in Greece but in the whole of the Mediterranean. It is situated at the island’s most northerly point and ringed by sea on the east and west. Rhodes (Rodos in Greek) combines the cosmopolitan character of a contemporary city with the picturesque of the medieval town, which gives the impression of having been untouched by the passage of time.
On this Greek island, there’s no lack of sandy bays, mega-resorts, and watersports (snorkeling, windsurfing, and sailing are familiar favorites). But you’ll probably want a guidebook as much as a beach towel – and time to explore both ancient ruins and traditional mountain villages

Start at the northern tip of the island in the medieval city of Rhodes, where the old town is a labyrinthine maze of cobblestone streets and castles built by the Crusaders in the Knights’ Quarter along with the mosques and Ottoman architecture in the Hora district where the commoners once lived. From the city, it’s less than 30 miles to the city of Lindos, where a horseshoe bay, beach, and picturesque, narrow, pedestrian-only streets leading up to an impressive Acropolis attract hordes of daily visitors