A walled medieval Old Town (UNESCO) plus long, reliably sunny beach coasts.
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About Rhodes
Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese and one of the sunniest spots in Greece. Its walled Medieval Old Town, built by the Knights of St John, is the largest inhabited medieval town in Europe and a UNESCO Worl…
Highlights
Don’t miss
Medieval Old Town
Cobbled lanes inside vast walls — the Palace of the Grand Master and the Street of the Knights.
Town & villages
Líndos
A white village under a clifftop acropolis, with an ancient temple of Athena above the bay.
Beaches
Long sunny coasts
The east coast (Faliráki, Tsambíka) is sandy and calm; the west is breezier for windsurfing.
Nature
Valley of the Butterflies
A shaded ravine where thousands of Jersey tiger moths gather in summer.
Things to do
Mandráki Harbour
Where the Colossus of Rhodes is said to have stood — now guarded by bronze deer.
Interesting spots
Acropolis of Líndos
Ancient temple ruins on a sheer headland.
Ancient Kámiros
A well-preserved Doric town site on the west coast.
See it for real
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