The long sandy beach of the town of Rhodes is found at the most northern end of the town of Rhodes and of the island. It is one of the most popular beaches of the sand, extended all along the Casino, the Aquarium and it is situated northern to Mandraki. Many visitors give different names to parts of the beach. Thus, the part at the right of the Aquarium is known as Elli Beach, whereas other parts are named after the name in the hotel or the bar in front of which they are found. 

The beach of the town of Rhodes is one of the favorite themes of photographers, both amateurs and professionals, since the British author Lawrence Darell characterized the beach as the best one in the Mediterranean. This statement of Darell was not for nothing; most of the postcards choose to present exactly this beach.

It is a very well organized beach, attracting thousands of visitors every day, locals, Greeks from all over the country, as well as foreign tourists, mainly Scandinavians. Despite the crowds, it never gets packed and offers enough space for every activity. The sea is crystal clear and usually calm and the beach is wide enough with thick sand which, at the edge of the sea, is mixed with fine pebbles. According to the condition of the sea (more or less wavy), the crowds are gathered to different parts of the beach.

The long sandy beach of the western coast of the island starts just after the Aquarium, within the town of Rhodes and is extended along the Leros Coast, Kalymnos Coast, Miaoulis Coast and Kanaris Coast, is better known as Psaropoula, the old name of the central and better organized part of it. As it happens with the other long beaches of the town, various parts of Psaropoula are named in different names, as if it were a separate beach, usually taking the names of a hotel or a tavern found in this particular area.

Psaropoula is a well organized beach attracting many people. You will enjoy the sun and the sea lying on the sun beds or under the umbrellas. The beach offers several sea sports as well. As the beach is found within the town of Rhodes, access to it is very easy by public bus or by taxi and of course by rented or private car and motorbikes. If your lodging is close enough, you may also access the beach on foot.

The beach of Ixia is situated in front the homonymous tourist resort, at the western coast of the island, to the North. It is very close to the center of the town of Rhodes, some 4 kilometers at the Southwest. 

The facilities offered in the resort (accommodation, food and drink, shopping) are available for the visitors of the beach. The beach is pretty well organized, although not at all its length. In fact, there are not organized parts, while the organized ones are found usually in front of the hotels and in general are reserved for their guests. The beach is sandy, with pebbly parts and it is one of the favorite places for windsurfers, but also for the fans of other sea sports. The road along the coast is full of various stores, from bakeries and super markets to restaurants, taverns, cafes and bars, as well as souvenir stores and department stores. Due to the hotels, the vicinity to Rhodes and the full facilities it offers, the beach is usually very crowded.

The beach of Ialyssos, in front of the homonymous tourist resort, is situated at a distance of 7-8 kilometers far from the town of Rhodes. Many people call it with its alternative name, Trianta (like the village). It is a long beach, divided in parts with free access, which alternate with the parts in front of the big hotel complexes, which are reserved only for the hotels’ guests.

Of course, you have abundant facilities for accommodation, food and drink, shopping and amusement in the tourist resort of Ialyssos.

The beach is sandy and partly pebbly, very well organized in its major part. The sea is clean and crystal clear, as the rest of the beaches of the northwestern coast. Once relaxing on the sun beds, at the shadow of the multi-colored umbrellas, you will have a nice view of the opposite coast of Asia Minor. The beach also offers many alternatives for sea sports at all its length. But the sport dominating here is the windsurfing. The beach is so popular and so favorite to windsurfers that the locals advertise Ialyssos as “the capital city of windsurfing”. And they are pretty right, as every year several local, Panhellenic and European Champions of windsurfing are organized here. Moreover, in 2007 the World Champion of Windsurfing has been organized in Ialyssos.

The beach in front of the tourist resort of Kremasti is situated at the northwestern coast of the island, at a distance of 12 kilometers far from the town of Rhodes at the Southwest. The beach is part of the long sandy beach of the western coast, which starts from here to end up, after 10 kilometers, at Theologos.

Numerous visitors enjoy this excellent beach, either choosing it only for swimming or for staying too. The beach is fully organized, and, apart of swimming, sunbathing and food and drink facilities, it also offers a wide range of sea sports, which along with the bright sun, the crystal clear sea and the nice sand make it very popular to the tourists, who enjoy it very much.

Health services are available in the resort. You will also find a Post Office. A Police station is available at the nearby settlement of Paradeissi (3 kilometers at the Southwest).

Access to Kremasti from the town of Rhodes is very easy. There are public buses running frequently and you may also use a taxi as the distance is rather short (12 kilometers). Of course, you can reach the place by rented or private car and motorbikes.

The nice sandy beach in front of the homonymous tourist resort is part of the 10- kilometers long sandy beach of the western coast of the island that starts from Kremasti, some 3 kilometers northeastern to the settlement and ends up at Theologos, after 7-8 kilometers. Paradeissi is situated at a distance of 15 kilometers southwestern to the town of Rhodes.

The beach is very popular and many tourists choose it either for swimming only or for staying there too. The beach is worth its name (Paradeissi means “paradise” in Greek), as it offers large sand, crystal clear sea and a wide range of sea sports. Well organized, it offers any kind of facilities, from accommodation and food and drink, to shopping and sea sports. According to the people who have visited the beach, it is really the paradise of summer and of enjoyment.

For health problems a local Medical Center is available at the settlement. You will also find a Police Station. For post services you should pop up to the nearby resort of Kremasti, where you will find a Post office.

Access to the beach from the nearby town of Rhodes (15 kilometers far away) is easy, by public buses, running frequently, by taxi, as well as by private means.

The beach in front of the tourist resort of Theologos is situated at a distance of 22 kilometers southwestern to the town of Rhodes at the northwestern coast of the island. It is the last part of the 10- kilometers long continuous beach, which starts from Kremasti at the Northeast and ends up here.

Once at the beach, you will enjoy swimming, sunbathing and sports at a huge sandy beach, with nice crystal clear sea, very well organized and with any facilities you wish.

Health services are available at the nearby resort of Kremasti (some 10 kilometers at the Northeast , where you will find a local Medical Center and a Post Office. A Medical Center is also available at Paradeissi, some 6 kilometers to the Northeast. At Paradeissi, you will also find a Police Station.

The beach of Soroni is situated at the western coast of the island, at a distance of some 25 kilometers southwestern to the town of Rhodes. It is a pebbly beach and the sea is usually wavy and deepens brusquely.

The beach is not much organized and only few visitors come here as, due to the vicinity to the airport, the aircrafts make enough noise. However, if you choose this beach you will have enough space for water games and games on the sand. In autumn the sea is somehow cold here.

Those preferring to stay in the area will find accommodation facilities, food and drink and stores for shopping, in the homonymous village, only one kilometer far from the beach. In fact, staying in Soroni is a good choice if you prefer to be far from the noisy, cosmopolitan resorts of the island.

Once at Soroni you have several things to do and see. At a distance of 3 kilometers southeastern to the beach, after a short drive within a pine wood, you will arrive at the tiny, cute church of Aghios Soulas. A local feast (“panighyri”) takes place here on the 29th and 30th of July in honor of the saint. The feast is one of the greatest of the island and many people attend it. During the panighyri horse and ... donkey races are organized. As the event is very popular, extra public buses departing from the town of Rhodes, get the people to the church.

The tiny beach beside the small scenic port of Fanes is situated some 22 kilometers southwestern to the town of Rhodes, at the western coast of the island.

Accommodation facilities are available at the nearby tourist resorts of the northwestern coast. The beach and the small port beside it will offer you only good food, mainly fresh gorgeous fish, which you may enjoy in the sea front taverns.

The beach is remote enough to let you enjoy the crystal clear sea and the sun, without noise and big crowds around.

Health services are available at the nearby resort of Kremasti (some 15 kilometers at the Northeast) , where you will find a local Medical Center and a Post Office. At Paradeissi, some 12 kilometers also to the Northeast, you will find both a local Medical Center and a Police Station.

The beach of Mantriko, in front of the homonymous coastal settlement, the port of Emponas, is situated at a distance of some 7 kilometers northeastern to Skala Kameirou and some 44 kilometers southwestern to the town of Rhodes. The name “Mantriko” is owed to the stockyard found at the place. The settlement has only few permanent residents, occupied in agriculture, stock-breeding and tourism. The area is famous for the quality of the fruits and vegetables.

Accommodation is available in the area around and good food is offered in the sea front taverns of the settlements of the area.

The small village is built at a place with long history. As the archaeological finds show, in antiquity the area was occupied by a famous city named Leros, Liros as the residents of Emponas and Kretenia call the area, in false pronunciation.

Once in the settlement, it is worth seeing the church of Aghia Triada (Holy Trinity).

The remote beach of Kopria is a nice surprise for the visitor of the southwestern coast of the island. The beach is situated at a distance of some 45 kilometers southwestern to the town of Rhodes, at a short distance after Mantriko and 6 kilometers before arriving to Skala Kameirou. Despite its ill-sounding name (“kopria” in Greek means “muck”), it is a wonderful beach with big rocks at its ends and nice sand and pebbles at its length.

No facilities are available for the swimmers. Here you will not find sun beds and umbrellas, nor sea sports, not even water (you have to bring it along). But you will enjoy calmness and solitary swimming and sunbathing in a crystal clear sea and relax on the nice sand. In fact, you will have an almost private beach, which you will share with only few people who, like you, have not chosen one of the crowded, noisy and well organized beaches.

Access to the beach is very easy, by private means only or by taxi. One kilometer after Mantriko, on the way to Skala Kameirou, you will turn right and arrive to the beach.

At the beach of Skala Kameirou, serving as the port of the inland village of Kretenia, you will not find the thick, long sand, or the good organization of the rest of the resorts; but, you will find clean, crystal clear sea and calmness and you will enjoy swimming within an excellent environment of luxuriant green. The beach is situated at a distance of some 51 kilometers southwestern to the capital town of Rhodes and 4,5 kilometers northern to the scenic inland village of Kretenia.

The area does not offer many alternatives for accommodation. But food is nice at the small sea front taverns, where you will enjoy fresh fish and sea food, brought every day by the small fishing boats mooring at the small port of Skala Kameirou.

The beach is ideal for those wishing to avoid big crowds and noise, and prefer to enjoy swimming in a calmer atmosphere.

The settlement is tiny, but very scenic. The most characteristic feature of it is the old windmills. One of the pros of the village is also the nice view of the open sea.

Access to the beach for the town of Rhodes is possible by rented or private car and motorbikes. If you reach the beach from the sea, you may moor your boat or yacht at the small port of the settlement.

The islet of Alimia is situated at the West of the island of Rhodes, some 4 nautical miles opposite to Skala Kameirou and today it has no permanent residents. It is the bigger from a complex of skerries located between Rhodes and Chalki. The island is mountainous and has two natural ports, Emporio and Aghios Georgios. At the latter it is found the unique settlement of the islet, which is abandoned since the World War II. The settlement has nice stone houses with traditional ovens and beautiful beehive-like farmhouses. Close enough to the settlement there are found the Italian barracks, today totally abandoned.

Today, the residents of the opposite coast use the island as pasture for their stock, sheep and goats.

Small excursion boats, departing from Skala Kameirou, get the visitors to the island, for a daily excursion and swimming in the excellent crystal clear sea.

Archaeological surveys on the islet have showed human activity on it is dated as early as the Neolithic period. The ancient settlers of the island were occupied in agriculture and stock-rearing and fed on fish and sea food, abundant here.

Pliny refers to the island as “Eulimnia”, an allusion to its natural ports (“eulimnia” in Greek means “with a good port”). The ports of the islet were used for the mooring of the Rhodian fleet, whereas the hill at the center served as watch-tower. This hill, known as the hill of the Castle, preserves the remains of a fortress of the Hellenistic period, as well as the ruins of a medieval castle. There is also evidence of dockyards carved in the rock, which date to the Hellenistic period. Finally, there have been found: a tomb of the Roman period, an Early Christian basilica and ruins of several other buildings of various periods.

The islet was used as naval base during the Byzantine times, a use that continued later on, during the domination of Rhodes by the Knights of St. John, by the Ottomans and more recently by the Italians.

Access to the islet is possible by excursion boats departing from Skala Kameirou/

The beach of Zefyros is a small sandy beach of the eastern coast of the island, situated a bit southern to the Marine and southern to the main port of the town of Rhodes.

Although well organized, it is small and calm, with nice sea, well protected from the northern and western winds.

As it is situated at the southern part of the town of Rhodes, it is easily accessible by bus or taxi, and, of course by rented or private car and motorbikes.

The excellent beach of Reni (Koskinou) is situated at a distance of some 8 kilometers far from the town of Rhodes and some 4,5 kilometers northeastern to the scenic inland village of Koskinou.

It is a beach very close to the town of Rhodes with nice sand, lovely sea and many facilities for accommodation, food and drink, shopping and amusement, both in the area around and in the town of Rhodes.

Very well organized, it offers swimming and sunbathing facilities (sun beds, umbrellas) and sea sports.

In any case of emergence, you may address to the relative services of the town of Rhodes.

Access to the beach is very easy from the town of Rhodes by public buses, running frequently, by taxi and, of course by private means (car, motorbikes).

The beach of Kallithea is situated at a distance of some 11 kilometers southern to the town of Rhodes and some 7 kilometers eastern to the picturesque village of Koskinou. The old constructions of the spa, going back to the period of the Italian domination, the impressive exotic vegetation and the palm trees, along with the rocky coast, form an excellent scenery–like landscape.

Situated very close to the town of Rhodes, with nice sea, the beach offers several alternatives for accommodation, eating, amusement and shopping, both in the area around and in the capital town of Rhodes. The rocky cove has nice sea and fascinate seabed, ideal for underwater activities. The beach is well organized with umbrellas, sun beds, shower and cabanas. At the entrance of the beach there is a card-operated phone and a cantina for refreshments and snacks.

If you wish to wander around in the area, you may visit the nearby traditional village of Koskinou, some 7 kilometers western to the beach.

The sandy beach of Faliraki is situated at the eastern coast of Rhodes, at a distance of some 12-16 kilometers far from the town of Rhodes ant the South. It is a more than 5 kilometers long beach, in front of the homonymous tourist resort.

Any kind of facilities for accommodation, food and drink, and amusement are available in the settlement.

The beach is possibly the best organized of the beaches of Rhodes and it is the one attracting the major number of tourists. It is very popular both to the Greeks and foreign tourists, especially the British. An impressive multi-ethnic and multi-cultural blend joins at this beach and people move around any time of the day or night. The beach is long but not boring at all. You will find parts with fine golden sun, or with small rocks, you will find places with fine pebbles and others with dark sand. There are better and less organized parts; some of the former are found in front of the hotels and facilities are usually offered only to their clients.

If you choose the organized parts you will have the swimming and sunbathing facilities (umbrellas, sun beds) and facilities for sea sports. But whatever part you choose, you will enjoy a crystal clear blue see with cool and clean water.

The nudists’ beach at Faliraki is a small secluded cove at the end of Faliraki Bay. The beach is sandy, with fine sand and it is protected by rocks and low hills, surrounding the beach. It is the unique organized beach officially for nudists on the island of Rhodes.

As the whole area is touristy developed, you will have a wide range of accommodation and food and drink services to choose from. Sea front taverns and restaurants are available at the beach for those who would enjoy a snack or meal along with the sea view.

The beach has nice sand and crystal clear, clean sea. Being secluded enough, you will feel at ease, as no indiscrete interventions will occur. It is very well organized, with swimming and sunbathing facilities (sea beds, umbrellas) and a small cantina for refreshment and snacks.

Health services are available at Kalythies (a local Medical Center, 3 kilometers to the West) or at Faliraki ( First Aid Station).

Access from the town of Rhodes is very easy, by public buses running frequently, by taxi and by rented or private car and motorbikes. A taxi station is available at Faliraki.

The beach of Kathara (“clean” in Greek) is situated at the homonymous cove and it is a sandy beach with rocky shaping here and there, which makes it very picturesque. It is situated only a few hundred meters far from the central square of Faliraki at the South and some 12,5 kilometers far from the town of Rhodes, also to the South.

You have a wide range of accommodation and food and drink services to choose from in the area around, as the whole region is touristy developed. And, if you wish to have a snack, or a full meal at the sea side, several sea front restaurants and taverns are available on the beach.

The very nice sand and the clean shallow sea make this beach ideal for families with small children. Fully organized, it offers all facilities to swimmers, as sun beds, umbrellas, showers, cloak-rooms and telephone.

The small beach of Anthony Quinn is situated at the eastern coast of the island, at a distance of 15 kilometers far from the town of Rhodes, between the famous beaches of Faliraki and Ladiko. The beach is found within a small cove, officially called Vagies. However, after the film “The Guns of Navarone” was shot here, the locals gave to the beach the name of Anthony Quinn, the star of the film. It is considered as one of the loveliest and calmest beaches all over the island.

It is a small beach, some 250 meters long and 10 meters wide, with fine sand, pebbles and rocks, both out and inside the sea. Not much organized, the only facilities it offers to the visitors are some umbrellas and sun beds. No sea sports are available at the beach. Also, you will not find here accommodation or food and drink facilities, apart from a small bar on the rocks. However, many people come here for the crystal clear sea with the fascinating colors, for the rocky sea bed, ideal for the fans of underwater swimming, and for the calmness they enjoy, as is it is secluded enough from the nearby crowded and noisy resorts. The rocky low hills surrounding the beach is one of the features contributing to the seclusion of it. An additional pro are the pine trees, some of them just at the edge of the sea, which apart from the shadow, contribute to the nice colors of the environment. Several swimmers settle on a flat rock to enjoy sunbathing.

The beach of Ladiko is situated at the eastern coast of the island within a small cove, just after the Anthony Quinn beach, at a distance of some 15 kilometers far from the town of Rhodes. It is an excellent beach, 700 meters long and 30 meters wide.

This beach has everything: fine sand, small nice pebbles, scenic rocks, many trees, mainly pines, which, in some parts reach the sea. Due to its natural beauty is very popular and one of the favorite beaches of Greeks and of Italians; in August, it gets really crowded, but during the rest months of the summer things are better and then it is the choice of those wishing to avoid the nearby cosmopolitan and noisy beaches of Faliraki (4 kilometer far away at the North) and Afantou (some 3 kilometers at the South). The fans of diving and snorkelling will find the rocky sea bed very interesting.

The beach of Tragano is situated at a distance of 15 kilometers southern to the town of Rhodes and 3 kilometers far from Faliraki also at the South.

Many alternatives for accommodation are available in the area around. If you like to eat or drink, a small fish tavern is available at the beach, where you will enjoy fresh fish and sea food just at the sea front.

It is a beach with fine pebbles and clean turquoise water, not much organized. Only a small part of the beach offers sun beds and umbrellas; the rest of it is natural, with no facilities. At one of the ends of the beach you will find a fascinating cave that makes this beach very picturesque.

A local Medical Center is available at Kalythies, some 3 kilometers to the Northwest and a First Aid Station at Faliraki, some 4 kilometers to the North.

Access from the town of Rhodes is very easy by taxi (a taxi station is also available at Faliraki) or by rented or private car and motorbikes. On the way to Lindos, you have to turn left at the signed road, some 2- 3 kilometers after you have left Faliraki.

The beach of Afantou is situated at a distance of 18 kilometers southern to the town of Rhodes and some 2 kilometers far from the homonymous town at the Southeast.

Accommodation and food and drink facilities are available, both in the town and in the area around.

It is a sandy beach, more than 3 kilometers long with crystal clear blue sea. It is well organized in parts, and, being that long, it suits to all tastes. The families usually choose the calmer parts, the young people and couples prefer the most remote and less crowded, the British and German tourists go everywhere, the locals choose the parts close to …the fish taverns, so that they enjoy a good meal after a good swim, there are children playing with the sand and jet-skis in the sea. The left end of the beach, with the small coves, the caves and the rocks is chosen by those preferring to swim in a more scenic landscape. Being that long, the beach never seems to be packed, as there is enough space for all.

If you are fan of golf, the Golf Center is close to the beach, via the coastal road.

For health problems, a local Medical Center is available in the nearby town of Afantou (2 kilometers far from the beach to the Northwest), where you will also find a Police Station and a Post Office.

Access to the beach of Afantou is easy by public buses running regularly, by taxi (a taxi station is available at the town), and by rented or private car and motorbikes.

The pebbly beach of Kolymbia is situated at a distance of some 24 kilometers southern to the town of Rhodes, within a small cove. As it is very close to the famous “Epta Piges (“seven springs”), just 6 kilometers far away, the place is overgrown, with a family, quiet, but also modern atmosphere. Although a rapidly developing resort, it has not lost its calmness and attracts many people wishing to enjoy a nice, pretty organized beach without big crowds around.

Several alternatives of accommodation are available in the new or recently restored hotels of the resort, but also in the area around. Some taverns and cafés, most of them close enough to the sea are available for eating and drinking.

Kolymbia is a very nice beach, pretty well organized, with sunbathing and swimming facilities (sun beds, umbrellas) and sea sports. It attracts many people and it is one of the favorite beaches of German tourists. The sea is very clean, with crystal clear blue water and a nice green landscape around, very nice for taking photos. And, if you like fishing, you will find the ideal place for catching small or bigger fishes.

You will enter the resort via the impressive Eucalyptus’ street, which, as its name notes, is a street with luxuriant green, with tall eucalyptus trees to cover both sides. The street was constructed during the Italian domination of the island. Another characteristic of the place is that most of the streets of the settlement are named after the capital cities of Europe; thus you will find a “London street”, a “Stockholm street” etc.

The sandy beach of Tsambika is situated at the eastern coast of the island, at a distance of 26 kilometers far from the town of Rhodes, close to the famous monastery of Panaghia Tsambika, within a fascinating natural environment.

Accommodation is available in the area around , at the nearby tourist resorts, whereas a few cantinas by the sea are available in the beach for snacks and refreshments.

Tsambika is one of the most beautiful beaches of the island: the golden fine sand and the crystal clear blue sea make it quite popular both for families with small children and for young people who will have enough space for beach games. It is fairly well organized, with umbrellas, sun beds and sea sport facilities.

The nice environment is good scenery for photos.

Close enough to the beach, climbing on the rock, it is found the old Monastery of Panaghia Tsambika, dedicated to Virgin Mary, to whom the beach owes its name. According to the local tradition, Virgin Mary of this Monastery protects the childless women and helps them to have a baby.

Health services and a Police Station are available at the nearby village of Archangelos, some 3 kilometers far away, at the South.

Access to the beach from the town of Rhodes is easy by taxi and by rented and private car and motorbikes.

At a short distance from the village of Kalathos it is situated the 4- kilometers long sandy beach with the same name. The beach is found at a distance of some 4 kilometers northern to Lindos and some 44-45 kilometers southern to the town of Rhodes.

According to archaeologists, the village of Kalathos is related to the ancient demos of Klassioi, which was located in the area. Among the ruins of the church of Aghios Ioannis, archaeologists have found architectural parts belonging to an ancient oil-press. There have also been discovered finds dated in the Roman period, among which an altar. Once in the area, it is worth seeing the tiny church dedicated to Virgin Mary, hewn in the rock and going back to the 12 th century.

The sandy beach in Vlycha Bay is situated at a distance of some 3 kilometers far from Lindos at the Northwest and some 47 kilometers southern to the town of Rhodes.

As Vlycha is very close to Lindos, you have at your disposal all the facilities available in the settlement. The beach itself, although sufficiently organized in swimming, sunbathing (umbrellas, sun beds) and sea sport facilities, has only two small cantinas for a light meal and refreshments, use of lavatory and card phones.

The beach is sandy with crystal clear blue sea that deepens smoothly, which makes its suitable for families with small children and for elderly people. The beach is much less noisy than the central beach of Lindos; for this reasons it is the favorite beach of families and of people who like to have more space at the beach. As it is long enough, there is always sufficient space for everybody. And, if you wish to have more privacy, you may choose the right end of the beach, where people are considerably less and you will be more isolated.

For health problems the health services of Lindos are very close.

Access from Lindos is easy by taxi or by car and motorbikes.

The beach of Lindos is found, just below the acropolis, at a distance of a few hundred meters far from the settlement and some 50 kilometers southern to the town of Rhodes.

Being that close to Lindos, a wide range of accommodation, shopping and amusement facilities are offered to the tourist. There are numerous taverns, several of them at the sea front, where you will find good food and fresh fish.

Well organized, this nice sandy beach offers to the swimmers a wide range of swimming and sunbathing facilities, which makes it very popular. Crowds of people arrive to the beach every day, by all means of transportation: by public and excursion buses, by excursion boats departing from the town of Rhodes, by private means. If you have already visited the beach some 20 years ago, you will certainly remember this nice beach, with much less people and thus more beautiful and comfortable. The beach is the favorite place of long-staying British tourists. As the beach is almost always “packed”, those who wish to have more calmness and less people, should choose the end of the beach, the part called “Palace Beach”, where people are considerably less. As the sea is very shallow here, this part of the beach is ideal for families with small children. The sea is crystal clear with a bright blue color and very clean.

Health services, as well as a Police Station and a Post office are available in the village of Lindos.

Access from Lindos is easy on foot.

The beach of Agios Pavlos (St. Paul), with crystal clear blue sea and fine golden sand is situated at the homonymous small cove, a few hundred meters southern to the acropolis of Lindos and some 50 kilometers far from the town of Rhodes at the South. According to tradition, it is at this small port that Apostle Paul set ashore in the year 58 A.D., when he came to preach Christianity on the island of Rhodes.

Being very close to Lindos, the facilities of the settlement for accommodation, food and drink, shopping and amusement are easily accessible

Well organized, the beach is very nice, with golden sand and fine pebbles in spots. Facilities for swimming and sunbathing (sun beds, umbrellas etc.) are available to the swimmers, but the beach also offers natural “comforts”, as nice rocks above the sea, suitable for diving.

At the end of the beach, just before arriving to the rocks, almost hidden behind the tall trees in front, it is found the whitewashed tiny church of St. Paul, the Apostle who first preached Christianity on the island of Rhodes.

The sandy beach in front of the tiny, calm tourist resort of Pefkoi is situated at a distance of some 5 kilometers southern to Lindos and some 45 kilometers southern to the town of Rhodes. As its name implies, there are many tall pine trees (“pefko” in Greek means “pine tree”), which make the environment scenic and interesting.

As Pefkoi are close enough to Lindos, you have several alternatives for accommodation, food and drink and amusement there. If you wish to have lunch or a coffee at Pefkoi, you will find several cafés and taverns, which are the choice of tourists staying in the area around, mainly Scandinavian, Germans, British and Austrians.

The nice sandy beach of Lardos is situated at a distance of some 3 kilometers southern to the homonymous village, 7 kilometers southwestern to Lindos and 57 kilometers far from the town of Rhodes at the South.

Being close enough to Lindos and the village of Lardos, there are several alternatives for accommodation, food and drink, shopping and amusement, both in the two settlements and in the area around. The beach itself has several taverns and cafés at the sea front, where you will enjoy a refreshment and good food, mainly fresh fish.

The beach is pretty well organized and offers facilities for swimming, sunbathing (sun beds, umbrellas) and for sea sports. You will enjoy the sea and the sun very much and kids will certainly have fun in the go-kart circuit, available at the beach.

The small sandy beach of Glystra is situated at a distance of 55 kilometers far from the town of Rhodes at the Southwest, some 11 kilometers after Lindos. It is a nice beach, within an environment of lush vegetation, calm enough and not very crowded. The combination of the blue sea and the golden sand with the green of the plants and trees around makes it very scenic and relaxing. The beach is in fact a small cove, some 200 meters long and 30 meters wide, with fine golden sand, interrupted by pebbly spots with tiny and find pebbles. Seen from afar, it looks like a golden bow.

Accommodation facilities are available in the broader area and in the nearby tourist resorts.

The beach is well enough organized, offering facilities for swimming and sunbathing (sun beds and umbrellas) and some sea sports (pedalos and canoe). The sea is shallow, suitable for any age. It is a quiet beach, for mild activities. Children will enjoy playing with the sand and collecting shells and small pebbles. The fans of snorkeling may try their favorite sport at the rocky sea bed of the ends of the beach. Some small rocks within the sea, at the center of the cove give the chance of a nice swimming excursion. Those who come here, tell that it is so beautiful that they would not advertise the beach too much, as it is better to remain unknown to big crowds.

The long sandy and pebbly beach of Kiotari, situated in front of the homonymous tourist resort, is found at a distance of 60 kilometers southern to the town of Rhodes, at the eastern coast of the island, only a few kilometers far from Lindos and some 70 kilometers southern to the International Airport of Rhodes.

It is a fully organized beach, with all facilities for swimming and sunbathing. Sun beds and umbrellas are available, as well as facilities for sea sports. You have also at your disposal the facilities of the well developed tourist resort.

The majority of the users of the beach are guests of the hotels; only a few people come from elsewhere, just for a quick dive in the nice sea and for a short sunbathe at the nice beach with the dump sand and shingles.

In case of health or other problems, the corresponding services of the nearby village of Lindos (some 10 kilometers far away at the North) are available for you.

Access to the beach is easy, by rented or private car or motorbikes. From the nearby village of Lindos you can get to the beach also by taxi.

Prassonissi is the last edge of Rhodes at the very South and is found at a distance of 95 kilometers southern to the town of Rhodes and 12 kilometers far from the inland village of Kattavia, also to the South. It is a strange place: in winter it is a small islet, but in summer you will see a small peninsula. How does it happen? Very simple! The islet is connected with the rest of the island with a narrow strip of sandy land, which in winter is totally covered by the sea waves!

Either an islet or a peninsula, Prassonissi is the meeting point of the fans of windsurfing. With the small coves in either side, it always has a beach with rough sea and another one with calm. The choice is up to you!

The area offers accommodation facilities and food and drink is possible at the sea front fish taverns and cafés.

The beach is long and sandy on both sides of the 500-meters-long strip of land connecting Rhodes with Prassonissi. As the wind is different in the two coves, you may do windsurfing with any weather. The fans of the sport have two characteristic terms to discern the beaches: there is the “wave” beach and the “flat” one.

The bay of Apolakkia is situated at a distance of some 80 kilometers southwestern to the town of Rhodes. It is a very long beach of outstanding beauty, which at the same time is an important protected biotope. The whole bay, full of dunes with an interesting coastal ecosystem, and the places where it grows up the wild cedar tree “Juniperoys Oxycedrus” are protected by the European Network “Natura 2000”. What is also interesting is that within the bay, it has been detected the presence of the sea turtle “caretta-caretta” and the seal “monachus-monachus”.

The beach, more than 20 kilometers long, facing the West, attracts many visitors, who choose the area for a change to the crowded, noisy beaches of the northern part of the island. Any company arriving here may find a patch of the beach where they will be alone and enjoy the crystal clear sea, the thick sand and the brilliant sun, far away from big crowds.

Accommodation facilities are available in the area, mainly in the inland settlements. But don’t worry! The sea is very close. In what concerns the food, it is gorgeous in the traditional taverns of the place, where you will enjoy not only the local dishes, but also a friendly reception by the locals. The area has a nice climate, a fascinating environment and many spots of cultural interest. Without exaggeration, it is an oasis of calmness and beauty within the cosmopolitan island of Rhodes.

Apart from swimming, sunbathing and enjoying sea sports, you have several other alternatives in the area. If you like walking, there are some rural roads, suitable for walking; most of them are found on the way to Messagros and Arnitha. There are several remote Monasteries or small churches around, which you may visit on foot. The Monastery of Skiadeni or Aghios Georgios (St. George) at Kalamos, are certainly worth the effort.

The pebbly beach of Fournoi is situated at a distance of some 78 kilometers far from the town of Rhodes, at the Southwest, almost at the center of the western coast of Rhodes. It is ideal for those who wish to avoid big crowds at the beach.

No facilities are offered at this beach. Totally not organized, it does not offer to you other than relax and a nice sea with fascinating waves and a few rocks and pine trees for shadow.

If you wish to enjoy the beach under shadow you have either to bring along your umbrella, or come early enough to catch a rock or a tree. Swimmers are few, but if you prefer to be totally alone, you may follow the path at the left part of the beach which will bring you to small and more remote coves, almost private, sandy or pebbly, where you will have the privacy you wish.

Access to the beach is possible by rented or private car or motorbikes, via Monolithos, as it is found at a distance of 3 kilometers southwestern to the village.

The rocky beach of Glyfada is situated at a distance of 72 kilometers southwestern to the town of Rhodes, at the center of the western coast of the island. It is a beach ideal for those looking for a clean sea far from the big crowds. The beach has large pebbles, covered with seaweeds, which are brought here by the winds blowing almost constantly. Entering the sea you have to step on rocks, which makes it a bit difficult. After all this, you may ask: “why to choose this beach?” Well, if you wish an easier life, you may go to Faliraki or to the other crowded, popular and…trendy beaches of the island. But, if you like to be alone, if you write a book, or if you are bored of the sandy organized beaches, then here is your place! You will enjoy a nice sea, without unwanted noise. Any way, this place is suitable for solitary souls only!

The only facilities offered at this beach are those of food and drink that offer a couple of small taverns, almost hidden by the rocks of the beach.

It is possible that your mobile phone does not work here. If it is imperative to phone somewhere when at this beach, you are obliged to use the card- operated telephone available. So don’t forget to buy phone-cards before arriving to the beach.