Rhodes (Island) Favorites

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Favorite thing: The Seven Springs are located 30km from the town of Rodos. Waters come out of the springs ending up in one small lake.
You may have your lunch or have a coffee here enjoying the scent of pine trees.

Favorite thing: wow lucky you paul

qe2 & rhodes stop off

wish it were me
well the rhodes bit anyway

if i was you i would get the road train that skirts the old and new town of rhodes - leaves from outside the "town hall" i think just behind the harbour - you will get to see the acropolis and the views around rhodes harbour and its not very expensive go for 8-30 9oclock and then just head into the old town for a wander around - the palaceof the grandmasters will keep you occupied for a good while - there are other touristy type things you can do in there --shops bars etc and make sure you don't get too engrossed or the ship will leave without you

enjoy
Julie

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Favorite thing: we go to rhodes in october ( right up to nearly the end last year)

we find the weather more pleasant to be able to sight-see in but we do often get to sunbathe around the pool also ( this may depend on what type of weather conditions you have at home as our greek friends say its cold for them --well it will be if they are used to 45degs+ during the summer as the temps are usually around the mid 20s) it can also be rainy at this time of year although out of our last three trips we have had just one lot of rain and the bulk of that was overnight anyway.

We love Rhodes Town ( we still haven't seen all there is to see in the Old Town), and if like us you won't be driving you can access most of the islands visitor attractions from Rhodes via the buses)
We also have yet to visit Lindos bur most people say it is a must
We liked the Ancient Ruins at Kamiros ( thats our type of thing )
We also have stayed in Kolymbia which is a small town near Afandou - there is a large Thomson hotel their which looks very luxurious but we tend to use the Mitsis Chain when we can -- that is Greek owned and there are 3 in rhodes town ( all very nice) and a couple more around rhodes and on various other islands around greece

Hope i haven't gone on too long - thee is much more i can say about rhodes
Check out the rhodes Pages and make your own mind up

My guess is you and your new wife will love it there

and Congratulations on your forthcoming wedding also
Julie

Fondest memory: Rhodes Island is the best Holiday destination i have come across so far

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Favorite thing: Something didn't think of, was to take enough clothes to pass the 2 weeks, so i had to do my laundry somewhere, something really frustrating, the laundromats have been not so "pretty" there!
Especially when my favorite blue jeans terned white!!
At last after some research i found a laundry service that i could trust! A very clean place that provided excellent and super fast service, with very good prices and very friendly staff!!
I would definitely recommend!!!!!!!!!!!
For ones they want to visit, its:
"CENTRAL" LAUNDRY-LAUNDROMAT, RHODES GREECE, located in the heart of town next to Elli beach and on famous bar street: 61 ORFANIDOU (BAR) ST. Rhodes Town, Tel.(+30) 22410 32514

Favorite thing: While not considered one of the prettiest of the Greek Islands, Rhodes (Ródos) located just 7 miles off the coast of Turkey, offers beautiful beaches, a great climate and interesting archaeological sites. It also offers a chance to explore one of the historic homes of the Knights of St. John, who along with the Knights Templar, played a key role in the Crusades. Rhodes is a good place to use as a base if you are interested in touring the remaining Dodecanese chain of Islands (Kos, Patmos and Kalymnos and 11 other islands).

Legend has it that the Colossus of Rhodes (an enormous statue honoring a god) spanned the ancient harbor of the town of Rhodes (Ródos - the island and its main town have the same name). There is great debate as to whether the statue was set in the harbor or on nearby cliffs, although its existence is not debated (the statue was described by Pliny the Elder (1st Century CE) who witnessed its ruins). It was created by Charles of Lindos (Rhodes) in the 3rd century BC and destroyed by a major earthquake 50 to 60 years later. The ruins of the statue were eventually sold off and there is now no evidence of the Colossus or its location.

Favorite thing: When I flew off to Rhodes at the end of May, I saw lovely veggies in my mind’s eye. I imagined a sunny Greek island with a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables on every table. So I was very surprised to find that fresh produce was not plentiful on Rhodes – at least not when I was there.

The few vegetables sold in the shops all over the island were shriveled, half-rotten, and grossly overpriced. With much effort, I was able to pick up a few reasonable looking tomatoes. The buffet breakfast at our hotel did not offer anything remotely fresh. The closest to anything resembling fruit or vegetable were olives and sliced canned peaches.

On the other hand, a restaurant on the main street that runs through Kremasti (outside Rhodes Town) prepared a baked vegetable casserole for me. It consisted of layers of darkish looking vegetables. It was hard to tell, but I think it contained eggplant, zucchini, onion and peppers. Whatever it was, it was tasty. Anyhow, we were so charmed by the waitress and her answers to our questions about Rhodes history (October 28, 1944, when Rhodes stood up to the Nazis, was the “day of the Big No,” she said) that food really played a secondary role.

All in all, I did not go hungry in Rhodes. The salty feta cheese and plump Greek olives were nice, the pizza was fine, and I adored the ice cream.

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Favorite thing: This is my most favourite place in the world.

Fondest memory: Have had many happy holidays in lots of different places and although happy to go away was always happy to come home as well.
However, having been to Pefkos, no longer want to come home!

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Favorite thing: To go on this island is a very good opportunity to get to know the Greek world.
There, one can learn all about country and people, from tradition to history.
With a rented moped or car, one can view the whole island.

Our accommodation was in Faliraki, a station with a splendid, 4 kilometres beach, 15 kilometres far from the capital.
We rented a scooter for three days, and we have done very beautiful trips.
First day, we drove from Faliraki, to Rodos City.
From Faliraki we came to Kallithea, a station at the sea, with thermal springs.
On the East coast, to a distance of 5 kilometres south of Rodos City we come to Koskinou.
Then, we applied for to Rodos city. The capital is in Northeast of the Island.
This city is an open air museum, a collection of old and new, from tradition and modern, from history and present.
Because we found the city so super, we came again after a few days there, with the bus.