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It's supposed to be one of top Rhodes attractions but it's nothing extraordinary. This picture shows all seven springs, one right next to another.
It's just one of many same places in the hilly forests making a nice setting for the restaurants, especially with the peacocks walking around. I wouldn't bother to go there unless I had a spare day and had absolutelly nothing to do but sleeping in the hotel room.
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If you happen to stay in the western part of the island you won't be too happy seeing the beach. In Rhodes Town it's still quite wide but then it gets really narrow, dirty, shringly, empty. The water colour is beautiful (thanks to the stones) but at the same time it's quite dirty.
The picture below shows the beach in the western part of Rhodes Town. As you see, it's totally empty... and it's the first week of August. Not nice for spending the time on the beach... even for the people who don't like the crowds. This is far from being a secluded cove and there is a busy road and big hotels right next to it. So, if you go to Rhodes, choose the east side!
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What is called a municipal market in Rhodes is totally different from what I saw and adored in other Greek towns. The market of Rhodes is a real tourist trap, an ugly building close to Mandraki Harbour and bus station, full of small and expensive shops offering casual tourist stuff. You can also have a snack there in one of numerous stinky bars.
You can drop in, have a look and... leave. It's as simple as that.
I don't really know why people spend their time and money there. Rhodes downtown is only a few minutes away... Leave a Comment
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If you don't rent a car (which is, by far, the best way to see the island) and you have to get a cab to get from Rhodes or Ixia to Lindos, the driver will try to convince you that two hours is all you need in Lindos and they will offer to wait for you there so they can bring you back for the "measly" price of 80 Euro. Don't be fooled. Lindos will take more than two hours to see - and trust me, you don't want to check you watch every five minutes. A one-way drive should cost 30-35 Euros. There are also buses that run between the two towns, but I haven't been able to figure out the schedule.
Take the bus - if you manage to find out the schedule. The ride takes just as long (approximately 80 minutes) and it only costs 7 Euros.
Also, be advised that most of the taxi drivers won't use the meter, but the fares are supposed to be fixed - for instance, a fare from Rhodes Old Town to Ixia was always 6 Euro. If you call a cab from the hotel, it costs more. Leave a Comment
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OK, for a few Euros you can save your feet the effort of climbing the Acropolis of Lindos and get a donkey up to the gate.
Whilst we didn't take donkies up, we did shoot a few envious glances at those people that had.
Don't get me wrong, it did seem like a good idea and I was basically up for it but we just felt that the price was a bit too high for a slightly strenuous 10 minute walk...
A word of warning though, we have heard subsequently that there are unscrupulous operators who only take you halfway and try to charge you again saying that you had only paid for the first leg - so watch out!
Agree ahead of time that you are going to the top for the price you are paying - if you have a problem, go to the tourist police in town which are actually rumoured to be very good at dealing with things like this.
Walk! Take it easy, bring water and rest if you have to... Leave a Comment
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I wanted to go to Lindos by boat.
There are many sales man in Mandraki.
One of them told me it will take 1 hour to reach Lindos.
He sold me a ticket and told me to be in the port in the next day.
Finally in the next day it took me 3(!) hours to reach Lindos.
Make sure about the traveling time when buying the ticket.
Also prefer to buy the ticket from a boat and not just a sales man who stands on the dock. Leave a Comment
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"Butterfly Valley", I read. Hmm, I thought to myself, imagining a vast meadow with flowers, tall blades of grass, and gorgeous butterflies of different colors.
Wow was I off! The place wasn't totally unfortunate but it just wasn't what I expected, at all. The "valley" was a forest really, a trail in the mountains where nocturnal butterflies rested between migrations. The butterflies were quite uninteresting while still, their beautiful orange color was hidden under folded wings. It is only a place you will want to see once. The tickets are 5 euro a person and it is in the middle of nowhere, you have to pay about 20-25 euro to get there by taxi. I would recommend a relaxing day on the beach instead. Leave a Comment
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See, no picture here. Well, I haven't actually been to Butterfly Valley and I have to blame all the strawberry margharitas and baileys drunk the night before. Anyway, I stayed in the quiet and dark hotel room while my friends went for a short trip. Apparently, there were almost no butterflies in Butterfly Valley and it wasn't worth visiting at all. I decided to believe them :-)
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I can think of no reason why this place is promoted as a visitor attraction.
Most guidebooks describe it as an 'oasis' in the mountainous interior and invite you to clamber through a drainage tunnel to reach a reservoir, but it's little more than a taverna and a pond.
You may spot some tourists disappearing into a claustrophic underground shaft. Don't follow them unless you think it's fun to stumble along in the dark, ankle-deep in water. I have no idea why this is suggested as something fun and wonder if it's a way for the locals to laugh at the stupid tourists?
Go to the access shaft halfway along the tunnel and give the tourists paddling under you the heebie jeebies by making ghost noises.
See the sign to pull over? Keep going! It's a nice enough mountain road, especially above Eleoussa (see my Off the Beaten Path tip about a chapel you can find there). Leave a Comment
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Organised day trips like these just aren't worth it!
Firstly they cost more than if you were to do it yourself - but then I guess that is the convenience of getting someone else to spend their time making the bookings and transporting you etc while you spend your holiday time enjoying yourself...
Although a trip to Marmaris is supposed to show you the old world Turkish charm of the place all it is really is just a glorified shopping trip where for much of the time you are herded from place to place en masse.
First you get shown around a couple of 'honest traders' shops for a background in what you can buy here and how to "avoid getting ripped off" (LOL!) then you are left to your own devices in the Marmaris Bazaar...
Old world charm? Not a chance!
The bazaar is merely a modern market stall building - almost a shopping mall even! Everyone here is used to the rich pickings of gullible tourists so even if you are good at haggling, it isn't going to get you decent deals - and almost everything here is a fake or a knock-off!
After our shopping excursion you get to go and have a meal but for most people the temptation is to go to the nearest tourist restaurant on the waterfront by the bazaar with the rep paying tourist prices!
Well we weren't having any of that and determined to see some of the old parts of the city struck out to the marina on the other side where the old town is and found a lovely restaurant with great food at decent prices...
Unfortunately our meal was cut short having to return to the tour group to be bussed around visiting Turkish Delight factories etc...!
If you're staying in or around Rhodes Town make your own way across - unfortunately we were the other side of the island so couldn't do this...
When over there go to the tourist information on the seafront and get advice on genuine places to visit and avoiding the touristy bits - from what we saw they do exist but we didn't have time to see them.
Also remember to get your duty free - our best deal of the day was the Bombay Sapphire and Amarula we bought on the way back! Leave a Comment
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