Rhodes Without a Car: Buses, Boats, Taxis and the Best Base
You do not need a hire car to have a wonderful week on Rhodes. You do need the right base and a little planning. Here is how getting around really works.
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Field notes from Lindos and Rhodes.
A reading list for guests — itineraries, history, beaches, breakfast traditions. Updated each season.
Rhodes Old Town Guide: What to See, Where to Walk and When to Go
Europe's great medieval walled city is still lived in, still busy and still full of surprises. Here is how to see the best of Rhodes Old Town in a day.
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How Many Days in Rhodes Is Enough? Sample Plans From 3 to 10 Days
Three days is a taster, a week is the sweet spot, and ten days lets you see the whole island. Here is what each option really looks like on the ground.
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Lindos vs Faliraki: Which Is the Better Place to Stay in Rhodes?
Choose Lindos for a car-free whitewashed village under an ancient Acropolis, two sheltered bays and slow, romantic evenings. Choose Faliraki for a long resort beach, big hotels, a water park and lively nightlife close to Rhodes Town and the airport.
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The Best Beaches in Rhodes: A Local's Guide, Coast by Coast
Sheltered coves, long sandy bays and a sand spit where two seas meet. These are the Rhodes beaches we send our own guests to, and how to pick the right one.
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How to Get From Rhodes Airport to Lindos: Taxi, Transfer, Bus or Car
Lindos is about 55 km from Rhodes airport, roughly an hour by road. The quickest options are a taxi from the rank outside arrivals, a pre-booked private transfer or a hire car. There is no direct bus: by public transport you change in Rhodes Town, which takes far longer.
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Lindos or Rhodes Town? How to Choose Your Base in Rhodes
The two most popular bases on Rhodes could hardly be more different. One is a medieval city, the other a whitewashed village under an ancient rock. Here is how to choose.
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The Best Time to Visit Lindos: A Month-by-Month Guide
The best time to visit Lindos is late May to June or mid-September to October. You get warm, sunny days, a swimmable sea and summer opening hours without the heat and crowds of July and August. High summer suits sun-seekers, while from November to mid-April the village largely closes for winter.
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Rhodes in May: Weather, Sea Temperature, Easter and What to Expect
May is one of the best months to visit Rhodes. Days are warm and sunny, with average highs around 24°C and lows near 18°C, rain is rare, and the sea is around 20°C: refreshing but swimmable. Sites run on summer hours, crowds are far smaller than in July and August, and in 2027 Greek Easter falls on 2 May.
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A Rhodes Honeymoon: Where to Stay and the Most Romantic Things to Do
Medieval lanes, turquoise coves and dinners under a floodlit acropolis. Rhodes is made for newlyweds, if you know where to base yourselves and how to pace it.
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Rhodes in October: Weather, Sea Temperature and What to Expect
October is the island's best-kept secret: warm sea, softer light, quieter lanes and still plenty of beach days. Here is what the month is really like.
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Where to Stay in Rhodes: The Best Areas for Every Kind of Trip
Rhodes is bigger than most people expect, and where you sleep shapes the whole trip. Here is how the island breaks down, and who each area really suits.
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Lindos Nightlife: What Evenings in Lindos Are Really Like
Lindos nightlife is relaxed and atmospheric rather than wild. Evenings revolve around late dinners and rooftop cocktail bars facing the illuminated Acropolis, with a classic rock bar and a couple of clubs for dancing in summer. For big clubs and bar streets, head to Faliraki or Rhodes Town.
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What to Eat in Rhodes: Traditional Rhodian Dishes and Local Flavours
The dish most closely tied to Rhodes is pitaroudia, crisp chickpea fritters with mint. Also look out for lakani, meat slow-cooked in a clay pot, giaprakia, vine leaves stuffed with coarse mince, and matsi, handmade pasta with cheese and butter. Finish with melekouni, the island's EU-protected honey and sesame sweet, and a glass of Rhodes wine or souma.
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Visiting the Acropolis of Lindos: Tickets, Timing and Tips
The climb to the Acropolis of Lindos is the highlight of most trips to Rhodes. A little planning turns it from a hot scramble into an unforgettable morning.
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15 Best Things to Do in Lindos, From the Acropolis to Hidden Coves
Lindos is small, but it is layered: an ancient acropolis, a medieval church, captains' mansions, two beautiful bays and evenings under the stars. Here is how to enjoy all of it.
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A perfect day in Lindos: morning to midnight
How to spend twenty-four hours in Lindos without rushing — from first light on the Acropolis to a quiet rooftop after dinner.
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The slow Greek breakfast — and why it matters
The Greek breakfast is not a buffet. It is a small, deliberate meal built from a few perfect ingredients, and it sets the tone for the whole day.
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Five day trips from Lindos worth the drive
Rhodes is larger than most visitors realise. These five drives reach corners of the island where the bus tours do not go.
Read article → Why we chose COCO-MAT® for every suite
There are several ways to dress a luxury hotel room. We chose the slowest, the heaviest, and the one that took longest to ship.
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Quiet beaches on Rhodes only locals know
The main beaches of Rhodes need no introduction. These four do — and they are why anyone who lives on the island still goes swimming in August.
Read article → Where to watch the sunset in Lindos
Lindos faces east. The sunset here is not a single famous spot but a sequence of small ones — and a kind of light that lasts almost an hour.
Read article → The Acropolis of Lindos: 3,000 years of history
Most visitors climb the Acropolis in an hour. Knowing what you are looking at — and at what age — makes the same climb a different walk.
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Symi: a day trip from Rhodes that feels like another country
Ninety minutes by ferry from Rhodes is an island that looks nothing like Rhodes. The houses are pastel neoclassical, the harbour is a half-circle of ochre and blue, and the day-trip arithmetic is unusually generous.
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