65. Rhodes, Greece
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Why
Rhodes is one of the Greek Isles. It’s not like the others though as its quite medieval and just so different. Plus, the food is good and so are the people.
Rhodes, Greece
Rhodes, Greece – Parakeet
Where
Rhodes is one of the Greek Isles. It’s located just off the coast of Turkey in the Mediterranean Sea west of Antalya, Turkey.
How To Get Here
By Train
No trains here.
By Cruise Ship
Rhodes has a cruise ship port and accepts quite a few difference cruise. I arrived by Celeystal Cruise.
Rhodes, Greece – Cruise Port
By Ferry
It’s Greece and the islands are also accessible by massive ferries.
By Plane
The nearest airport actually on Rhodes itself. It’s called Rhodes International Airport (RHO).
The following airlines serve the airport:
Aegean Airlines (A3), AirBaltic (BT), Alitalia (AZ), Astra Airlines (A2), Austrian Airlines (OS), Blue Panorama (BV), British Airways (BA), Condor (DE), Cyprus Airways (CY), Norwegian Air Shuttle (D8), ELLINAIR S.A. (EL), EasyJet Airlines (U2), Eidelweiss Air (WK), El Al Airlines (LY), Eurowings (EW), Finnair (AY), Germania (ST), Germanwings (4U), Helvetic Airways (2L), Jet2.com (LS), Jetairfly (TB), Links Air (W2), Luxair (LG), Meridiana Airlines (IG), Mistral Air (M4), Monarch Airlines (ZB), NIKI (HG), Neos Air (NO), Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY), Olympic Airlines (OA), Ryanair (FR), S7 Airlines (S7), Sky Express (GQ), Smart Wings (QS), Sun Express Germany (XG), Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium (HQ), Transavia (HV), TUI fly (X3), Volotea (V7), Vueling (VY), Wizz Air (W6) and brussels airlines (SN).
Alternatively, you can fly into Athens (ATH), the Greek capital and then take a ferry to Rhodes. The following airlines serve the island:
Aegean Airlines (A3), AirBaltic (BT), Air Berlin (AB), Alitalia (AZ), Austrian Airlines (OS), blu-express (BV),British Airways (BA), brussels airlines (SN), Condor (DE), EasyJet Airlines (U2), Eidelweiss Air (WK), El Al Airlines (LY), ELLINAIR S.A. (EL), Eurowings (EW), Finnair (AY), Germanwings (4U), Germania (ST), Helvetic Airways (2L), Jet2.com (LS), Jetairfly (TB), Links Air (W2), Luxair (LG), Meridiana Airlines (IG), Mistral Air (M4), Monarch Airlines (ZB), Neos Air (NO), NIKI (HG), Norwegian Air Shuttle (D8), Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY), Olympic Airlines (OA), Ryanair (FR), S7 Airlines (S7), Sky Express (GQ), Smart Wings (QS), Sun Express Germany (XG), Transavia (HV), Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium (HQ), TUI fly (X3), Volotea (V7), Vueling (VY) and Wizz Air (W6).
By Bus
No
By Car
If you are already in the region you can take the drive as the ferries do take cars. Just use a service like Google Maps for directions.
Where To Stay
I did not stay in Rhodes, just spent the day there, but walking around I saw very nice places to stay and wished I could have spent the night. It’s why I have to go back.
Rhodes, Greece – Avalon Hotel
==>> You can find a list of hotels from TripAdvisor here.
==>> Try Airbnb.
Where To Eat
I love the food on Rhodes, take a look you can see what I mean. Lots of great restaurants as well. I ate at Mama Mika and the food is heavenly.
Rhodes, Greece – Mama Mika Restaurant
Rhodes, Greece – Mama Mika Restaurant
==>> You can find a list of restaurants from TripAdvisor here.
What To Do
The capital near the port is a walking city where you can check out the old central square, the markets, the narrow streets and the castles and also the Palace of the Grand Master of Knights. Its like you’ve literally walked back into time.
Rhodes, Greece – Entrance to Fort
Rhodes, Greece – Shopping
Rhodes, Greece – Medieval Castle
==>> Here is a list of things to do from Trip Advisor.
==>> Here are some tours from Viator.
Additional Information
Language: Greek
Currency: Euro (EUR)
