Location: Rhodes
Top Things to do in Rhodes
Things to do in Rhodes, South Aegean: The Best Nature & Wildlife Areas
The largest of the twelve Dodecanese islands on the Aegean's eastern edge, Rhodes is also its most popular. The well-preserved medieval city of Rhodes sits at the north of the island of the same name. High rise hotels line the northern and eastern coastlines. Small villages and resorts dot the island's other shores. Whether your interests are beaches, bars or ancient sites, Rhodes offers an abundance of all three. Authentic Greece can be found in the hilly interior of the 50-mile-long island.
Restaurants in Rhodes
1. The Valley of the Butterflies
2. Blutopia Marine Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 35 reviews
Situated within one of the most important marine ecosystem of the Mediterranean sea, on the west side of the Greek island of Rhodes, Blutopia Marine Park is Greece’s first and only private marine park and the natural habitat of an amazing array of fish, large marine mammals, rare underwater plants and algae. The stunning biodiversity of the Park combined with its pristine and protected location, free from human activity, pollution and marine traffic, makes it the ideal place for Greece’s first sustainable marine ecotourism project. Blutopia Marine Park is a virtual marine utopia where its guests are provided with a unique educational and adventurous experience. Our visitors can choose from a range of predetermined or personalized activities including boating tours where they will enjoy diving with dolphins and other large fish, educational visits to the nearby marine farm and its onshore facilities, snorkeling and scuba diving trips.
3. Mavros Kavos Beach
4. Stavros Hill
5. Valley of the Butterflies
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 2,466 reviews
From late July to late September, this planned valley fills up with millions of multicolor butterflies.
Reviewed By Gardenscene - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Butterflies valley. Rhodes. Great fun if you can make it up. Beware there are lots of steps and tricky paths to traverse. Only go here if your able bodied, you can visit the museum and cafe at the bottom. Toilets at most levels which cost €0.50. Clean and tidy too. Places to buy refreshments at most levels. Keep your tickets or you won’t be able to get through the other gates at different levels. My wife is into her butterfly’s and wanted to go here. We were slightly out of season, by about a month, and saw minimum butterflies. But loved the walk and seeking of the odd few that were visible. A white one even landed on my arm. We were subjected to steps, rickety bridges and tree roots. Which added to the able through what is a scenic valley. We eventually reached the top and had a slush puppy (much needed). We went further up to the monastery which was nice. Our walk back proved very fruitful at finding ‘butterfly crabs’. An odd thing on a butterfly tour. I would think they developed their pattern to ambush their quarry. On the whole a very pleasant meander through a humid woodland walk. Kids would love the sensory aspect and give fun with the overall adventure of the surroundings. Giving a heuristic experience due to the interaction of the landscape and environment. If you are able bodied and fairly fit, get it done. Even tho we saw about 6 butterflies it was still worth the money, you can see they are always modifying it to improve the scenery.
6. Epta Piges
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 1,518 reviews
Reviewed By lorencemlovetravel - Greenwich, United States
it's a beauty! Actually on a hot day like it was, going there was absolutely fantastic. it has a tunel, that leads to a small lake if you can name it like that. it's beautiful.
