Top Things to do in Dodecanese
Top Hotels in Dodecanese
- 1. Elissa Lifestyle Resort
- 2. Atrium Platinum Luxury Resort Hotel & Spa
- 3. Atrium Palace Thalasso Spa Resort & Villas
- 4. Mitsis Alila Resort & Spa
- 5. Eden Roc Hotel
- 6. Mitsis Grand Hotel Beach Hotel
- 7. Utopia Boutique Hotel
- 8. Atrium Prestige Thalasso Spa Resort & Villas
- 9. Mitsis Blue Domes Resort & Spa
- 10. Pegasos Deluxe Beach Hotel
Top 10 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Dodecanese, South Aegean
On the Aegean's eastern, edge the Dodecanese present perfect Greek vistas of whitewashed walls, turquoise blue skies and seas. Island-hopping by ferry, hydrofoil or catamaran is a splendid way to get into the leisurely pace. Once docked, you'll find many of these twelve idyllic islands are easily explored on foot. Don't miss Rhodes' Acropolis, the ruins of ancient Kamiros and Valley of the Butterflies or Kos' Askepion ruins. Tiny Patmos is known for the cave of St. John of the Apocalypse.
Restaurants in Dodecanese
1. Panagia Katholiki
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By onmytravels1969
Beautiful church with a real sense of peace inside. The area around it is lovely to wander round and there is a beach you can walk to.
2. Rodos Nature - Folklore Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 133 reviews
Featuring an interesting collection of farming implements, guns, tools, ancient artefacts and much more, this cosy little museum offers an insight into the life of locals and history of Rhodes. For nature lovers, the museum also has samples of native and non-native plants which the owner will for sure share some interesting facts about.
Reviewed By jaim900
If you are round the area I highly suggest visiting this lovely little museum, so much to see and cheap for what its worth. Great to go along with friends or family, owners will give you a full tour and explain anything needed to know. They also have a really nice little gift shop for you to take some lovely souvenir's home.
3. Rhodes Toy Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 99 reviews
Reviewed By 999millief
Visited here on hotel recommendation and thoroughly enjoyed this beautiful toy museum. Items carefully laid out by decade upstairs with with added bonus of free play arcade games and my all time favourite Pacman! Free entry, lovely staff, worthwhile visit.
4. Traditional House of Kefalos
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5.0 based on 51 reviews
At the premises of our museum you can relive the life of our village through a big collection of photos and discover objects and artifacts of our ancestor’s everyday life, like: Agricultural Tools, Household Utensils, Textiles, Family Heirlooms and Rare Documents. Members of Maragos’s Family will welcome you to a cozy space. With a warm sense of respect and hospitality, they will be more than happ
Reviewed By S8436TZsuzannem - Leeds, United Kingdom
We were staying at the Blue Lagoon Village nearby and decided to get a taxi here. We didn't phone ahead, assuming it was still open (we were there at the end of October) It wasn't! It had closed the day before! Our taxi driver spoke with the owners, Anna and Michael who were busy decorating. They happily opened up the house for us and gave us a tour which was so interesting. They then said they were going to cook pizzas for themselves and would we like some? So we had beautiful fresh pizza, homemade juices and a traditional Greek coffee (something the posh resort we were staying at didn't even do!) in an idyllic setting. Michael even gave us fresh pomegranate picked straight from one of their trees! Added to our delightful visit, their cat had had kittens, so our young children were delighted playing with them. Anna and Michael were just so hospitable, our visit to the traditional house was one of the highlights of our whole holiday. At the end of our visit Anna offered to drive us back to our resort. I can't praise them highly enough. I just hope they get through this awful coronavirus period and continue to prosper.
5. Monastery of St. John
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 670 reviews
Massive stone monastery completed in the 11th century in honor of St. John the apostle.
Reviewed By Alex280546 - Melbourne, Australia
My wife and I were very happy that our ship, the MV Celestyal Olympia, visited Patmos, on a cruise around the Greek Islands. As practising Catholics, we looked forward to seeing the cave where St. John wrote the Book of Revelation. We took an optional tour (paid tour). The tour took us first to the cave, then to this magnificent monastery on top of the hill. While the cave had a lot religious significance, this monastery was a real sightseeing gem. Wonderful location, great views, and plenty of history. (it is 1000 years old, whereas St. John lived in the cave, in exile, over 1900 years ago). There is a fantastic little museum, where you can see some very interesting church treasures, including the document signed by the Byzantine Emperor Alexis in 1088, establishing this monastery. As we had taken a paid tour, we had an excellent guide, who gave us an enormous amount of information. She also pointed out the best places to get photos. The views are stunning. One caution: your transport cannot take you right up to the entrance, it will need to park a fair way below. So, there is some climbing involved. If it is rainy, the cobblestones will be slippery and dangerous. Not a place to take a stroller!
6. Archaeological Museum of Rhodes (Hospital of the Knights)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,426 reviews
Reviewed By tahtabavul
Hospital of the Knights of St. John (Nossokomío lpotón) is one of the most interesting buildings of the old town and one of the jewels of Rhodes .Situated in the heart of the Medieval Town, Rhodes, next to the famous Street of the Knights, the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes (Hospital of the Knights) is a must visit attraction. Not only can you see a host of archaeological treasures and a real sense of 'the old Rhodes' but it offers plenty of shaded areas, perfect if you are visiting at a hotter time of year.
7. The Church of the Panagia
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 466 reviews
Reviewed By The_Running_Tenor - Croydon, United Kingdom
We really didn't get on with Lindos; parking atrocious, too crowded and difficult to navigate. Fortunately we found what we were looking for more by luck and suddenly spotting the bell tower. It costs €2, you won't be allowed to take pictures and both men and women will need to cover bare legs and shoulders (coverings provided) but it's well worth it if you like churches. It's also nice and cool inside. The main building is completely covered in frescoes of bible stories with a "doom" picture at the back representing the day of judgement.There is a small exhibition of religious artifacts in a side chapel. It's all kept in good condition and very atmospheric with Greek orthodox church music playing. Probably the best €2 you'll spend on the island!
8. Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 6,345 reviews
Reviewed By FedoraOnTour - Sidcup, United Kingdom
Largely rebuilt by the Italians this is a very beautiful building - lovely views from the windown and lots and lots of interesting stuff for history buffs - beautiful mosaic floors nicked from Kos. You do get a feel for how the palace was during the crusades.
9. Leros War Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 379 reviews
Reviewed By LenAndre - Sydney, Australia
A really interesting museum that showcases the islands history, with many artifacts and remains from the bombings during the war.
10. Rhodes Jewish Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 261 reviews
Reviewed By I5278CBfrancescam
I ahev visisted the museum many times since I come to Rodhes every year and I also came across some of the major representatives of this Jewish community. The museum tells you a lot about the life on the island before the Olocaust and also you can find a memorial in the courtyard to rmember all the many, too many, people taken away by the nazis. The visit is touching and culturally significand. If you go in summertime and you are lucky you could be welcomed by Sami Modiano in person who is always ready and pleased to introduce you to the tour of the Sinagoge and museum; this is a person worth meeting in life as he is also one of the few survivors from Auschwitz-Birkenau camp. They normally hold a commemoration every July.
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