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Rhodes Town
Rhodes Town offers you two towns for the price of one! The modern island capital has broad tree-lined avenues, excellent
shopping, imposing public buildings, smart restaurants and nightclubs, whilst right next door, the magnificent old town is
a stunningly well-preserved Crusader fortress city, built by the Knights of St John. Wandering around the cobbled streets
it’s easy to picture how it must have looked back in the Middle Ages - despite the modern boutiques, tavernas and souvenir
shops! The picturesque harbour, once the site of the 100-foot-tall Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World, is now full of luxury yachts from all over the world. Rhodes Town is the perfect base for exploring the whole island
by local bus, coach excursions, boat trips or hire car - you can even hop across to nearby Kos for a day trip!
The new town has excellent shopping facilities whereas the old town has a wide range of restaurants and tourist shops.
The Valley of the Butterflies (Petaloudhes)
Near the village of Kalamonas is a unique natural habitat where you can see thousands of brightly coloured
butterflies.
This shady valley with a stream running through the trees attracts butterflies in the hot months from
June to September. Follow the winding paths through the pine trees, enjoying their fragrant resin and cooling canopy. The
butterflies will enchant you, as will your surroundings, with wooden bridges, stone steps and a waterfall.
You can easily
spend a day at the valley and there is a restaurant and picnic site if you get hungry. An uphill path leads to the Monastery
of the Virgin of Kalopetra where you can get refreshments.
Prassonissi
At the southern tip of Rhodes, Prassonissi is about 20 m away from the island and you can
walk across since the waters are never deeper than 1.2 meters (4 feet). The shallow waters form a lagoon that is ideal for
children and for just splashing about all day long. The waters of the Mediteranean and the Aegean meet here. It is a great
place for wind surfing and paragliding.
Afandou Golf Course
Designed by the British architect ,David Harradine, the 18 hole championship course (par 72) has a beautiful
out look over the Afandou Beach and is open all year round. Pros rate the course as challenging but
fair .Facilities include a clubhouse with bar, changing rooms and equipment hire
Tel +30 22410 51256 & 2241051451
Click for Club Website
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