Rhodes, Greece Port Reviews

Walked less than 5 min into medieval walled city next to port. (Old Town Rhodes) A huge safe tourist area, many sights to see walking around. Historical information is posted on some walls in city. English is well spoken by all. Sat in middle of a town square had local beer🍺calamari 🦑 , bread 🥖 and humus 🍯. (All very tasty) Tried ouzo shot before lunch, and given a free after lunch shot of another chilled honey flavored alcohol. 🥃 ( cannot write name in Greek, but so good we bought a bottle at next door wine vendor) Also went to bakery for baklava’s (beware the traditional Greek is a HUGE piece)🇬🇷

There were 4 of us and we prebooked a private tour with Nicolas Rhodes, Rhodes Island Private Tours. It was a great tour. He spoke great English and took us to a lot of off the beaten path places. The tour we chose was called"Best of Rhodes" and it did not disappoint.

Easy port to walk around if you wish. We booked a tour for stand up paddle boarding was great. The water was so warm in early September. There is not reason not to get off the boat here. I think this was my favorite stop on the cruise.

SO DIFFERENT THAN THE REST, BUT THAT WHAT MADE IT SO WONDERFUL!

Visited: May 11, 2019

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Rhodes was an amazing island. We hired a private tour for here and had a great experience. Nicholas was our driver/tour guide. Rhodesprivatetours.com He picked us up promptly from the pickup area dockside outside the ship in a Mercedes with our name on a card and drove us to many wonderful places. He explained everything and could answer any questions we had. You pay at the end of the tour. We started at 8:00 AM. We saw the most important monuments of the Medieval City (World Heritage Site) for pictures. He dropped us off here at the end of the tour for shopping and sightseeing of the village. Short walk to the ship from here. The drive continued out of the Medieval City to the “New Town” The Historical Buildings and the Old Harbor, where according to the tradition, the Colossus of Rhodes once stood - One of the seven wonders of the ancient world. (Stop Visit Pictures). The North point of the Island where the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea meet (Stop Pictures) . Monte Smith - Acropolis of Rhodes, Panoramic view of the City, also the Temple of Apollo, the Greek Stadium, and the Ancient Theater - with the car, no climb (Stop Visit Pictures). The drive continues south-east 50 kilometers / 32 miles to Lindos . On the way you visit the Anthony Quinn Bay – Which takes its name from the famous Hollywood actor, who owns a large property in this area. Since filming the Guns of Navarone in Rhodes Island - scenic (Stop Visit Pictures) and walked down to the waters edge. On the way to Lindos, we stopped at a pottery workshop where the traditional pottery of Rhodes is made. You can see the wonderful pieces of art, and watch the potter working at his wheel. You can even learn the mystery of the Pythagorean cup. We bought two. One mile before Lindos our Tour/Driver parked the car at a vantage point for a panoramic picture of the Acropolis, the village, and the port of Lindos (Stop Pictures). Then he drives us down to the Saint Paul's bay, incredible wild beauty - "Guns of Navarone" Movie (Stop Visit Pictures) He drives you to the main square of Lindos village, so you can: walk the alleys of Lindos which cost 12 euros and climb up the Acropolis or ride the donkeys which we did not (Stop Visit Pictures) Tourist-buses don’t drive down to the main square. /Driver will meet you at the main square of Lindos for the return trip. On the way back the last 14km / 8 miles he drives through the coast road of Faliraki marvelous beach and Kallithea Spa. Back to Rhodes Old City for independent browsing, or to the ship. The Medieval City (Old City) is a 10 min walk from the cruise port. You could extend the day and go out to lunch. We should have done this and enjoyed a local lunch with our guide. This was an amazing tour and will go back to this beautiful island someday. Our tour guide was the best. Of course we had some gelato too.

Visited: Apr 23, 2019

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Lindos and the Old Town were both great

Visited: Jul 11, 2015

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Took an excellent ship excursion. Weather was a little cold and chilly though.

Visited: Nov 23, 2018

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This port was amazing we did an tour Taste of Rhodes very beautiful &food was delicious. We had a cooking class and amazing.The woman co-op was good!!

Lindos was a good stop.

Visited: May 04, 2015

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It was very easy to get on/off the ship and the old town was a very short walk from the boat. We took a half day private excursion, and we were able to drive thru the old town in the morning, then went to Lindos with a few other stops around the island. We ended with independent time in the old town before heading back to the ship. We felt like we saw a lot and did a lot, and got a good feel for the island.

Visited: May 29, 2019

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