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Romantic things to do in Rhodes
Ideas for a couples' trip, from small moments to a special day out.
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Quick answer
Rhodes suits couples who like history with their beaches: evenings in the lantern-lit Old Town, sunsets from Monte Smith or a west-coast castle, and a few nights in Lindos under the floodlit acropolis. Couples tend to stay in Rhodes Old Town.
Key facts
- Romantic ideas
- 6
- Couple-friendly sights
- 4
- Area for couples
- Rhodes Old Town
- Best months
- May and October
Romantic ideas
1.Sunset from Monte Smith
Watch the sun drop into the sea beside the columns of the Temple of Apollo, then walk down to the Old Town for dinner.
2.Dinner on a Lindos rooftop
Book a rooftop table in Lindos village to eat facing the acropolis when it is floodlit after dark.
3.Old Town after dark
Walk the empty Street of the Knights and the quiet lanes of the Knights' quarter once the day-trippers have gone.
4.St Paul's Bay swim
Swim in the sheltered lagoon below the Lindos acropolis early in the morning, before the sunbeds fill.
5.Kritinia Castle at sunset
Drive the west coast to the Knights' castle above Kamiros Skala for the last light over Halki.
6.A day on Symi
Take the morning catamaran to Symi and climb the Kali Strata stairway for views over the pastel harbour.
Sights couples love
Neighbourhood · Lindos
Lindos village and St Paul's Bay
Stay for the evening if you can: once the tour buses leave, the lanes are calm and the acropolis is floodlit.
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Couples
- Photo spot
- Architecture
- Iconic
Historic site · Rhodes New Town
Monte Smith and the Acropolis of Rhodes
Walk up from the Old Town in about 30 minutes or take a short taxi ride, and arrive an hour before sunset.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Views
- History
- Couples
- Outdoors
Architecture · Kallithea
Kallithea Springs
Bring a mask and snorkel; the cove's rocks are full of small fish, and the water is calm most mornings.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Architecture
- Photo spot
- Couples
- Outdoors
Beach · Faliraki
Anthony Quinn Bay
Arrive before 10am in July and August, or come late in the afternoon when the morning crowd leaves.
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Cost
- Low cost
- Nature
- Outdoors
- Photo spot
- Couples
Where couples should stay
$$$ · Best for couples, culture and first-timers
Rhodes Old Town
Inside the 4 km ring of walls, the Old Town mixes the Knights' quarter around the Street of the Knights and the Palace of the Grand Master with the livelier Bourg, where Sokratous Street, Hippocrates Square and the old Jewish quarter fill with shops and tavernas. Staying here means small boutique hotels in centuries-old houses, evening walks after the day-trippers leave and the town beach at Elli about 15 minutes away on foot.
- Good
- Atmospheric after dark; Walk to the main sights and the port; Distinctive small hotels
- Watch out
- Taxis cannot reach most hotels; luggage goes over cobbles; Bars around Sokratous Street can be noisy; No beach inside the walls
- Nearby
- Palace of the Grand Master, Street of the Knights, Archaeological Museum, Mandraki Harbour
Romantic day trips
- Symi (About 1 hour by fast catamaran) — Symi's harbour town, Gialos, is a steep amphitheatre of pastel neo-classical mansions built by 19th-century sponge merchants.
- Halki (About 2 hours by road and boat) — A tiny, car-light island off the west coast with a harbour village, Emborio, of restored captains' houses, a few pebble beaches and walks up to an abandoned village and a Knights' castle.
- Monolithos and the west-coast villages (About 1 hour 30 minutes by car) — A scenic drive down the west coast takes in Kritinia Castle, the wine village of Embonas, Siana for honey and souma, and finally Monolithos Castle on a sheer pinnacle of rock above the sea.
For dinner
Share local specialities such as Symi shrimp, Grilled octopus and Moussaka. Tap water in Rhodes Town is treated, but many tavernas serve bottled water by default; ask for a jug if you prefer.
Questions travellers ask
+Is Rhodes romantic?
Rhodes suits couples who like history with their beaches: evenings in the lantern-lit Old Town, sunsets from Monte Smith or a west-coast castle, and a few nights in Lindos under the floodlit acropolis.
+What is the most romantic thing to do in Rhodes?
Sunset from Monte Smith: Watch the sun drop into the sea beside the columns of the Temple of Apollo, then walk down to the Old Town for dinner.
+Where should couples stay in Rhodes?
Rhodes Old Town: Car-free medieval lanes, Knights' inns and boutique hotels in restored stone houses.