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History/ ≈ 45 min from the villas

Kritinia Castle

A Knights' castle above the sea, looking out to Chalki.

The walls of Kritinia Castle on its hill
Photo: Vadim Indeikin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

The Knights of St John built Kritinia Castle in the 15th century to watch over the west coast and the sea towards Chalki. Its walls and towers stand on a hill above the water, a short walk up from the road.

Sunset over the sea and Chalki, seen from Kritinia Castle
Sunset over Chalki, from the castle walls.Photo: Jon Gudorf Photography / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Good to know

  • Come for sunset; this coast faces west
  • The fish tavernas of Kamiros Skala are just below
  • Ancient Kamiros is about fifteen minutes north
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Near Kritinia Castle

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Embonas below the slopes of Mount Attavyros

Food & wine

≈ 35 min

An Embonas wine tour

Terraced vineyards, tastings and a long lunch in the island's wine village.

Mount Attavyros, the highest mountain on Rhodes

Nature

≈ 35 min

Mount Attavyros

The island's highest summit, with a sanctuary of Zeus at the top.

The Elafos lodge among the pines of Profitis Ilias

Nature

≈ 30 min

Profitis Ilias and Eleousa

Pine forest, 1930s mountain lodges, and a pond of fish found nowhere else.