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Image: A warm January afternoon, January 2008
Rhodes out of the main season is simply stunning and has much more to offer than you may expect. You will actually find that Rhodes is the perfect winter holiday destination.
"Off season" Rhodes accommodation in November, December, January, February and March continues at Villa Lindos Kalliopi.
This year we have dates available from Dec 15th and through to the end of March 2011.
Flying into Athens, and then arranging one of the daily, short flights over to the island is simple….
It is something of a myth that the island of Rhodes closes out of the main holiday season. Remember people live on the island and life very much continues. Whilst it does not make economic sense to keep a hotel of 300 + rooms open for business Villa Lindos Kalliopi remains available for rental. Plus if you book the villa out of the main season you are getting the same luxurious accommodation, with those same amazing sea and mountain views (+ the sunshine) at superb rates.
If you are looking for a long weekend or a week away at this villa, then off season represents excellent value. If you are looking for an even longer term rental of 2 weeks + then we can arrange discount rates so you can enjoy a longer,relaxing break at Villa Lindos Kalliopi!
Make no mistake that Rhodes becomes cooler and rain can be more prevalent. But such conditions, coupled with a far quieter island, can make for a much more intimate Rhodes holiday experience. But even in the coolest of months, January and February, it can still be warm and far more often than not is very sunny.
Here are the temperatures (high average) out season:
Such temperatures do represent an irresistible opportunity to enjoy Rhodes with a milder climate. Such times are ideal for exploring the plethora of wonderful places, sites and monuments the island offers. All remain open - all are far quieter and relaxed. The countryside is lusher, more alive - a truly delightful time to enjoy this Greek Island.
Couples that are wanting a quiet break with luxury accommodation to themselves should look no further than Villa Lindos Kalliopi.
Families who prefer a less sun drenched or tourist driven experience would gain much from such a break at this time.
If you are an Artist or Poet you could find much inspiration without even leaving the sanctuary of the villa.
Or if you are a person who can live on your thoughts you would gain much enjoying the tranquillity of the villa and its far reaching views - combined with the peace that the island offers out of season.
Bird watching on Rhodes is also highly regarded, anytime of year. Around the villa and close by you will find a variety of species, our guests often commenting on what they have witnessed flying over the villa!
The location of Villa Lindos Kalliopi also allows guests to plan many glorious, diverse walks on the island. A walking holiday on Rhodes is possible at any time of year, but the time that we really recommended is off season. During these months the temperatures have become less intense, the countryside has taken on a more lush and green appearance - an abundance of colourful flowers emerging with the milder climate. The days are still accompanied by plenty of sunshine, perfect conditions to enjoy such walks. We can assist in helping you plan a daily walk within the most unforgettable surroundings.
In the towns and the city you will still find bars and restaurants open on Rhodes and the little secret here is that such places are the ones the locals enjoy all year round! You are far more likely to find the best straight away as most tourist restaurants are closed out of season.
Rhodes changes out of season and many locals will say it is the winter months they like the best. Rhodes continues to be a paradise and the atmosphere is just as rich and vibrant.
The main city on Rhodes remains open - as cosmopolitan and as exciting as ever.
Villa Lindos Kalliopi is positioned perfectly as a spring-board for many out of season activities and also gives you a safe haven of comfort and luxury. Choose autumn, winter or spring - from the panoramic windows of Villa Lindos Kalliopi, the ever changing seasons and the dramatic sea & mountain views will unfold before your eyes......
The "out of season" months is the time to enjoy Rhodes at its best - and in the cooler evenings you can get cosy within the luxuries on offer at the Villa Lindos Kalliopi....
Looking for stunning walks on Rhodes? CLICK HERE for more details
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Contact us today and we will help you plan a visit to beautiful Rhodes out of the main season
But don't just take our word for it, below you will find a slight twist to our main "Guest Reviews" page, with some of our guests sharing their thoughts on what Rhodes is really like in the winter and spring....
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"We visited Rhodes and Villa Lindos Kalliopi at low season, spring time, a quieter time to visit before the main season kicked in - and much more our type of break. Wherever we visit we are very keen walkers and we are quick to ascertain areas that few tourists visit and explore some hidden, often overlooked, pleasures...
Below are a couple of our suggestions of walks we discovered on Rhodes, that Peter and Philip asked us to share for this web site:
"THE TOMB OF KLEOBOULOS" (picture below)
Kleoboulos Tomb (1st/2nd century b.c) - is a Hellenistic funerary monument of a wealthy Rhodes family and is situated on the peninsula opposite Lindos. Our map marked a path starting on a bend below the square at the entrance to the village, taking us right out to the circular tomb near the tip of peninsula. It was a very good, clear path with lovely views, especially of the headlands beyond Lindos. Lots of wild flowers, a few goats and sheep. No people! We really enjoyed it!
Image: The walk out to the Helenistic Tomb of Kleoboulos
....we also climbed to the summit of "MOUNT ATAVIROS" (picture below)
Mt. Ataviros of Rhodes, at 1216 m, is the highest mountain on Rhodes. It dominates much of the skyline and is particularly good to view on the approach to, and at, the mountain village of Empona.
To tackle a climb up this mountain, from Villa Lindos Kalliopi we took the Lardos / Laerma dirt road to Agios Isidoras. From here the walk is approx 8km each way. Starting at 500m, to begin with we took steepish zig zags up a small gorge. The terrain then flattens out past the wind turbines before we then took a much steeper zig zag path up to the summit, passing some ruins of a church named Agios Ioannis. The winds from the West were strong (hence the very good reason for the wind turbines placement). We were glad of jumpers and fleeces along the ridge and also at the top! The path here is good and keeps to the shelter as much as possible. Magnificent views West of the smaller isles of Alimia and Halki and very good views East over the interior of Rhodes. Again a proliferation of lovely flowers at this time of year, alpines etc...
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We have also enjoyed taking the interior dirt roads - all doable as you said. We found a lovely one from the Monastery at Thari, beyond Laerma - signposted "Kastello" - through to Asklipio. This journey had beautiful pine woods, meadows and a river ford. Also the journey from Laerma to Agios Isidoras was lovely! So much to see on Rhodes - we just needed more time! "
Philip and Catherine
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"What we soon discovered about holidaying on Rhodes “out of season”, in November, is that here we find an island that is winding down from the main tourist season. Our 10 days on Rhodes seemed like a sleepy time for the locals – unwinding after looking after the crowds. We always suspected “out of season” did not mean everything was closed down and the weather would suddenly have turned bad…far from it in fact.
Firstly we found that although direct flights (from UK) finish at the end of October for a few months, it was still very easy to take a flight to Athens (a shorter flight initially than to Rhodes) and then get a connecting flight to Rhodes (50 minutes Athens – Rhodes). It all added to the adventure and added only a couple of hours on to our flying time. When we do this trip again we plan to turn it to our advantage and at Athens stop and stay over for one night, taking in the sights for a day before heading to Rhodes.
Car hire was also greatly reduced in price, with it being out of season we managed to get car hire for 200 EURO – just 20 EURO a day, over our 10 days!
The weather was glorious for the whole of those 10 days that we were at the villa. What a sanctuary we found the villa to be, the weather and the views complementing each other to perfection! We left a wet, grey and cold UK to be greeted to a Rhodes daily temperature of around 27C at its best, and it was hot and sunny everyday. As lovely as it was to see everything so quiet it was also a shame to think that this is a time of year that many tourists miss out on. But their loss was our gain….
Pete and Phil advised us on what was likely to be open and closed compared with the main season – so we went prepared to be disappointed on some days. But, to our surprise, everything was still very much alive! Big resorts such as Pefkos were of course closed, but Lindos remained open, still quite busy and some bars and shops were still open. We also enjoyed returning some evenings to explore the lovely streets of the village (and we even got lost around the winding streets one evening, taking a long time to get back to the car! All part of the fun of it all!) The Acropolis was open as normal (closed Mondays) and we felt lucky we could explore such a place with only a handful (rather than coach loads) of tourists. We found time to walk over to the Ancient Theatre of Lindos and also spend time at the gorgeous St.Pauls bay.
This picture below shows a magnificent barbecue that the locals were having out on the streets of Lindos. Amazing!
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We had also been advised by Pete and Phil that although, at this time of year, the Old Town of Rhodes is closed if we found a timetable of when the big cruise ships were in then this would be the time to visit. We discovered (on this occasion anyway) that cruise ships were in Wednesdays and Saturdays – and as a result most of the quaint shops of the Old Town open up to the public. So we were treated to still being able to view the Old Town fully open and showing itself off to its full potential. We also visited the Palace of the Grand Masters and the museum within that (open all year around, regardless of cruise ships). Walking around the streets it was a real delight to stumble across such things as the Arsenal of the Grand Master (1454-1461) – a large room, well preserved, that housed a vast stash of weaponry in its day! We enjoyed Rhodes City so much that we returned on three other occasions, exploring the new and the old – enjoying the quaint shops, the nice bars, Mandraki harbour and even the likes of Marks & Spencer (in the new town)!
With quieter roads this time of year we found the whole process of adjusting to driving on the opposite side easier. We explored plenty, although the allure of the villa kept us from driving too far away as we also wanted to enjoy that equally as much as Rhodes itself! We visited some of Pete and Phil`s recommendations – including the spa at Kalithea (we loved it), Glistra Beach (we were two of only four enjoying this amazing beach all to ourselves). We also had a lovely run out to Prassonisi, enjoying the beautiful scenery – enhanced even more by our car being virtually the only one on the roads.
This is the two of us at Kalithea:
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We visited the Ancient City of Kamiros, but arrived there late in the afternoon, 20 minutes before closing time, so we had to rush around this fascinating ruin. We have made a mental note to return when we next visit Rhodes as it was a place you need to explore and take in – it was vast!
We took the steep hill (with jaw dropping views) up to the Monastery at Filerimos. It was a very tranquil place to explore on a warm afternoon.
We were also pleased to discover a little village called Haraki. We stumbled on this by chance and we were pleased to have found a place that was so welcoming, with a few lovely tavernas along the sea front – enjoying gorgeous sea views in it own private harbour. This is another place we want to return to and have made a note to visit and explore Feraklos Castle, which looks down on the village.
The locality of the Villa Lindo Kalliopi is also excellent, being so close to the well stocked supermarket (we visited most days and we understand it is open all year round!). The villa is also only a short drive to the towns of Kalathos or Lardos. In Lardos it was brilliant to see local restaurants open for the locals (and the occasional tourist like ourselves). At Lardos we had the pleasure of dining at “Roulas” – a recommendation of Pete and Phil`s that you should take ! It was excellent.
What a perfect, “off season” holiday this really was. It was so relaxed. The weather so warm. So beautiful. So friendly and so quiet. Just what we wanted.
Combined with the superb villa Pete and Phil have created, Rhodes, at this time year, has proved to be the best holiday we have ever had.
We will be back again next year! We can strongly suggest trying Rhodes out of the main season. It will not disappoint."
Sue and Charles
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