Journal
A reading list for guests — itineraries, history, beaches, breakfast traditions. Updated each season.
Ninety minutes by ferry from Rhodes is an island that looks nothing like Rhodes. The houses are pastel neoclassical, the harbour is a half-circle of ochre and blue, and the day-trip arithmetic is unusually generous.
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The main beaches of Rhodes need no introduction. These four do — and they are why anyone who lives on the island still goes swimming in August.
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How to spend twenty-four hours in Lindos without rushing — from first light on the Acropolis to a quiet rooftop after dinner.
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Rhodes is larger than most visitors realise. These five drives reach corners of the island where the bus tours do not go.
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The Greek breakfast is not a buffet. It is a small, deliberate meal built from a few perfect ingredients, and it sets the tone for the whole day.
Read article → Lindos faces east. The sunset here is not a single famous spot but a sequence of small ones — and a kind of light that lasts almost an hour.
Read article → There are several ways to dress a luxury hotel room. We chose the slowest, the heaviest, and the one that took longest to ship.
Read article → Most visitors climb the Acropolis in an hour. Knowing what you are looking at — and at what age — makes the same climb a different walk.
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