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Rhodes Toy Museum & Retro Arcade Review (Archipolis, Rhodes)

Rhodes Toy Museum Review (& Retro Arcade!)

Published on December 8, 2025December 8, 2025 by VictoriaLeave a comment

On the final day of our family holiday to Rhodes, we found ourselves in that strange travel-day limbo. Bags packed, villa checked out, but hours left before our evening flight. We didn’t want the beach. We didn’t want to get wet or sandy. Everything was packed! We just needed something fun for the kids to pass the time before airports, queues and sitting still took over.

Ben had spotted something unusual on the map a few days earlier. A toy museum. In the middle of the mountains!

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Monastery of Saint Nektarios of Kryoneri near Archipolis on the island of Rhodes, Greece

St. Nektarios Monastery & The Hollow Tree in Archipolis, Rhodes

Published on December 7, 2025December 7, 2025 by VictoriaLeave a comment

On our last day in Rhodes we woke up knowing it was going to be one of those slightly strange travel days. The kind where you’re packed and checked out but nowhere near ready to head for the airport. We had to check out in the morning, but our flight wasn’t until the evening. With the airport only a one hour drive away, if that, we had lots of time left for some exploring.

We still had the hire car until the evening and could drop it at the airport. This meant we could visit a few places before our flight home. We picked a couple of places along the route to the airport, simple stops that could fill the time without being tiring. St. Nektarios Monastery near Archipolis became one of them.

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Tsambika Beach Rhodes Review: Family Friendly, Naturist Section And What To Expect

Published on December 7, 2025December 7, 2025 by VictoriaLeave a comment

Our first glimpse of Tsambika Beach came in 2024 when we climbed Tsambika Mountain from the Kolymbia side. From the top we could see a long curved stretch of golden sand with bright turquoise sea and shallow water glistening below.

It looked untouched, natural and peaceful with no buildings lining the coastline, only sun loungers and, at the time, a large inflatable aquapark floating in the sea.

We didn’t have enough time to visit that year, so we made sure it was one of the first places on our list when we returned to Rhodes in 2025, with the hope of exploring the beach and the aquapark we had seen!

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Lindos Acropolis Review Ancient Ruins and Breathtaking Views Above Lindos

Lindos Acropolis Review: Ancient Ruins & Breathtaking Views Above Lindos

Published on November 11, 2025November 26, 2025 by Victoria1 Comment

When we visited Lindos, I knew I wanted to see the Acropolis of Lindos, one of the most famous landmarks on Rhodes.

From the village below, it towers above the whitewashed rooftops, perched high on the rocky hill like something out of another world.

You can see it from almost everywhere in Lindos, and it feels impossible not to want to climb up and see it properly.

But visiting wasn’t as straightforward as I’d imagined.

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St Paul’s Bay & Mikros Gialos Beach, Lindos

Published on November 11, 2025March 30, 2026 by VictoriaLeave a comment

When we think back to our time in Lindos, one of the places that really stayed with us was St Paul’s Bay. Just below the whitewashed village, this small, horseshoe-shaped cove is one of the prettiest spots in all of Rhodes.

It’s where golden sand meets calm turquoise water, framed by rocky cliffs and overlooked by the Acropolis of Lindos above. And tucked inside the bay are two lovely beaches – Mikros Gialos Beach, lively and social, and Agios Pavlos Beach, smaller and more peaceful beside the chapel.

We didn’t have time for a full beach day here, but after passing the bay twice on our way to and from Lindos, we knew it was somewhere we’d love to return to.

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Wandering The Streets Of Lindos, Rhodes

Published on November 11, 2025November 26, 2025 by VictoriaLeave a comment

On our recent family holiday to Rhodes, we spent time exploring one of the island’s most famous and picturesque spots – Lindos. Last year, we only passed by it by boat, gliding past the coastline from St Paul’s Bay on our way to Navarone Bay aboard the Hippo Submarine.

From the water, Lindos looked beautiful, stacked white buildings beneath an ancient acropolis on the hilltop. I knew then I wanted to return and explore it properly on foot one day.

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Exploring Seven Springs (Epta Piges) Rhodes – Waterfalls, Wildlife And The Tunnel Walk

Exploring Seven Springs (Epta Piges) in Rhodes: Waterfalls, Wildlife & The Tunnel Walk

Published on November 5, 2025November 5, 2025 by VictoriaLeave a comment

On our recent family holiday to Kolymbia in Rhodes, we decided to visit a place called Seven Springs, or Epta Piges in Greek. I’d seen it mentioned when planning our trip but somehow forgotten about it until a waitress in Rhodes Old Town reminded me.

She asked where we were staying, and when I told her Kolymbia, she said, “Oh, have you been to Seven Springs? It’s nearby.” That was all the reminder I needed.

Back at our villa in Kolymbia, we looked it up on the map and realised it was just a short drive away, tucked into the foothills of the Tsambika mountain range. It was too close to miss.

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Exploring Rhodes Old Town: Thoughts, Photos & Videos of This Incredible Medieval City

Published on November 4, 2025November 18, 2025 by VictoriaLeave a comment

On our October trip to Rhodes, we finally made it to one of the places that had been at the top of our list since our first visit in 2024 – Rhodes Old Town.

Last year, during our one-week family holiday in Kolymbia, we ran out of time to explore the island’s capital. With school half term limiting our stay and wanting to balance pool and beach days with sightseeing, we simply couldn’t fit it in.

So when we returned to Rhodes in 2025, we had a list of must-sees ready. Right at the top was the ancient walled city – a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the oldest continuously inhabited medieval town in Europe.

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