Parks in Rhodes

The dry moat encircling the Old Town's medieval walls offers a unique and peaceful walking route beneath massive fortifications, passing through landscaped gardens, palm trees, and ancient stone bridges.

The Valley of the Butterflies (Petaloudes) is a narrow, stream-fed gorge on the western slopes of Rhodes where millions of Jersey tiger moths gather on the trees each summer, attracted by the resin of the Oriental sweetgum trees.

Seven Springs (Epta Piges) is a forested oasis in the hills above the east coast, where seven natural springs feed streams and pools beneath a canopy of pine and plane trees. A narrow, pitch-dark tunnel (an Italian-era aqueduct) leads to a hidden lake.

Rodini Park is a verdant valley 3 km south of the Old Town, considered one of the oldest landscaped parks in the world. Shaded by plane trees and oleanders, it has streams, small bridges, peacocks, and ancient Ptolemaic rock-cut tombs.