Capture the essence of AUTHENTIC Rhodes

Taste some refined island wine on a breezy patio looking out over sun-kissed rows of vines. Make your way to traditional Apollona village and sample traditional Rhodian sweets. You meet Apollona Women's Agritourism Cooperative and you find melekouni (a Rhodian sesame and honey sweet originally reserved for weddings), and other treats. Visit a traditional residence of the previous century with the so called “pagka” (overhead sofa-bed). Take a refreshing drive inland through pine and fir forests toward Profitis Ilias, Rhodes' third tallest mountain. Stop first at a fountain where you can see gizani, a tiny, rare species of fish found only in Rhodes. On Eleousa village square, walk carefully through an abandoned Italian occupation-era building. Drive a little further to marvel at fading Byzantine frescoes in minuscule 15th-century Agios Nikolaos Foundoukli chapel. Surprisingly awash with forests and scented herbs landscapes, great wine, superb gastronomic heritage, well-kept churches and buildings unique in architecture and style and hidden secrets are all reserved for those who choose this off the beaten track tour. This private half-day tour can be extended with a visit at the Valley of Butterflies and at the ruins of Ancient Kamiros City.