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Municipality of South Rhodes

On the south side of the island of Rhodes is situated the municipality of South Rhodes. South Rhodes covers the
biggest part of Rhodes island. Most of the habitants work in tourism industry and farming. The municipality has a
very long coastline. The beaches are beautiful and the waters clear. There is a big part of the municipality still
undeveloped which gives huge opportunity for improvement and development.

There many forests biotopes and rare kinds of animals. The municipality combines a developed side and a
natural side.From the areas that belong to municipality of South Rhodes the most developed is Kiotari and after
that Gennadi. All the other villages have no tourism. Kiotari has many high class hotels with unique architecture
offering almost everything to the customers. 75% of the best in kiotari are 4*. Although the worst selection that
customers can do is All inclusive hotels. The hotels in order to reduce cost they also reduce quality. That started
from Spain and continued in Greece. Although recently Spanish stopped it because they had to drop the quality
and that is not the case and the kind of tourism they wanted to attract.

The municipality of South Rhodes contains the villages of Asklipeio, Gennadi, Profylia, Vati, Mesanagros, Istrios,
Kattavia, Apolakkia, Arnitha and Lahania. Most of these villages have population less than 500 people. Kiotari that
mentioned before is not a village is a resort habited only during summer.

The municipality of South Rhodes is covering 379 square Km of land and covers the 27% of Rhodes. As has
been said South Rhodes has a lot of land to be developed in the future. Municipality of South Rhodes is looking
for investors to buy the land and invest in tourism. South Rhodes has a population of 4.135 habitants according
to the demographics of 2001. That makes it the smallest municipality of Rhodes.

The coastline of the municipality is 152 Km from which 46 Km is sandy.Part of the land that covers are biotopes
and bogs and forests. The valley of Kattavia, Plymmiri and Prassonisi are sites listed in NATURA 2000. There are
rare kinds of flora and fauna.

Tourism

Municipality of South Rhodes has an advantage over the rest of Rhodes and that is the traditional villages that
constitute South Rhodes. They are still traditional because tourism hasn't reached them and as such people
hven't built on the land hotels or shops or anything like it and that maintains them naturally beautiful and
traditional. Some of the festivals organized from the locals such as the festival of water melons in Apollakia attract
a vast amount of visitors. South Rhodes is the last undeveloped municipality of Rhodes except Kiotari of the east
side of the Island. Slowly though the construction of new hotels in the area will help South Rhodes to develop.

There are many Rhodians that recently show a preference to build their country houses in the municipality of
South Rhodes. That is of course due to the low cost of land in contrast with the rest of the other resorts and
municipalities of East Rhodes.

Schools

Municipality of South Rhodes has 7 schools.

1 Lycium, i highschool and 5 elemntary schools in each of the participating villages.

Public Transportation

The public transportation to this part of Rhodes is done with K.T.E.L buses . The transportation is not very
frequent but is satisfactory. The visitor can get to Lindos by Taxi at any time and then every half an hour there is a
bus going to Rhodes city pssing through almost all the villages and resorts on the way.

What you will find there:

1. ΑΤΜ

2.Post Office

3.Hairdressers

4.Infirmary for first aid

5. Mini Markets

6.Restaurants

7.Bars

8.Cafes

9.Beach Bar

10. Water Sports

Villages of South Rhodes

Gennadi

Gennadi is built near the sea, it is a village that combines a traditional side with the beautiful houses and the
tourism side that new buildings have. There are a few bars and restaurants in the area. The small alleys give to
the place a different aspect. The houses in Gennadi were probably a copy in a way of the mansions of Lindos.
Some house they have courtyards sourrounded from tall walls. The tall walls might also have been built to protect
the habitabnts of the pirates. An dorment for Gennadi is the beaches nearby that have a special beauty. The
waters clear and the beaches clean offer all the comforts to the visitors.

Lahania

Halfway form Gennadi to Kattavia is the village of Lahania.A pictursque village with well aintained houses of a
special demotic architecture. Lahania was built near fertile land and as such the villagers are mainly farmers.
The produce melons and water melons. The small square of the village with the church of Agios Georgios is built
on the 16th century. The white houses and the big platan remind to the visitor a pop art. This is the best area to
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Istrios

After Profylia few Km we meet the village Istrios. Istrios is a small traditional village. It has a friendly and hosting
look and offers to the visitor an opportunity to rest. Walking till the end of the village we meet the beautiful
monastery of Agiors Merkourios built in the 17th century on top of an older byzantine temple. Agios merkourios is
the Potector of the village and toHim is dedicated the main church of the village.From the top of the village
somebody can see the panaromic view of Apolakkia and the mountains to Sianna and monolithos.

Kattavia

On the south part of the island and on the half of a valley is Kattavia. It is a well maintained settlement with
houses of pop architecture that show till today the way the people organize their lives through the passing of the
years.

Mesanagros

Mesanagros is simple and the main beauty of the village comes from the nature that surrounds the village. The
visitor has alternative solutions of paths to follow. It is interesting the visit to the area of "Skala" of Saint Tomas , a
site with waterfalls, forest and rech fauna and flora.

Profylia

The highlands where Profylia is built is very interesting for every visitor. Paths that lead to forests with rich fauna
and flora that the visitor can enjoy withouth being interrupted from others. The area is protected from the
European Network NATURA 2000. Profylia is simply a traditional truly rhodian settlement. Going there will not
offer you anything else except the important thing of seeing the real Rhodes. So don't miss villages like this one.
Rhodes is not just big hotels and beautiful beaches. It has also a civilization and tradition of thousands of years.

Beaches and Sights of South Rhodes

Prasonisi

Where the two seas meet each other, the aegean and the medditeranean. Beautiful beach a nice sight. The
proper place for water sports. Windsurfing, Parachuting, water skiing and many other. The area is properly full
during august and july.

The church of Panagia Skiadeni

The stem of Apollakia

The stone ship in monolithos and the convent of Monolithos.

Beaches

Gennadi Beach

Gennadi beach is the main beach of south Rhodes. It is really busy during summer and has the only proper
beach bar of Rhodes. Every sunday the place organizes Parties with Djs around the world. It has showers,
telephone booth, restaurants, umbrellas and it is very close to Gennadi village.

Kiotari Beach

Kiotari beach is the main beach where the customers of the nearby hotels spend their days. The beach is with
pebbles but is very clean and the waters are clear. There are bars, rstaurants, minimarkets, umbrellas, showers
and anything you'll need to make you feel comfortable.

Prasonissi beach

Where the two seas meet each other, the aegean and the medditeranean. Beautiful beach a nice sight. The
proper place for water sports. Windsurfing, Parachuting, water skiing and many other. The area is properly full
during august and july. There are umbrellas, showers restaurant phonebooth. The beach has pebbles and sand
so you can choose which side you prefer.

Monolithos beach

Not busy but beautiful.

Plymmiri beach

Not busy but beautiful.

Kattavia Beach

Not busy but beautiful.