Kallithea Springs beach in Rhodes

Kallithea Springs is located about 7 kilometres south of Rhodes town and is very popular. You can get here with your own vehicle, you can also take a bus or excursion boat from, among other things, Mandraki in Rhodes town. Not for the sake of the beach, because it is tiny, but for the beautiful surroundings.

Kallithea Springs was originally a hot spring and spa built by the Italians in the late 1920s, but has been known since ancient times. The buildings with the hot springs fell into disrepair and were rebuilt and reopened in 2007. Today Kallithea Springs is a museum.

The tiny beach in Kallithea Springs.

To get to the beach itself and the adjacent rock baths, you have to pass the buildings where the hot springs and the museum are located. It costs 5 euros to enter, and in other words it also costs 5 euros to visit Kallithea Springs beach. The vast majority care more about the beach are the hot springs, although they are very beautiful.

The entrance to Kallithea Springs begins at the parking lot.

It costs 5 euros to visit the Kallithea Springs spa and the Kallithea Spring beach.

The newly renovated building where the hot springs are located.

The house is very beautiful inside. The beach is visible in the background.

The beach as such is absolutely nothing to brag about, it is only a small strip of beach, but the small bay is lined with nice bathing rocks and the water is clear and inviting and perfect for those who like to snorkel. There is even a diving club here where you can take lessons.

Inviting snorkeling waters at Kallithea Springs beach.

Dive boat and excursion boats in Kallithea Bay.

When I was here the first time there was almost nothing here, then Kallithea Springs beach was a small oasis. That is not the case today. Today, the surrounding rocks are littered with expensive sunbeds and parasols, and there is a large flashy restaurant. The photos on this page were taken in low season and I can imagine how claustrophobically crowded it must be in high season. If you think there are too many people at the "beach" in Kallithea Springs, you can go down to Kokkina beach, which is near the parking lot. See picture and link further down the page.

Kallithea Springs beach in 2004.

Luxurious, and very expensive, sunbeds on the rocks above the "beach".

The flashy restaurant where loud music is played.

It is a shame that such a beautiful place has been exploited beyond recognition.

Canteen in the parking lot. The path down to Kokkina beach starts on the left.

WHAT YOU MUST NOT MISS WHEN YOU ARE IN THE AREA

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