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Windy beach in Rhodes town

As I write on the page about Elli beach, the beaches Elli and Windy are located on the northern tip of Rhodes. The beaches meet at a narrow isthmus where Rhodes town ends. To the left of the isthmus is Windy beach and to the right is Elli beach. Behind the cape is the aquarium. The name Windy beach is made up and of course comes from the fact that it is almost always windy here. The real name of the beach is Akti Miaouli beach.

The headland at the aquarium in Rhodes town where the beaches Windy beach and Elli beach meet.

The headland in Rhodes town where Windy beach and Elli beach meet.

Elli beach and Windy beach and seen from the sea.

On the headland where Windy beach and Elli beach meet, there are no sunbeds for rent.

Windy beach seen from Monte Smith on Rhodes.

Windy beach seen from Monte Smith.

Windy beach in Rhodes in 1900.

Windy beach in 1900.

Both Windy and Elli have their advantages, on Windy beach it's more or less always windy and when it's really hot it blows nicely. The traffic on the road above the beach disturbs to some extent, but the waves muffle most of the sound. An advantage of the high waves the sea becomes extremely blue. If you are traveling with small children, Windy beach is not suitable, then the neighboring beach Elli is better.

Windy beach when the waves are high and there is a ban on swimming.

Windy beach in Rhodes town.

It's not always windy on Windy beach, it can be this calm too.

Waves on the breakwater and pier at Windy beach.

Both pictures above are taken from this pier.

High waves and underwater currents at Windy Beach in Rhodes Town.

Windy beach when the waves are high.

It is almost always windy and the waves run high at Windy beach in Rhodes town.

Windy beach when the waves are even higher.

Above the beach, and in the back streets, there are lots of charter hotels, shops, restaurants, cafes and bars. It is in these neighborhoods that most tourists in Rhodes Town live. The advantage of living here is the proximity to the beach, and that the range is gigantic, you don't have to leave the area if you don't want to. Rhodes' famous bar street is also located here. But there are not the same features as in the past.