View· Rhodes· Greece — Dodecanese, Sporades & North Aegean

Monolithos Castle

36° 7.5′ N · 27° 43.6′ E

A Knights' castle of 1476 perched on a 236-metre rock pinnacle above the south-west coast, with a white chapel of St Panteleimon inside and sunset views over the open sea.

Dodecanese

Practical

Greeka: about 70 km from Rhodes town; climb a narrow stepped path. The walls are mostly ruined but there are old cisterns. Sunset is the classic time. Go by car from Kamiros Skala (no nearby harbour).

Best for

Sunset drive on a rest day

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