Afantou Beach
A long beach of small pebbles and sand on the east coast of Rhodes, 2 km below Afantou village, where the Municipality of Rhodes notes that the sea gets deep abruptly. The Afantou golf course lies beside it.
WhatBeach, AfantouRhodes
WhenMay to December22° in Nov
Getting there Car Bus
CostPublic shoreFree
- 18°J
- 17°F
- 17°M
- 18°A
- 20°M
- 23°J
- 25°J
- 27°A
- 26°S
- 24°O
- 22°N
- 19°D
Expect the sea at about 27 °C in August and 17 °C in February, going by the 1991 to 2020 averages. The swimming season runs from May to December.
Getting in
- Access
- The Municipality of Rhodes describes a long beach of small pebbles and sand where the sea gets deep abruptly, 22 km from Rhodes town and 2 km from Afantou village, with organised stretches, beach volley and beach soccer, next to the Afantou golf course.
- Public transport
- KTEL Rhodes runs Rhodes to Afantou buses through the day (timetable 1 to 15 October 2026), with stops named Afantou Golf and Afantou; the beach is about 2 km from the village.
Cost and facilities
- Entry
- Free, public shore
- Official site
- rhodes.gr