Lardos Beach
A south-facing beach of sand, mixed with pebbles in places, about 750 m long on the bay of Katsouni below Lardos village. The Fonias stream, which flows all year, reaches the sea about halfway along it.
WhatBeach, LardosRhodes
WhenMay to December21° in Nov
Getting there Car Bus
CostPublic shoreFree
AccessNo pets on the beach
- 18°J
- 17°F
- 17°M
- 18°A
- 20°M
- 23°J
- 25°J
- 27°A
- 26°S
- 24°O
- 21°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 Ministry of Environment's bathing water profile puts the beach about 3 km south of Lardos village, reached from the Rhodes to Lindos road or local roads through Lardos and Pylona. Sunbeds and umbrellas are run by the beachfront hotels for their guests; the profile also lists showers, toilets and disabled access limited to the stretch in front of the hotels.
- Public transport
- KTEL Rodou runs a Rhodes to Lardos route from Mandraki (bus station 1) and lists stops named Lardos Beach (bus stations 63 and 65 to 67).
Cost and facilities
- Entry
- Free, public shore
- Official site
- bathingwaterprofiles.gr
- Facilities
- ToiletsShowers