Ialyssos is a north-west Rhodes resort 8 km from Rhodes Town, with a long beach, windsurfing and homes that nearly all have a pool. The west coast is windier than the east.
Ialyssos is a town of roughly 13,000 people on the north-west coast of Rhodes, 8 km west of Rhodes Town. It stands near the site of ancient Ialysus, home of the boxer Diagoras. The bay has a long organised beach, and because this is the usually windward coast, it hosts international windsurfing competitions. Hotels and resorts line the coast, especially in the newer settlement of Ixia, and the town has shops of all kinds and plenty of nightclubs. Up on Filerimos hill are a medieval monastery and chapel with views over the north of the island. Our homes are spread over a few kilometres. Nearly all have a pool, air conditioning and a garden, and many sleep eight or more.
About 8 km east, with a UNESCO-listed medieval walled Old Town that is best explored on foot.
A hill with a medieval monastery and chapel, and good views over the north of the island.
The newer seaside settlement of Ialyssos, where most of the area's hotels and resorts stand.
A village below an important ancient acropolis, with a town beach on the bay; day cruises can be booked from Mandraki port in Rhodes Town.
Rhodes Diagoras Airport is on the same west coast, about 14 km from Rhodes Town, and Ialyssos is 8 km west of the town. Buses all radiate from Rhodes Town and are often full and late, so a car makes the beaches and Lindos easier to reach.
Rhodes is typically sunny and mild, with 300 or more sunny days a year. The west coast takes the wind, which is why windsurfers come and why swimmers sometimes find the sea rougher than on the calmer east coast. On the bay itself, summers are described as pleasantly cool and winters as mild.
Yes. The town sits on the usually windward coast, which makes it a noted windsurfing spot, and important international windsurfing competitions often take place in its bay.
About 8 km, with Rhodes Town to the east. Rhodes Diagoras Airport is on the same west coast as Ialyssos, about 14 km from Rhodes Town.
Not always. Wind mostly comes from the west, which makes the west coast rougher and better for surfing, while the east coast has calmer water, a point worth weighing with young children.
A hill with medieval remains, including a monastery and a chapel. It gives good views over the north of the island and is the obvious sightseeing stop above the resort.
Yes. It has many nightclubs, shops of all kinds, and both big and small hotels, so it is a resort town in the evening rather than a village.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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