Things to see in Petaloudes
25 sights on the map
- History: 4
- Museums and culture: 8
- Nature: 11
- Religious sites: 11
- Eat and drink: 31
- Where to stay: 55
Photo: Norbert Nagel, Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
About Petaloudes
Petaloudes is a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was 15,086 in 2021. It includes the villages of Kremasti, Paradisi, Theologos (Tholos), Damatria, Maritsa, and Pastida. The seat of the municipality was in Kremasti. The land area is 89.150 km2. The Petaloudes Valley (sometimes known as Valley of the Butterflies) is home to thousands of the Rhodes subspecies of the Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria rhodosensis) that cover the entire landscape after the wet season (late May) due to the high humidity in the area. The Oriental sweetgum trees in Petaloudes Valley give off a scent that attracts the moths and creates a unique biotope. Owing to the increased number of visitors, the Euplagia are facing population issues as they have no stomach and when disturbed tend to fly frequently and thus deplete their energy.
Top sights
- Castle of VillanovaCastle
- Castle of KremastiCastle
- Temple of Apollo ErethimiosArchaeological site
- Doric FountainArchaeological site
- Bee museum of RhodesMuseum
- Museum of Natural HistoryMuseum
- CrossViewpoint
- Valley of the ButterfliesAttraction
- amfitheatronAttraction
- Butterfly ValleyAttraction
- PetaloudesAttraction
- Petaloudes (Valley of the Butterflies)Attraction
By theme
History
- Castle of VillanovaCastle
- Castle of KremastiCastle
- Temple of Apollo ErethimiosArchaeological site
- Doric FountainArchaeological site
Museums and culture
- Bee museum of RhodesMuseum
- Museum of Natural HistoryMuseum
- Valley of the ButterfliesAttraction
- amfitheatronAttraction
- Butterfly ValleyAttraction
- PetaloudesAttraction
- Petaloudes (Valley of the Butterflies)Attraction
- AmphitheatreTheatre
Nature
- CrossViewpoint
- KieselsteinBeach
- AzigonaPeak
- VardariPeak
- GipadiaPeak
- KoumouliPeak
- LeptopasPeak
- ParadeisiPeak
and 3 more on the map
Religious sites
- Agios FanouriosMonastery
- Monastery KalopetraMonastery
- Agios HabakukPlace of worship
- Agios Joannis TheologosPlace of worship
- Agios KalopetraPlace of worship
- Kalopetra MonasteryPlace of worship
- Ag. AnargyroiPlace of worship
- St. HabakukPlace of worship
and 3 more on the map
Eat and drink
- Aegean FishRestaurant
- AlbahacaRestaurant
- Billy´sRestaurant
- Canton KremastiRestaurant
- Deipnos restaurantRestaurant
- Epavlis caféRestaurant
- Italos RestaurantRestaurant
- Kantina AlexandraRestaurant
and 23 more on the map
Where to stay
- Alkyonides HotelHotel
- Blue Bay HotelHotel
- EmeraldHotel
- Evi Apartmnets and StudiosHotel
- Filoxenia Apartments & StudiosHotel
- Filoxenia Hotel ApartmentsHotel
- Garden-PastidaHotel
- Green Valley HotelHotel
and 47 more on the map