In a way, Rodi can be compared to Rome where, everywhere you dig, an important historical finding is bought back to life. Clean and tidy houses, especially at Lindos, display a characteristic sober, white and square architecture ornate with late Byzantine ornaments. Although built in the 6th century they all are spacious and comfortable. Renting is possible. The mild Mediterranean climate allows for an agriculture rich in flavors, typical of the local food.
Land falling from west and north, the town is conspicuous as it stand on a lowland.
Steer well clear of Zonari cape due to shallow water and a reef which protects the harbor's entrance. Mandraki inlet, where pleasure crafts have their berthing, is conspicuous and easily identified due to a lighthouse standing on a small fort, a cupola, a belltower and three windmills which, all together form the harbor eastern side. Almost always crowded, this marina reserve the eastern dock to charter crafts and arriving crafts more often than not, have to double bank in multiple rows. A muddy bottom offers good holding ground and mooring is safe. Boats trying to avoid the excessively crowded area, moor on the outside of the breakwater.