EMBONAS

Embonas village is the highest village on Rhodes and is located at an altitude of 850 meters on Attavyros, the only mountain of the island (altitude 1.215 meters). On the top of Attavyros you will find the remains of a temple dedicated to Zeus, built by the first King of Crete at the Minoan Period. You should know that this is not just the reason to visit Embonas. In the streets of the village you will discover houses that are a fine example of the traditional architecture of Rhodes. The place is almost untouched from tourism and completely unscathed. In addition to that, you will find many inhabitants still wearing local costumes. You are entering a village where the local customs and traditions are still upheld, passing from one generation to another. If you are lucky and are will be able to visit the village during the wine festivals, you will enjoy traditional songs played by local musicians and local dances performed by young men and women. The events of the wine festivals are complimented by various cultural events, such as plays, exhibitions, traditional product markets and traditional parties.The visitors, locals or not, are also offered local grape must pudding called “moustalevria” or “matsokofti” in the local dialect.