Ladiko Rhodes

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Ladiko Rhodes

Just south of Faliraki on the east coast, and about 15km from Rhodes Town, is the village of LADIKO or LADHIKO and below it is a small beach of fine sand and pebble with small rocks in a sheltered, horseshoe-shaped bay.
Ladiko used to be by-passed by the tourist firms and was little visited by the locals but it has recently become a very popular holiday resort, especially with Greeks and Italians.
Today Ladiko is packed with tourist facilities and sunbeds are spread all round the shore and over the rocks.
There are no showers on Ladiko beach but there is a small taverna to supply the basics. There are steep cliffs all around so the beach tends to get a lot of shade.
Ladiko beach and the nearby cliffs were used for location filming on the famous war movie 'The Guns of Navarone' and one of its stars, Anthony Quinn, bought a holiday home near here, earning the bay the nickname Anthony 'Queen' bay.
Ladiko beach is a popular port of call for caiques from Rhodes Town out on tourist day trips and Rhodes' round-island tours. Another small sandy bay can be found a few minutes walk to the south of Ladiko with a small tavernas and a sand and pebble beach.