Translated from Greek Prasonisi (Rhodes) means "green island." As it turned out, the southern tip of the fourth largest island of the birthplace of the gods with an area of 1398 square kilometers (cape without vegetation, covered with stones) was dubbed “green” - a big secret. Many generations of travelers are trying to solve it, but this does not change the essence of the matter. And she is like this: original beauty reigns here, winds always go over the open sea in summer, providing excellent kiting and surfing “non-stop”!
When the seas kiss
Rhodes Prasonisi is located at a distance of only 90 kilometers from the capital of the same name with the island. The city is attractive, vibrant, with many places where you can have a good time. But we don’t need to go there. We hurry to a marvelous land, where hundreds of years in a row (Guinness records have been resting) two seas kiss: the stormy Aegean - western and calm Mediterranean - eastern.
They are separated only by a narrow isthmus - a half-kilometer stretch of land a hundred meters wide. You can walk along the modest watershed only in the summer. In winter, when the water level rises, the eastern and western waters merge. Their unity lasts up to 7-8 months. Perhaps this is not a kiss, but a joyful interpenetration. For the most romantic travelers, it has a sacred meaning.
Wind, wind, you are powerful!
The water of the "lovers of seas" has a different temperature, which leads to the emergence of stable horizontal air flows here. The winds do not seem to subside for a second. It is no accident that Prasonisi (Rhodes) is called a paradise for surfers. Indeed, the most extreme of sports attracts many here. A person so desires a large portion of "water adrenaline", and he receives it.
The unusual “wave geometry” gives a special drive to skating - the Mediterranean water shafts move perpendicular to the Aegean, which allows athletes to experience an indescribable sense of soaring. In particularly windy weather, waves break records in "high jumps", breaking the three-meter bar. At this time, only the most experienced masters “get along” with them.
The southern part of Prasonisi is practically deserted. Roads end in this area, and the sand cover of the isthmus begins, along which the drivers of microcars move “too tough”. Not everyone can reach the local attraction - a lighthouse on foot: legs are tied in loose sediment, the slope of the rocky terrain is slowly squeezing the last reserves of strength. Here it is, a small dot on the map!
Impressionism of nature
Those who stand and win, moving on their own two or with the help of an all-wheel drive car, have every chance to hear enough of the roar of the "running" seas towards each other. This natural rhapsody stuns, bewitches, captivates with the power of performance. At a natural concert, one seriously believes: on our small Earth, it is not man who is omnipotent.
The sea water in Prasonisi (Rhodes) is clear, on the shallows, like a magic lens, it increases, enhances the beauty of the underwater world. The color vibration of the bottom is somewhat reminiscent of paintings by impressionist artists. True, the depth here is conveyed by perspective, dark color tones are not ignored.
The seas have a different color, as well as salinity and density of water. Monophonic azure of the Mediterranean resembles the color of an aquamarine stone. The Aegean Sea has many shades: blue, delicate turquoise, mother-of-pearl.
Lighthouse, my dream!
Most of the tourists who are brought here during the tour for a couple of hours, tired, but satisfied, get only to the top of one mountain and take pictures against it for a long memory of their stay on the Greek island of Rhodes. They have no time or energy left to climb the Prasonisi Lighthouse (Rhodes). As a result, freedom-loving daring daredevils admire the attraction almost in splendid isolation.
The tower with signal lights showing the way to the ships and open to all the winds has stood in its place since 1890. Stone, 14 meters high, it seems to grow out of a one-story building - a house of a person of an amazing profession - a lighthouse keeper.
See you, Prasonisi!
Just east of the guiding tower on the mountain there is an abandoned building, which, according to many who saw it, resembles a military lighthouse. And between this positive landform and its neighbor (from the north) below the course lies a small wild beach with a rather convenient access. You can even see the pier, or rather what is left of it.
There are places on Prasonisi where you can admire unusual structures resembling stonehenge. People believe that stone pyramids, like coins thrown into the sea, are for happiness and return to Rhodes, to a place where the ascetic landscape and kissing seas lie on the heart no less than some paradise.
All roads lead to the cape
How to get there Prasonisi (Rhodes) and the people living there are always waiting for guests. Experienced travelers argue that it does not matter whether you go around Rhodes from the east or travel from the west - all roads lead to Cape Prasonisi. Going around the island, visit the valley of butterflies. Sooner or later, the village of Katavia will appear in front of you. Turning south, you need to go along a vast training ground to the village of Prasonisi. It has mini-hotels for fans of gliding along the sea wave on a windsurfer, as well as rental offices.
Reviews of tourists indicate that Katavia is a place where everything is beautiful: the friendly local population, and national cuisine, and the proximity of the beach. Prasonisi Club (Rhodes) is a hotel located in the very center. From it to the airport of Rhodes Diagoras 80 kilometers. A guest needs a restaurant or a shop - there is everything, including a children's playground. In the hotel itself, all 17 rooms are equipped with bath, shower, air conditioning. There are cozy balconies, terraces.
Traveler Reviews
Among the reviews there are also such: for over-demanding tourists who love maximum comfort, it is hardly worth focusing on the extreme point of the island of Rhodes Prasonisi. Hotels here are rare. But there are many "savage" tents with surfers inhabiting them. Those who like to ride the waves with the breeze are much more important than marine “comfort”, which can be used to the fullest.
For dozens of kilometers from the village - only free will. Here you will not find the lights of discos and entertainment centers. This is the kingdom-state of those who prefer ecotourism. The guests of Prasonisi (Rhodes) more than anything else dream of doing water sports on the Greek side, enjoying unity with nature, making interesting multi-volume portfolios about staying where such different seas kiss.
They believe that Cape Prasonisi (Rhodes) adorns Greece with its originality, modest grandeur and at the same time a kind of “home”: goats roam around the cape (as well as throughout the island).
