The Greek island with gorgeous walking trails, quaint tavernas and dazzling blue water

Sadie Whitelocks finds the perfect summer destination on an island of myth and legend (Picture:
Dado Daniela/Getty Images)

As the sea seems to blend seamlessly into a cloudless sky, it feels as though we are suspended in mid-air.

‘You’ve landed and reached heaven,’ hiking guide George Thyris says as we stand atop Mount Akramitis, the second-highest peak on Rhodes.

I landed on the island – the fourth largest in Greece – the night before after an easy four-and-a-half-hour flight from London, and already it feels like I’m a world away.

Sage, pine and wild herbs scent the balmy air, and apart from the occasi...