Our idea is astrotourism.
Enjoy the tranquility of nature and the view of the vastness of the sea at the Astronomy Cafe in a preferred location. With the telescopes of the two observatories in the Astronomy Café you have the opportunity to observe the sun, moon, planets, galaxies and much more with your own eyes.
The most impressive pictures are those of the moon craters to be admired. Please note that the moon is not visible in the sky every night.
Our solar telescopes are equipped with special protective filters. Experience live the chromospheric and photospheric phenomena on the surface of our sun. Giant protuberances, solar flares, sunspots, spicules and cranules become visible with the special solar telescopes.
NEVER LOOK AT THE SUN WITH BARE EYES. RISK OF BLINDING!
Access to the observatory is only allowed to children who are older than 7 years.
We are the first to offer an astro-garden with a special observation place for the summer – solstice with bearing mark, a static geographic compass with distance informations, a representation of the largest known stars and much more..
In the lovingly designed “star garden” with its astronomical / geographical demonstration objects such as the “living sundial”, celestial science can be experienced “live” and is made understandable for everyone through play.
THE OBSERVATIONS IN THE OBSERVATORIES ARE LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES.
Enjoy
the tranquility of nature and the view of the vastness of the sea
Observe
the Sun, the Moon, planets, galaxies and much more
Astropark
with its astronomical / geographical demonstration objects
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29/9/21
We three middle aged guys had seen enough of the sights of evening nighttime Faliraki and had noticed that we lived close to the number one attraction that... read more us thus place.
I wanted to visit at 8pm after a day at the local Mantomata bay so phoned up to book our slot. On our returning quite late I phoned again to change the slot to 8:30. By the time we actually returned and had a quick snack we definitely were cutting it close given we had to walk the 700m, mostly up a steep hill, to get there. I walked fast ahead to get to buy the tickets at the desk at 8:15. Just about made it! My friends trailed behind but arrived in time to catch their breathe and have five minutes.
The only signposting to the cafe was at the high junction with the road from the Mandomata Beach, it would be good to have one at a junction lower down. Not everyone have smart phones.
I was warmly welcomed by the boss and Christina at the entrance. Simone (?) behind the bar who was taking the bookings was relaxed and happy to wait for my friends to arrive as I phoned to confirm they were making it up the hill. I decided not to buy any cocktails till after, another guest did though as he had been recently and recommended them to me.
The garden at night looked amazing with interpretation Displays and sundials everywhere amongst the aromatic herbs. At 8:30 the bell rang and we were summoned to the observatory along with about six other people all wearing masks.
Christine closed the door, gave us instructions not to touch the walls or the lenses and the show began. Suddenly it went dark red light and the walls moved... very odd and disorienting! The three telescope array moved around and lined up with the hatch, Christina pressed some buttons on a remote and a strong blue laser shot into the heavens...... a computer screen behind showed images from the Hubble telescope and others combined and enhanced of the area we were viewing. Christina started her presentation, a bit of time was required to adjust to her accent and she had a lot to say. Each of us took turns to view down the eyepiece at each view after rotating the telescope. I expected big close ups but saw small images of Saturn with its rings and Jupiter with its moons, all good though. Do not expect colourful images, especially nebullae as the stock images you see in media are computer generated enhancements. Mars though would be red, although it was below the horizon on our visit.
Christina took questions happily, as people took turns to view, and answered them all competently as she is a serious astronomer and is up with the latest findings and research. A video display outside in the garden showed the Perseverance Rover on Mars (we actually know the 'driver' and I have put them in touch with each other!).
Stergos is a great believer in spreading the astronomical world to the public and even hosts school classes in the winter, organising three hour long sessions with follow up work. He wants to inspire the next generation of star gazers.
There was no detailed horoscopy as this was science and not fiction experience (sorry I'm a scientist!).
After the talk we looked around the fabulous garden and had two rounds of his famous cocktails, the best we have had in Rhodes at good prices too! The two specials and planetary ones were unique and very well presented. They get through a lot of cinnamon sticks! We left at 10:38 to selfie pose by Apollo 11 astronauts and wend our way back down, appreciating the night view over Faliraki as we descended! A great and special eve
MikeLondonSE13
17/10/2021
Myself and my partner were stopping in Pefkos last week. We could not leave the island without visiting this place. So much so we did the following:
Paid for... read more car hire (2 days) €60
Fuelled the car €20
Booked a hotel in Faliraki €70
Taxi to and from the Astronomy Cafe €16
Total spent to visit this: €166
There was a little but not significant amounts of cloud, certainly not enough to scupper the chances of seeing some fantastic sights. The sun had been beaming all day.
When we excitedly arrived at the cafe, we exited our taxi and headed into this attraction that we had built up such an excitement for.
CLOSED DUE TO BAD WEATHER. Yes, that's what a little A4 sign said on the gate. Considering these guys are experienced with astronomy, they certainly do not know weather!.
Myself and my partner were extremely gutted, disappointed that we had invested so heavily to visit this place. We checked their Facebook, we checked their website and there was absolutely no mention of a closure for "bad" weather.
We have now returned to the UK and can certainly say, if we return to Rhodes, we will not visit this place.
Gutted! 
Daniel Q
03/06/2017 - Absolutely mortified and disgusted by our experience whilst visiting the Astronomy cafe last week whilst on holidays in Rhodes.
A large group of family and friends arrived excitedly... read more to spend the evening here with a large chunk of the group taking a keen interest in the solar system etc. From the moment we arrived we were made to feel uncomfortable as the children were asked to ‘sit by their parents’ bearing in mind they were all of an age where they were happily sitting around a table chatting and laughing amongst eachother causing no harm whatsoever. Some of the adults then proceeded to look at the exhibits and the children followed, and again we were approached by a male member of staff asking the children to sit down. We waited over 40 minutes for our drinks and the crepes were unedible as they were so hard.
When enquiring about the process of purchasing tickets etc we were just told they’d get to us when they could, however we were the first group of people who had arrived there and we were clearly being made to wait as other people had taken preference who had arrived after us.
After approximately an hour and a half of waiting I had taken my daughter to use the lavatory and my husband approached me clearly upset as the manager had asked him to move seats due to his size. This had happened in full view of the other customers. My sister in law who was sitting on the next table had told the owner that he was out of order and very rude as my husband had been sitting there for a long time with no issues with the chair. He then proceeded to discuss the issue with a couple, pointing to our group and staring. My other sister in law asked him politely not to talk about us to others to which he walked over and started shouting extremely loudly in her face. She was clearly startled by this and asked everybody in the group to leave due to the appalling service and attitudes of all involved.
We asked for our bills to pay and leave, however the owner became very violent screaming and threatening the adults with the police stating we’d ‘all be locked up in a cell’. All of the children were traumatised, screaming and shaking grabbing hold of their parents begging to go home to their ‘real homes’. Two of the female waitresses were very apologetic for his behaviour during this and assisted us to pay our bills individually which made me think that this was not the first time something like this had happened. We started to walk back to the car park, this was however before he attempted to lock us in via the barrier, running back and forth on his mobile phone still making reference to the police upsetting the children even further.
I have never been so disgusted in my whole entire life as to how they made the children feel,which included my daughters. They will have this memory for a long time and spoilt the remaining days of the holiday as they kept making reference to the police and talking about the ‘nasty man’. I would recommend this establishment to people if you fancy a night of insults and threats. If there were an option to rate this below terrible I would 100% rate at that! Disgusting 
stephanie88rowe
11/08/2018JonnyM58 Astronomy Cafe looks like something that started as a labour of love by it's owners born of an astronomy hobby and subsequently became what it is today. It's a nice... read more place for a drink or snack but the astronomy star tour is a must to include. It's half an hour looking at the highlights of the night sky at that particular time of year and led by a friendly and informative chap who clearly has a love of the stars and the universe. I loved hearing the gasps and wow's of some of the younger children within the families that had booked on the same tour as us when they got to look through the giant telescope at the wonders of
This is great value for 10 euros and although it's quite a walk from anywhere in Faliraki, if you're capable of the walk uphill to the cafe you should absolutely do it - especially timed as the sun sets and you get the view right across the coast and over Faliraki itself - it's superb.
12/08/2022 -
This is a lovely and magical location in the very top of the hill overlooking the sea. The views are magical and the drive up to the place is very... read more special. He staff are all nice and friendly and we had a lovely cappuccino.
Unfortunately it was last day of the season and it was cloudy so the observatory was closed. We walked around the garden and read all the information on the solar system and stars.
I will come back next time. I reccomend this place! 
17/10/2019
The observatory is located at the edge of Faliraki, with some spectacular views over the famous Anthony Quinn bay and the sea. The cafe has a relaxing atmosphere, most of... read more the cocktails and cakes have astronomical-related name. The snacks we had were simpe but otherwise ok. The waiter was very kind.
I do have, however, mixed feelings about the visit to the observatory. We entered the dome in a group of 10 people, which was comfortable. Our assistant, a young lady, pointed the telescope to the Moon first, and this is where my problem appeared.
She adjusted image sharpness to her eyes, but didn't allow me to use the telescope's focuser to adjust focus to MY eyes as image was blury (out of focus). She claimed that if focus is good for her eyes, it must be good for my eyes, too. No, it is perfectly normal to have different eye sharpness, especially as both of us wear eyeglasses. After a short argument, she called the owner, who kindly allowed me to use the focuser and get as sharp image as current weather conditions (seeing) allowed.
We spent approx 35-40 minutes in the dome and had a glimpse of Moon, Jupiter and Saturn with one magnification (67x) only. I felt the need for larger magnifications especially on the Moon.
Entrance to the observatory cost 5 eur per person which is otherwise reasonable. 
10/09/2019 - chieka0 Astrology cafe is an amazing family run business that offers amazing cocktails whilst learning something new. The actual astrology session is amazing as you learn things you may or may... read more not know but get to look up into the galaxies and see stars you wouldn't get the opportunity to see usually.
Would definitely recommend this whilst in Falaraki as it's a beautiful evening spent.
10/10 - experience
10/10 - cocktails
02/06/2022 We had an amazing experience at the Astronomy cafe: a must visit! The location is incredible, at the top of a hill with an amazing view. It’s a nice walk... read more from Faliraki center, or you can take a taxi and you will be there in 5 mins.
We booked the ‘night observation’ for just 8 euro’s per person at 21.30. Because of Covid the groups are small, which is very nice because it feels very personal and you will have a lot of time to look through the telescope. We saw amazing things, stars millions of light years away! During this observation Christina explained everything very well and enthousiastic.
After the observation we told them that we really wanted to see a/some planet(s). We had to wait until 23.00/00.00 before Saturn and maybe Jupiter would be visible. In the meantime we had a cocktail en enjoyed the nice terrace. At 23.00 the owner took us to the second telescope for a private observation. The highlight of the evening: we saw Jupiter and Saturn! So cool!
Really recommend going here when you visit Rhodos! Very cool experience, really friendly people and a beautiful 
Sophie
11/07/2021 - Yesterday evening we visited the Astronomy Cafe on the hills about Faliraki.
The visit exceeded all our expectations. As recommended we arrived around 6.30 pm to wander around the... read more tasteful and informative exhibits inside and outside the cafe and enjoyed the beautiful sunset sipping the cafe’s signature cocktails expertly prepared by our host, the owner of, and inspiration behind, this star attraction.
We also enjoyed the club sandwiches, just one of numerous choices on the cafe’s menu.
Following sunset the sky was pitch black with no air pollution. At 8.15 we were ushered into one of the observatory’s two domes and had a 45 minutes guided tour of Neptune, Saturn and a nearby nebula with the observatory’s resident astronomer, Christina.
This is without question a high spot of our Rhodes vacation and I have no hesitation in awarding this venue and its wonderful staff five stars.
Please don’t miss it. 
21/09/2019Katie0w Absolutely loved it here!
Booked for myself and my daughter at 10pm. Arrived at 9.30pm to a warm and friendly welcome. Got booked in, got a drink (regret not getting... read more a space themed cocktail now) and then sat down in comfortable chairs and enjoyed the beautiful garden. Every table was lit by candle light and there were twinkly lights and LEDs around the displays in the garden.
We then went into the observatory and the gentleman explained everything really clearly and patiently let everyone in turn look through the telescope at different constellations, galaxies and planets (we saw Saturn when we were there). His enthusiasm and knowledge were both fantastic. You get 30 minutes in the observatory which is amazing but I would have loved to have longer.
We then enjoyed the informative displays and fussing the astronomy cat! The lovely lady who greeted us then called us a taxi. Next time I visit Rhodes I will definitely come here again and try to visit during the day as well as the night time. (I will stay all day if I get the chance!)
This was a really special and tranquil place in a beautiful location above Anthony Quinn Bay, the atmosphere was literally 'out of this world.'
07/08/2022
