Astronomy Cafe

  Even if your not into this stuff it's still amazing. My boyfriend loves it so we went and I think I left happier than him. Book before u go as... read more we had to wait 2 hours that was my fault though. The host is an astronomer so very knowledgeable and his equipment must have cost an absolute fortune. Very well set out and we seen Saturn with its rings and all, Jupiter and a huge view of the moon. Drinks were nice and cheap enough. Very happy with the experience

  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.

  This was great fun, lovely garden with lots of information displayed in a really lovely way. Little lights twinkling away as the sun went down, worth the short stroll up... read more to the conservatory from Falariki, if you have walking difficulties, get a taxi. We loved it

  A memorable and unique experience. There are a great range of drink with some great cocktails. Great if you're a space fan or not, my girlfriend was apprehensive but loved... read more it! You get to look through the telescope 5/6 times and we got to clearly see Saturn and its rings. Highly recommend for a different holiday activity!

  A great place to enjoy your coffee while you look an amazing view to the sea and when the night comes the magic starts ! With telescopes under Stergos instructions... read more yoy can watch planets and stars .

  After going up here last year I thought what a lovely end to finish our holiday !! How terribly wrong I was most of our children were 9 and over... read more the owner doesn’t welcome disabled anybody over 12 stone or over 60 he started screaming in our faces to move off his wicker seating after we’d been there for over an hour sitting on them saying we’d break them there was six family groups with us who on average had already spent over 45 euros on drinks and crepes which were hard and disgusting when asked why he wanted us to move preceded to start screaming like a lunatic .my daughter shouted back at him he then tried to lock us all in and started screaming at his staff to phone the police one of the waitresses started scream we d hit her even though nobody was with in 10 feet of her the children were absolutely terrified he told them we were all going to jail for twenty four hours it was the most terrifying experience I’ve ever had and I’m 61 in our party we had police men with us who tried to carm the situation down the other staff were oppoligetic behind his back proberly afraid they would lose their jobs he is the most obnoxious rude arrogant man I’ve ever have met in my life ITHINK the Greek authorities should investigate into how one man can terrify adults and children in this way I wouldn’t recommend this place to my worst enemy STAY AWAY

  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

  Worth the walk up there but got a cab back as was dark when we left,Food is good but snacks more than meals ,Pay the four euros for the telescope... read more experince you wont be dissapointed knowagable but clearly explained

  What a great experience! Friendly staff, great cocktails. The garden is full of information and looks fantastic. The astronomy experience itself was very interesting, very knowledgeable host. Was great we... read more got to see andromeda, jupiter and saturn.

  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!