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Mini guide to Rhodes
Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Islands and is often called the ‘Isle of the sun’. The island is dotted with historic sights, and its beautiful beaches and perfect climate make it an ideal holiday choice. It’s also one of the remotest island clusters in Greece, making it less crowded.
The capital of Rhodes, also called Rhodes, occupies the northenmost tip of the island and was home to the famous Colossus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
Although ancient Rhodes was a large city relatively few ruins have been found. The ancient Acropolis stood on the eastern city of the Monte smith hill, overlooking the city. Further on you can see the Stadium (3rd century BC) and the curiously square sized Odeum (both rebuilt).
Walking through medieval Rhodes, the most apparent remnant is the 14th century wall, which surrounds the old city for 5kms. If you enter the city through Pili Eleftherias (Freedom Gate) you can see the Inn of the Auvergne Knights (Avenue of the Knights Templar), the Arsenal, the Museum of Decorative Arts, the Byzantine Museum (in a 13th-century church) and the majestic Harbour Gate. The Archaeological Museum housed in the 15th-century building of the Knights' Hospital, includes collections of coins, pots and sculptures from the Mycenaean up to the Roman era. The Knights' Road, official street of the medieval city, ends at the Palace of the Grand Masters. Along the road lay the Inns of the Knights of Seven Languages, of which four still remain.
