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Palace of the Grand Master

Is a palace in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes in Greece.In the point that today is the palace it was earlier a Byzantine citadel that functioned as headquarters and fortress.The palace was built in the 14th century by the Knights of Rhodes, who occupied Rhodes from 1309 to 1522.After the island was captured by the Ottoman Empire, the palace was used as a fortress.The original palace was largely destroyed by an ammunition explosion in 1856.When the Kingdom of Italy occupied Rhodes in 1912, the Italians rebuilt the palace in a grandiose pseudo-medieval style as a holiday residence for Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, and later for Benito Mussolini, whose name can still be seen on a large plaque near the entrance.

Acropolis of Rhodes

Is an acropolis dating from the Hellenistic period (3rd–2nd century BC) 3 kilometers from the centre of Rhodes, in the island with the same name, Greece.The partially reconstructed part of the site consists of the "Temple of Apollo" (also, as alternatives Athena Polias and Zeus Polieus) below which is a stadium and a small theatre.It is included in a large park, Monte Smith, named for English Napoleonic admiral William Sidney Smith.The original excavation was carried on by the Italian School of Archaeology at Athens from 1912-1945.

Rhodes Archaeological Museum

Open in season till 8PM.It has two floors, and most of the exhibits are on the second, past the big stairs.The museum operates a tour of the city walls Tuesdays and Saturdays at 8AM leaving from the Palace of the Grand Masters.Visitors are simply allowed up on the walls to walk along the top of them at their own pace.This walk offers views of the town not otherwise available and is the best way to get an idea of the size of the town and the variety of its architecture.

Rodini park

Rodini Park was probably the first landscaped park in the world. It was still popular with the Romans some years later and they left a bit of an aqueduct here.The park lies in a green and shady bed of a stream.Here is an ideal environment for the peacocks which live and breed freely in the park. It's a pleasure to come here even in the heat of the day.Enjoy the cool walkway which leads along the bank of the stream.A walk of about 10 minutes will bring you to a tomb dug into the rock.The tomb is known as the tomb of the Ptolemies.The tomb dates from the Hellenistic period and the edges of each side are decorated by 21 Doric half columns.

Tsambika Monastery

The road to Tsambika monastery turns off the main road, some meters before the road to Tsambika beach.The road leads half of the way up on the hill. From this point you will have to walk up the hill, following the 350 steps.On the top of the hill you will find the tiny, Byzantine church, dedicated to Our Lady.It's perched high at 300 m with commanding coastal views, both north over Kolymbia and south over Tsambika beach until Lindos, which makes it worth, to climb up.The legend is, that any woman, who has problems, having children should go up there (barefoot), to pray to the Virgin, she will be blessed with children. Here on Rhodes the success of this visit means the child must be called Tsambikos if it's a boy, and Tsampika if it's a girl.This name is unique on Rhodes. If you doubt this habit, just call this name out on a busy street, and you will see how successful the monastery is. The saints day is the 7. September.

Seven Springs

One of the most charming destinations on Rhodes, Seven Springs offers a cool, magical landscape, a real oasis, even in the heat of high summer, swamped in greenery.Waters come out from the springs all year around, which end up in a small lake.You get to the lake walking through a narrow tunnel of 186m.The lake exists thanks to a dam built by the Italians, in order to provide the nearby Kolymbia with fresh water.The area of Seven Springs and the nearby forests are suitable for walking.

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