Rhodes City

Rhodes is the principal city of the island of Rhodes, and it has a population of approximately 100,000 inhabitants. Rhodes has been famous since antiquity as the site of Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Colossus has been used in many poems, the most famous being Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”. The citadel of Rhodes, built by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, also known as Knights Hospitaller, is one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Europe, and in 1988 it was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city of Rhodes is a popular destination receiving thousands of visitors from all around the world every year. Rhodes city is home to a manifold of landmarks, some of them dating back to antiquity, but most having their origins in the Knights’ period. Below, we have assembled a list of sights that you should include in your itinerary in this magnificent city.

 

Main Sights of the City

The Grand Master’s Palace (15th century)
The Knights Street
The Acropolis of Rhodes
The Mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent
The Medieval walls: created in the mid-14th century, based on a previous outline, remade after the Ottoman siege of 1480 and the earthquake of the following year.
The Gothic buildings in the historical upper town.
The Byzantine harbor, which was recently excavated, and there have been unearthed unique medieval shipwrecks.