Pilgrimage of the Medieval Walled Town of Rhodes!
The town is
protected by UNESCO and the Greek Archeological Ministry as a
gift to next generations. The reason for all this attention it
is not only its beauty that attracts millions of visitors every
year. It is the unique mixture of influences of yesterday and
today, and the fact that is the largest living medieval town
in Europe.
The following program or checklist of places/events, was created
by the staff of Plaza to lead visitors in a journey through time
and bring them closer to the myths and history of the Medieval
Town.
- EXPLORATION: Walk
through the maze of narrow alleyways, under gateways and colonnades,
next to graceful minarets and rickety balconies, through squares and
obscure courtyards, next to impregnable walls and Byzantine
Churches.
- RODOS ARCHEOLOGICAL
MUSEUM which is housed in 15th century Hospital of the Knights of
St. John.
- PALACE OF THE GRAND
MASTERS or Kastello, is build at the highest point of the city at
the end of the Street of the Knights, and it is the most imposing
building.
- THE BYZANTINE
MUSEUM is hosted inside the church of the Virgin of the Castle, one
of the most majestic buildings in the medieval town of Rodos. Since
1988, Byzantine and post-Byzantine paintings and antiquities are on
display.
- THE HOSPICE OF
SAINT CATHERINE AND THE “BURGUS” CATHOLIC CHURCH ...Inn of
Auvergne, Inn of England, Inn of Spain, Inn of Provence, Freedom
Gate, Arsenal Gate, Cannon Gate, Koskinou Gate, Church of Agia
Triada, The Clock Tower, Hamam (Turkish Baths still operational),
Mosques..........
- MUNICIPAL ART
GALLERY represents one of the most significant collections of the
Modern Greek Painting in Greece, hosting a total of 690 exhibits.
The nearby Museum of Decorative Arts, is a representative collection
of traditional costumes, utensils, tools and furniture.
- THE RODIAN HOUSE:
Visitors will find a trully traditional two-floor Rodian house (19th
century).
- ANCIENT RODOS: 2400
YEARS EXHIBITION The Exhibition is part of the celebration of the
2400th anniversary of the foundation of the City of Rodos in 408/7
BC.
- RODOS FROM THE
4THBC TO 1522 AC EXHIBITION Chronically, it covers the period from
Christian times to the capture of Rodos by the Ottoman Turks in
1522.
- TOUR AROUND THE
WALLS: The fortification of Rodos reflects the development of
military architecture. The visitor can walk in the fortifications,
the moat and the walls, the towers and bastions, and seek memories
of sieges and battles.
- DINNER AT
TRADITIONAL TAVERNA
- EXCURSIONS TO
MEDIEVAL CASTLES AND FORTRESSES – Visiting the castles enables you
to gain a complete picture of the impact of the Knights of Saint
John on the Island. Combine such a visit with Village Party.
- LINDOS:
"Lindos is its rock" It rises 116m from the landscape of
Lindos and it is surrounded by the sea. The Acropolis was used as a
fortress in antiquity, as well as in Byzantine times, in the period
of the Knights of St. John and in that of Ottoman rule. The
fortification of Lindos by the Knights goes back to the 14th c AD
and the Acropolis has the Knights Administrative Building.
- THE TRACKS AND
ROADS OF THE KNIGHTS
- CHURCHES &
MONASTERIES: Through a long and turbulent history, the church on
Rodos has been at the heart of Society. The buildings, many from the
13th and 14th Century, or earlier, are a manifestation of history
and the society of the times. The Architectural styles are unique.
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(Provided by Rhodos Tourism Promotional Organization.)
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