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59 reviews 65 travel blogs 33 photos Attraction Type:
Ancient ruins, Historic village, Scenic/historic walking area
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Rhodos: Colossus of medieval cities
... - athletes used to train here, greased up and in a loin cloth if there were lucky, preparing for the ancient Olympic Games. I wonder if Rhodes was an athletic superpower too... North of the city one can find package tour central and what looks to be ...
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All Rhodes lead to Cairo
... . First, the obligatory history blurbs: Rhodes recorded history began as part of the Athenian alliance (what we call Ancient Greece.) Later it became dominated by Macedonia under Alexander the Great until the Rhodians eventually defeated his successor to ...
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Knights of Old
... almost the entire nine hour trip, whereas Rick watched movies on the laptop. When we pulled into the port of Rhodes we weren't greeted by a view the ancient Colossus (one of the seven wonders of the ancient world built to celebrate the end of the 305 ...
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The Return to Rhodes...
... has a population of about 80,000 and has been famous since ancient times as the site of the Collosus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was completed in 293 BC but was toppled and badly damaged in a large earthquake in ...
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Around Rhodes Island
... another, cascading down the steep hillside to two lovely sheltered harbours. Between the 2 harbours another steep hill topped by an ancient acropolis and the ruins of another Knights castle rears up. The streets of the village are narrow, winding and ...
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Slightly jaded and ever so slightly brown...
... we did manage to jump in for a swim. On the Mediterranean side, it was quite calm. Visited Lindos (lovely ancient city) twice, including snorkelling around with the local castle/fort looming overhead. We were staying in Faliraki, which has ...
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Our Medieval Fortress City
... declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and deservedly so. And although missing the once famous "Colossus of Rhodes", one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, the area where it was once located is marked. The city has Greek, ...
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Rhodes
... with a café and dining scene similar to 'Darling Harbour' and is only a 15 min walk into the historic 'Old Town', the ancient walled part of the city. The beach provides a beautiful backdrop as I sit here typing and watching the boys swim and it ...
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Greece Lightening!
... a week and we spent the time relaxing at the pool, eating on the veranda, touring a neighboring islands, visiting Turkey, seeing ancient ruins, touring the old city, smoking Rimas first hooka, and as you may note from the pictures, imbibing girlie ...
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Land of the Knights Hospitallar. And mullets
... and 7500 soldiers left. Gone with the knights and in with Allah. The resulting architecture is ottoman turk atop medieval castle atop ancient greek and all three levels are viewable. The most signifiant clame to fame Rhodes has is as home to the ...
Ancient Rhodes Map
- Halki Island
- Lady of the Castle Cathedral (Panagia tou Kastrou)
- The Acropolis of Rhodes
- Medieval City
- Ancient Kamiros
- Valley of the Butterflies (Peta Loudhes)
- Orfanidi Street
- Kritinia Castle
- Water Park
- Acropolis of Lindos
- Pefkos Beach
- The Church of the Panagia
- Village of Lindos
- Champers Pub
- Ataturk Park
- Hierapolis & Pamukkale
- Alexander Waterfall
- Koprulu Canyon
- Termessos
- Mamure Kalesi