Palace of the Grand Masters Rhodes

Knight's Street, Rhodes , Dodecanese, Greece

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  • 1

    Rhodos: Colossus of medieval cities

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    ... clubs etc) and it's all very photogenic, so a couple of days spent here flies by. The exultantly named Palace of the Grand Masters is the central focus of town. Blown up in a gunpowder explosion mid last century, it was lavishly restored by the ...

  • 2

    Rhodes

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    ... down one road that had the crests of knights on the walls flanking the street. It was neat to see it all. The Palace of the Grand Masters is basically a huge castle built by crusaders. It was neat to go in and see everything. There were mosaics on ...

  • 3

    Stowaways in plain sight

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    ... still in operation), fortifications which are said to be the most complete medieval ramparts in Europe. The walls enclose the Palace of the Grand Masters, who we presume to have been leaders of the Knights of St. John, Crusaders who ruled the city for ...

  • 4

    Greek Islands Part III

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    ... got settled Mike gave us juice and chocolate and sang us a song on his guitar. The next day I visited the Palace of the Grand Masters of the Knights of St. John, a religious and military order founded in Jerusalem during the Middle Ages. The knights ...

  • 5

    Free Day in Rhodes

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    ... showed us some good shops to go to and recommended some places that we should go and see. We all went to the Palace of the Grand Masters and walked through there, it was very impressive. Nathan, Sean, Shannon, D.L. and myself walked through it ...

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    Rhodes (Greece)

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    15.04.09 Bus / Walking tour to the old into the Medieval Old Knights' Quarter with the Palace of the Grand Masters. First stop was the Acropolis (meaning the highest point on the Island) with the old athletics track and auditorium used for theatre, ...

  • 7

    Greek Food

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    ... way at the end was a huge stone cross with good views of the surrounding area, peacocks are in the trees here!!! Then of to the Palace of the Grand Masters of St John (127 rooms) took lots of pics then we strolled the Old City streets and had lunch in a ...

  • 8

    Rhodes, Ephesus and Patmos

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    ... , being full-fledged bazaars now, narrow alleys a little further on. The dominant feature, other than the actual walls, is the Palace of the Grand Masters that was the hub of the fortress. The Palace is really quite marvelous with much use of marble in ...

  • 9

    Rain and sun

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    ... the night before.  I was still very upset at how nasty he had been to us. We went to see the Palace of the Grand Masters.  It rained a bit but the sun came out before long.  The Palace had some really wonderful archaeological ...

  • 10

    Ancient Rhodes

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    ... ago, Dodecansian costumes, colorful ceramics and interesting woodcarvings. Then I head up the Street of the Knights to the Palace of the Grand Masters with its beautiful and intricate mosaic floors, and then to the Hospital of the Knights which has been ...