Rhodes Palace

... to change our week in Egypt to a cruise among the Greek Islands. Our trip begins in Istanbul. The Blue Mosque, Topkapı Palace, and the Grand Bazaar are just a few of sights we will see in Instanbul. After Istanbul we move on to the Cappadocia ...

After our very early departure from Kos we arrived in Rhodes at about 9:30am, caught a taxi and made it to the White Palace, Faliraki, well it was white I don't think I'd call it a palace tho... Had a walk around Faliraki, found some breakfast - was not a ...

... conquered by Muslim forces in 672.  In 1309 the island was occupied by the Knights Hospitaller and Rhodes transformed into a medieval town.  The Palace of the Grand Master was built during that time. On our walk our first stop was ...

... and all we care about is that we're exhausted and my stomach hurts. Anyway, we went on a short excursion: Medieval Rhodes and the Grand Master's Palace, for 2 1/2 hours and $49 each. As it turns out, we might have enjoyed just walking through the town ...

... Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of land and population, with a population of 117,000. Historically, Rhodes is famous worldwide for the Colossus of Rhodes. The medieval Old Town of the City of Rhodes has been declared a ...

... with souvenir vendors and cafes in quaint medieval buildings. We climbed a short staircase to enter the Palace of the Knights, which houses the Rhodes Ancient and Medieval exhibitions. After the admissions kiosk the castle opened into a very large ...

... BREAKFAST. HE WAS GREEK/CANADIAN AND SPOKE GREEK BEFORE HE MOVED HERE - BUT HE WAS BORN IN CANADA, MONTREAL. THE ISLAND OF RHODES WAS OWNED BY ITALY FROM 1910 TO 1948. MUSSOLINI HAD THE GRAND PALACE AND CASTLE OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. JOHN RENOVATED ...

... walls of my room were solid stone blocks. I was later told the building was about five hundreds years old. I stayed in Rhodes 4 days and couldn’t get enough of the old city. The Palace of the Grand Masters alone is worthy of several ...

... 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 floors, stairs and columns, and wonderful mosaic floor work, most of ...

... very impressive. After we finished walking through the Palace many of us met up in the courtyard and continued on our way exploring Rhodes. A few of us explored the moats together and then went back to the boat for lunch. Rhodes has very good shopping, ...

... ;If you want to complain, please address all letters to my dad, who gave me his poor joke genes... When I finally arrived in Rhodes I made straight for the taxi ranks outside the airport.  I assumed the aiport was a lot closer to Rhodes town than it ...

... to have beer and wine which is a big step in the right direction after how we had felt the last few days! Rhodes is a cool, cool island. There is LOTS to do historically and entertainment wise. There is shopping galore both of touristy junk ...