Sun Palace Hotel Rhodes

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 exhibits.  Next we walked along a street with lots of shops.  We ...

... part of their individual domains. Bereft of any provenance, Apollo rose from the depths of the sea the island of Rhodes and bestowed upon it bountiful sun to show that the island was his. And indeed, Rhodes is known to have more sun than any other ...

... that they named her Rhodes or rose and the god of the sea spent all of his energy on his wife causing the sun to shine all the time.  Rhodes does get about 360 days of sunshine every year but little rain fall.  Also at the acropolis of Rhodes ...

... islands reinstalled in the floors of the various rooms. There is also a very interesting exhibit displaying archaeological finds from Rhodes through the ages - nicely set out and with interesting commentaries. That night we go to a small restaurant in ...

... lines were whipping, but everything else seemed normal.  Googled later, and found there was a 6.4 earthquake in the Dodecanese Islands, south west of Rhodes, latitude 35..983, longitude 27.785, quite close to us.        ...

... I was quickly reminded that I am looking at the remains of a palace that was at its peak around the 13th century B.C. The palace was destroyed by fire during the 12th B.C. Even so, its considered one of the most preserved sites of the period for the ...

... top of each other so that it looked like it had a ton of character, and it was quiet. It was absolutely magnificent. Next stop: Rhodes. We took the overnight ferry to Rhodes from Santorini and awoke at 8 am. We were supposed to arrive in Rhodes at 7:20. ...

... ! Souvenir stalls sell anything and everything. Impromptu opera singing resounded from a rooftop overlooking the many cafes. The Summer Palace is a vast public park, two-thirds lake, with palace temples, gardens, pavilions and corridors. It covers an ...

... on the advice of colonel winston J III. Leftenant P. Anderson recommended gallipoli but I disimissed that as Australian nationalism. So, rhodes, then santorini, then athens, then home. There is a stopover at mykonos tomorrow on the way to rhodes and I ...

... staircase ended at a statue called The Winged Victory of Samothrace. It dated back to 2nd century B.C. and commemorates a naval triumph at Rhodes. We chose to make a right turn and follow the signs toward the Mona Lisa. While we didn't end up there at ...