Rhodes Town
The busiest entrance to the Old Town, close to the seafront and Mandraki Harbour, Liberty Gate was constructed in the 14th century to serve as a bridge to…
Must-see attractions in Rhodes
Rhodes Town
Set on the upper floor of a grand medieval building, on your right as you enter the Old Town via Liberty Gate, this gallery belongs to the city’s four…
Modern Greek Art Museum – New Wing
Rhodes Town
This gleaming extension to the New Town’s Modern Greek Art Museum stands immediately behind its parent building. Located on the site of the city’s ancient…
Rhodes Town
This landmark French-built lighthouse guards the entrance to Mandraki Harbour, at the spot where some suggest the Colossus of Rhodes once stood. Its beam…
Rhodes Town
Four coats of arms on the Inn of Provence form the shape of a cross. After Rhodes fell to the Ottomans, the building became a hammam (Turkish bath), while…
Rhodes Town
Built in 1519 under the rule of Grand Master Fabrizio del Carretto (1513–21), this former Knights’ lodging is in the lower part of the Street of the…
Rhodes Town
Dating from 1492, the Inn of France is the most ornate and distinctive of all the inns on the Street of the Knights, which were used as residences by…
Rhodes Town
Halfway up the Street of the Knights, the Inn of Spain is the largest inn of all. Its two connected wings were built under Grand Master Antoine Fluvian …
Rhodes Town
This imposing pedestrian gateway makes a dramatic point of entry for arriving ferry passengers. If you use the Old Town as a base for some island hopping,…
Rhodes Town
The fenced-off vestiges of a Temple of Aphrodite, dating from the 3rd century BC, face visitors who pass through the Liberty Gate. This is one of the few…
Rhodes Town
The grounds of this graceful mosque hold a Turkish cemetery and the Villa Cleobolus, where Lawrence Durrell lived in the 1940s, writing his book on Rhodes…
Rhodes Town
It’s well worth taking a look at the interior of this Gothic-style Orthodox church, beside Mandraki Harbour and built under Italian rule; it’s covered…
Rhodes Town
The oldest mosque on Rhodes, built soon after the Ottomans arrived in the 16th century; it's not open to visitors.
Rhodes Town
Also known as the Windmills Gate, St Catherine’s Gate provided access to the windmills on the waterfront.
Rhodes Town
This towering mosque, facing the Old Town's Great Hammam (Turkish baths), was completed in 1765.
Rhodes Town
The gate of St John is said to have become dyed red with blood during the siege of 1522.
Rhodes Town
Behind its plain exterior, this 500-year-old Ottoman bathhouse is spectacular, with a finely wrought star-pierced ceiling that allows light to radiate…
Rhodes Town
At the southeast corner of the Old Town, this is one of the few city gates you can drive through, with parking to the right inside.
Rhodes Town
This modern city gate, opened in 1955, connects the Old Town with the harbour.
