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Sunset on ancient town square.

Sunset on ancient town square.

Why visit Rhodes Town

Rhodes Town is really two distinct and very different towns. The Old Town lies within but utterly apart from the New Town, sealed like a medieval time capsule behind a double ring of high walls and a deep moat. Few cities can boast so many layers of architectural history, with ruins and relics of the Classical, Ottoman and Italian eras entangled in a mind-boggling maze of twisting lanes.

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Sealed tight like a time capsule behind high walls and a deep moat, the historic center of Rhodes Town is a magnificent place to explore.

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