St Anthony's Gate

Rhodes Town


The innermost gate that leads into the Old Town near the palace, an impressive 200m walk in from the D’Amboise Gate. Italian troops entered Rhodes along this route in 1912, while the knights had their arsenal between here and St Catherine's Gate.


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