Discovering The Amazing Landmarks Of Rhodes Island - Greece

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Rhodes Island owns a plenty of landmarks and monuments that enhances its beauty as well as catches attraction of thousands of tourists every year during summer Rhodes holidays. You can visit Kollakio - the quarter of the Knights inside the Old Rhodes Town. This place is full of astounding landmarks and enchanting sites for your Rhodes holidays.
In order to enjoy best Rhodes holidays ideas, you can even visit the fortified walls of the old city. The historically rich Rhodes Island is an ideal place for sightseeing during vacations.
Over a long span of time, Rhodes has been a safe-haven for some of the extraordinary landmarks including the medieval port statue - entitled as the Colossus of Rhodes. It was vanished as a result of an earthquake in the 3rd century BC and today only ruins of the Colossus can be found.
Landmarks & Monuments of Rhodes Island
Some of the most impressive yet surviving landmarks as well as the monuments of Island Rhodes where you can enjoy best Rhodes holidays are as under:
New Town or the Acropolis of Rhodes
The New Town of Rhodes offers its visitors with a unique ...
... collection of historical monuments having a taste of the medieval Hellenistic city. Acropolis of Rhodes is one among its highly prominent landmarks that resides directly to the south-western part of the Old Rhodes Town. It is one of the unique places of the 2nd century. It is a restored stadium which was once used for enormous sporting events to prepare athletes for the Olympics.
Another interesting sight is the nearby Temple of Pythian Apollo along with the Mosque of Mural Rels, which can be found on the northern side of Mandraki port. These landmarks remain open 24/7 and there is no entry fee for them.
Old Town of Rhodes
This area of the Rhodes Town is brimming with lots of characteristics carrying many of the impressive historical sites. The Old Town Rhodes is divided into three quarters i.e. Knights Quarter, the Jewish Quarter and the Turkish Quarter. It is thereby the place where you will find majority of the medieval landmarks during Rhodes holidays 2010.
You can reach this place through nine main gateways commonly known as 'the pyles'. The infrastructures of this unique town provide an enchanting blend of Byzantine, Turkish and Latin styles, combined together by a series of public squares. During your next Rhodes holidays, you may also visit the Avenue of the Knights with its 984-foot fortified wall inside the district of Kollakio.
Other landmarks and monuments of the Rhodes Island:
You can find some of the most remarkable Greek landmarks and monuments on Rhodes Island. They landmarks and monuments mainly include the 1519 Inn of the Order of the Tongue of Italy, the Chapel of the Tongue of France, the Palace of Villiers de l'sle Adam, the 3rd Century B.C. Temple of Aphrodite, the Palace of the Grand Masters, Castle of Monolithos, Kastellos and the ancient Kamiros City. You can make your tour more memorable and interesting while visiting these alluring sites on the Greek Island of Rhodes.
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