RHODES THE ISLAND OF THE GOD OF SUN

For the birth of Rhodes a lot of fables have been said. One of them is the following: "Pacts withRhodes finds in the southeaster ward of Aegean ocean between East and West in the cluster of Dodecanese. It is the bigger island of Dodecanese and the capital of prefecture. It abstains from Piraeus 270 naval miles it has extent 1.400 kilometres, length 220 kilometres, and width 38 kilometres. It is constituted by 44 villages each with his own interests. Her current population is roughly 90.000 inhabitants and they can entertain more then 1.000.000 roughly visitors the summertime.

Forelands exist enough as: Sandy beach, Ladjko, Vodi, Vagia, Archangelos, Agios Aimilianos, Lardos, Vigli, Prasonisi, Armenistis, Agios Minas e.t.c.

The most important bights are: Lindou, Kallitheas, Afantou, Faliraki, Archangelos, Malonas, Vliha, Lardou, Gennadiou, iallisou, Glifadas, Apolakkias, e.t.c. Most coasts are sandy beach and pebble, with very little abrupt and rock's.

The tallest mountain is the Atavviros, and finds between the villages Emponas and Saint Isidoros, has elevation 1240 m. and maintains in the top relic of temple of Dias. The Akramitis is continuant pine-clad mountain, with elevation 850 m. An other mountain wooded is the Prophitis Ilias, with elevation 800 m. that constitutes also the most beautiful natural resort of island. In the Eastern face the mountain exists Tsampika, has elevation 800 m. and it took his name from the miraculous Virgin Mary Tsampika, where her is found monastery in his top, and has elevation 350 m., Filerimos is woodland from each type trees and bushes, with elevation 280 m.

TRAFFIC

Rhodes has regular traffic with remainder Greece and the remainder World. It is linked with harbours of Piraeus, Salonika, Crete and the islands of Dodecanese. Air it is linked with the Airport's of Athens, Crete, Salonika and a lot of international airport's

USEFUL TELEPHONES

Harbor Piraeus 210 /4226000

Harbor Rhodes 22410 /28888

Police 22410 /27423

Municipality Rhodes22410 /35945

The Old City of Rhodes is a vital town that is lived approximately 6.000 inhabitants. It is a live monument from the slenderly in the world. The City of Castle part in two departments, north that were named Kollakio and the southerner that was named Country. In the northern department the palace of Grand Master known Kastello, the official churches of battalion of Knights are found and the sportily apartments. In the southern department they lived and operate except from the Greeks and individuals of different nationalities. The economic activity was found in the roads Apollonion , Sokratous and passing from the Ermou reached up to the Marine Gate .

Entering from the mantrakI in the square Simis and advancing to the castle we meet the Temple of Venus , and immediately afterwards the wide Argirokastrou. There the Folklore Museum and the Historical-archaeological Institute are found . In the beginning of road of Knights we meet the Church of Virgin Mary of Castle. The Archaeological Museum it began to be built in 1440 from the Grand Master D'Aubusson. On the ground floor, right and left from of the entrance, are arched openings to the storerooms, now use as a commercial shops. Near the middle of the building, the main entrance id through a similar opening, framed with carved decoration. Directly above this entrance is a three-sided niche with windows "breaking" the monolithic and practically bare facade of the upper floor. This three-sided niche is a part of the chapel in the great hall on the upper floor. The main entrance leads through a colonnade into the inner courtyard which is surrounded on all four sides by a two-storey arcade with low-arched openings. The upper floor is reached by a magnificent staircase in the NE corner of the courtyard.

In the taller point of Castle the Palace of the Grand Master is found. His dimensions are (80x75 m.) and his is so much good manufacture that at the siege the 1522 it suffered little damage. In the first times of possession the Turkish employment for prisons. The Palace was destroyed absolute by the big explosion of Saint Ioannis at 1865. The Italian build again above in the ruins of old and they finished at 1940.There are clues that under his basic is eminent ancient holy of the Helios.

Leaving from the palace we will meet a wide road with platans, is the road of Orpheus. Still we will meet the Tower of Clock and the square with the painters. Below you will see certain photographs. From the wide Ippokratous, it is the road Arjstotelous that leads in old Jews synagogue and in wide Jewish Witnesses, with a small fountain decorate from shells, starfish, octopuses, etc and in the above part exists three big metal seahorses, for this and is named the (fountain with the seahorses).

The wall of the Old Town of Rhodes 4 kilometers have length roughly and the thickness of walls are above from 12 meters and the ditch have 21 meters width. The final form of walls the big Grand Master gave D'Aubusson. The wall of the Castle they constitute a interesting sample of martial architecture. The visitors can walk above the wall with organized tour that become and enjoy all the Old City.

The new city of Rhodes is perfect different from the old city. It is a modern European city, with a lot of and beautiful shops. The heart of market is the square Cyprus, where you will find most beautiful boutique, below you will find the unique group of new market which the form of this is heptagon and has in and outside various shops. From here you can see the palace of Grand Master where in a most beautiful garden his are in given representations < Sound and Light >. Advancing round the heptagon building we will find itself in the harbor of Mandraki. It was the martial harbor of Ancient Rhodes. Right us we will see the long jetty where the three medieval windmills are found where mill the wheat that they unloaded the commercial boats. In the end of jetty the fortress of Saint Nikolaos is found. From the coastal avenue that is vertical with the jetty of harbor and advancing northern we will meet very beautiful buildings as the Bank Greece, the Courts, the Post, the Church of Eyaggeljsmou, the Prefecture, the Municipality and the National Theatre. All the this buildings built on at Italian Possession (1912-1943). Continuing we see a beautiful sandy beach that leads in the Aquarium where you can marvel the beautiful types of fishes advancing in in galleries. (As if you find itself in in the seabed of sea).

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