Top 5 Tourist’s Spots for Rhodes Holidays in Rhodes Town

Rhodes town has earned the reputation of being the centre of attention for a large number of tourists worldwide. Following is a brief detail of the top 5 tourist’s spots for your Rhodes Holidays in Rhodes town:

Archaeological Museum

Archaeological Museum is a masterpiece creation of art with its building housed in the medieval of the hospital of Knights. Its history dates back to 1440 when its constructions began and was completed in 49 years in 1489. The museum is well known for the following precious ancient items:

• Funerary Slabs

• Mosaic Floors

• Vases

• Hellenistic and Roman sculpture

• Figurines

• Metal Objects

• Jewellery

Archaeological Museum is one of the top tourist spots due to large variety of its unique ancient items of the Geometric and Classical periods.

Medieval Town

Your Rhodes Holidays cannot be completed without visiting the great Medieval Town of Rhodes. This Medieval town is characterized by UNESCO as a monument of world cultural heritage.

The beauty of Medieval town is that it makes you sit in a time machine and it feels that the time has stopped and you are in a different age. The town is surrounding a two part fortress which also is a place worth visiting. Within the Rhodes Medieval town, you can also visit:

• Byzantine Museum

• Pili Elefterias

• Simis Square

• Mosque of Suleiman

• The Minaret of the Old City

• The Great Hamam

Street of the knights

The unique street of the knights adds to the charm of the Rhodes town and makes memories of your Rhodes Holidays everlasting. This street is known for the unique lodges and inns of the knights. The seven inns situated in the street of the knights represent the seven countries or tongues from where the knights came from. You can find the castle of the grand master at the top of the street.

Most of the grand masters were French, so they had a deep impact on the architecture of the place. People of all ages from all over the world come to see this place with great enthusiasm.

Palace of the Grand Master

The Rhodes Holiday idea gets even better when you think about visiting the Palace of the Grand Master. The palace was built by the knights of Saint Johns of Jerusalem in the seventh century.

During the Turkish occupation of the place in 1856, the palace got largely damaged by the explosion of powder magazine. Later the palace was restored after many alterations between 1937 and 1940. Thanks to the excellent supervision by the Italian architect Vittorio for its reconstruction.

Rhodini Park

Your Rhodes Holidays would be incomplete if you leave the town without visiting the Rhodini Park. This first landscaped park of the world is known for its elegance and beauty. The main attraction of the park is its dense forest and the beautiful green and shady stream flowing between trees. The fresh air blowing in the park literally takes you in a fantasy world where you feel very relieved and stress-free.

The dedicated children section of the park has a vast playground and a mini zoo having different kinds of animal and birds.