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| Acropolis of Lindos |
Lindos is for most visitors the most impressive archaeological site on Rhodes. Here the dramatic natural landscape is enhanced by the picturesque quality of the more modern town. You will find the most important archaeological monuments at the acropolis, but interesting ruins are scattered at various points within the town and just outside it as well.
Distance from Rhodes city: 55Km
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| Acropolis of Rhodes |
The ancient acropolis of Rhodes stood on the hill now known as Monte Smith. Only few surviving remains exist to provide a faint idea of its original grandeur. Still, it is well worth a visit.
Distance from Rhodes city: In town
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| Aktaion |
A two-storeyd building with flat roof and an arcade looking towards the road by the sea. The walls are built in the typical, local isodomic masonry. Very interesting is the structure of the interior, visible in the plans of the building.
Distance from Rhodes city: In town
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| Ancient Ialysos |
The district of Ialysos encompasses the northern part of the island. It was inhabited in the prehistoric period. Remains of a Minoan settlement have been found at Trianda and Mycenaean cemeteries have been located on the surrounding hills of Makria Vounara and Moschou Vounara (1700-1400 BC).
Distance from Rhodes city: 13Km
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| Ancient Kamiros |
On the north-western shore of Rhodes, close To the promontory of Agios Minas (the Ancient Mylantio) lies the third of The island's ancient cities - Kamiros.
Distance from Rhodes city: 40Km
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| Archaeological Musem |
The Archaeological Museum of Rhodes is housed in the mediaeval building of the Hospital of the Knights. It is a twostorey building, with an internal courtyard, all four sides of which are lined with porticoes.
Distance from Rhodes city: In town
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| Elaphos & Elaphina |
The hotel is on mount Prophetes Elias, near the Byzantine monastery with the same name. It comprises two buildings, a three-storeyed one, "Elaphos" and a two-storeyed one, "Elaphina", both with a basement and a high pitched, wooden roof.
Distance from Rhodes city: 65Km
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| Governor's Palace |
The former Governor's Palace, now used as the the Building of the Prefecture, It is one of the most considerable buildings construced on Rhodes during the Italian occupation of the island. It is a combination of many different architectural styles and its arrangement strongly resembles the Palace of the Duces in Venice.
Distance from Rhodes city: In town
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| Municipal Gallery |
The Municipal Gallery of Rhodes today houses one of the most representative and authoritative collections of 20th-century Greek painting. Most of the painters who worked creatively during these nine decades are represented in this collection through some of their most characteristic works.
Distance from Rhodes city: In town
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| National Theatre |
The National Theatre of Rhodes was built in 1937 by an unknown architect and was then called "Teatro Puccini". It was one of the most modern theatres of its era, suitable even for the performance of operas.
Distance from Rhodes city: In town
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| Rhodes Astike School |
The building was constructed in 1874 and it is one of the first organized christian schools of Rhodes. It is a a continuation of the "Mutual Teaching School", founded by the metropolite of Rhodes, Paisios. The building was constructed on an older one, built in 1765.
Distance from Rhodes city: In town
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| Rhodes Old Town |
When you approach the walls of the Old Town of Rhodes, you are about to enter the oldest inhabited medieval town in Europe. It's a thrill to behold. Best to know one thing from the start about Old (Medieval) Town of Rhodes (Rhodos): It's not laid out on a grid -- not even close.
Distance from Rhodes city: In town
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| Rhodes Post Office |
The building of the Post Office is located on the Liberty Square (Plateia Eleftherias) of the modern city of Rhodes. It is an excellent specimen of the Rennaisance Eclecticism and the "Finta Pietra" technology.
Distance from Rhodes city: In town
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| St. Catherine Hospice |
The Hospice of St. Catherine was built in 1391-92, under grand master Heredia, by the Italian Domenico d'Allemagna, admiral of the Order of the Knights of St. John (Knights Hospitaller). The founder was an important personage, disposing of considerable means.
Distance from Rhodes city: In town
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