You can find many of the ancient landmarks and monuments on Rhodes Island during your summer Rhodes holidays, as they are a major source of attraction for various tourists. There is also a Knight’s Quarter (Kollakio) in Rhodes Town where you can locate some of the most attractive sites of this amazing land during your Rhodes holidays.

Furthermore, one of the top Rhodes holidays ideas is to see the fortifications along with the ancient city walls. All these things will collectively make your trip more delighting and entertaining during your stay.

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

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 Greek masterpieces and various amazing monuments on Rhodes Island. Few among those prominent landmarks and monuments are

• The Palace of Villiers de l'sle Adam

• The Inn of the Order of the Tongue of Italy (1519)

• The Palace of the Grand Masters

• The Chapel of the Tongue of France

• The 3rd century BC Temple of Aphrodite

• Kritinia Castle

• Monolithos Castle

• The medieval relics of the City of Kamiros

If you visit these sites, your trip is guaranteed to be memorable on Rhodes Island, Greece.