Those who are fed up of their hectic life and want to relieve their tensions by having splendid holidays somewhere are advised to visit the beautiful Island of Rhodes. This place is rich in history and offers many worth seeing historical sites. The Palace of the Grand Masters is one of the must see places in Rhodes Island, Greece. Being located in the old town of Rhodes Island, this palace is visited by a large number of tourists every year.

The palace beautifully combines modern architecture with the ancient one. It is 80 meters high, massive, rectangle-shaped building, having 80-halls and a vast yard. It offers an astonishing museum building which has two floors, having an internal courtyard. All of its sides are lined with doorways. Walking through the vast courtyard offers its own charm of Rhodes holidays.

The palace reflects an amazing interior and historical background of various cultures who dominated Rhodes from time to time. It has a magnificent history that’s why most of the people are eager to visit this palace. So whenever you visit Rhodes, do not forget to visit this palace. Some worth seeing things in the Palace of the Grand Masters during Rhodes holidays include:

Sculptures:

Palace of the Grand Masters, Rhodes Island has got enormous sculptures from various cultures of Roman and Hellenistic period. These sculptures will definitely take you in the ancient world where you can enjoy the pleasures of ancient time during your Rhodes holidays.

Halls:

The palace has many magnificent and luxurious halls. They have been decorated with different monuments, marbles of beautiful colors, unique furniture, sculptures, floors covered with beautiful carpets and some glorious ancient paintings.

Rooms:

The palace of the Grand Masters has impressive rooms equipped with antique furniture, vases and statues etc. Among these rooms, some popular and worth seen rooms are: reception, waiting room, ballroom, Medusa mosaic’s room, room of icons, music room etc. There are a total of 158 rooms but only 24 of them are open to public. All rooms have been built in a grandiose manner with a lavish interior.

The rooms in the east wing are mounted with random, speleologist and different art exhibitions. Events of different civilization and conferences are held in the rooms and courtyard of this palace.

Stone Paved Patio:

There is a beautiful stone paved patio in the palace that contains many ancient statues. These statues also belong to Roman & Hellenistic period. There is also a famous ancient temple of Helios placed in this patio.

Mosaic floors:

The Mosaic floors in Grand Master's Palace are awesome. They reflect the beautiful art of ancient Greek times.

Paintings:

The palace is decorated with many beautiful paintings that reminds of ancient era of Greek Civilization, Late Roman and Early Christians.

In addition to this, you will find many more worth seeing things in the Grand Masters Palace, Island Rhodes, Greece. You should have enough time to visit this palace as it is very huge and there are lots of things to explore. Your visit to this palace will certainly make your Rhodes holidays outstanding.