Rhodes

Rhodes

The island of Rhodes is located at the crossroads of two major sea routes of the Mediterranean between the Aegean Sea and the coast of the Middle East, as well as Cyprus and Egypt.

  • Lindos Beach
    Lindos Beach
  • Vlicha - Rhodes
    Vlicha - Rhodes
  • Rhodes - Lindos
    Rhodes - Lindos
  • Rhodes - Lindos
    Rhodes - Lindos
  • Rhodes - Lindos
    Rhodes - Lindos
  • Rhodes - Tsampika Beach
    Rhodes - Tsampika Beach
  • Rhodes - Lindos
    Rhodes - Lindos
  • Lindos Beach
    Lindos Beach
  • Rhodes - Pefki
    Rhodes - Pefki
  • Rhodes - Lardos
    Rhodes - Lardos
  • Rhodes - Lindos
    Rhodes - Lindos
  • Rhodes Mandraki
    Rhodes Mandraki
  • Rhodes - Old Town
    Rhodes - Old Town
  • Rhodes Mandraki
    Rhodes Mandraki
  • Rhodes Mandraki
    Rhodes Mandraki
  • Rhodes - Watersports
    Rhodes - Watersports
  • Lindos Acropolis
    Lindos Acropolis
  • Rhodes Aquarium
    Rhodes Aquarium
  • Rhodes Charaki beach
    Rhodes Charaki beach
  • Rhodes Old Town - Palace
    Rhodes Old Town - Palace
  • Rhodes Kallithea Spa
    Rhodes Kallithea Spa
  • Rhodes Tsampika beach
    Rhodes Tsampika beach
  • Rhodes Town
    Rhodes Town
  • Rhodes Ixia beach
    Rhodes Ixia beach
  • Rhodes Butterfly valley park
    Rhodes Butterfly valley park

The island of Rhodes is located at the crossroads of two major sea routes of the Mediterranean between the Aegean Sea and the coast of the Middle East, as well as Cyprus and Egypt. The meeting point of three continents, it has known many civilizations.

Throughout its long history the different people who settled on Rhodes left their mark in all aspects of the island's culture: art, language, architecture. Its strategic position brought to the island great wealth and made the city of Rhodes one of the leading cities of the ancient Greek world.

Rhodes is the largest island in the Dodecanese. Its capital city, located at its northern tip, is the capital of the Prefecture with the Medieval Town in its centre. In 1988 the Medieval Town was designated as a World Heritage City. The Medieval Town of Rhodes is the result of different architectures belonging to various historic eras, predominantly those of the Knights of St. John.