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MEDIEVAL CITY OF RHODES
Its a joy to wander through the pedestrian-only, cobbled streets of Rhodes Towns old town, protected by 14th-century fortifications measuring 4km (2.5 miles) in length. The top attraction is the vast 14th-century Palace of the Grand Masters,housing a museum tracing the islands history.To reach it, walk up Ippoton Street, lined with ‘inns, each one representing a different country from where the knights originated. Close by, the 15th-century Knights Hospital houses the Archaeological Museum, while the nearby Byzantine Museum displays religious icons and frescoes in the former cathedral.Also take a look at the pink 16th-century Mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent, built when Rhodes was controlled by the Ottomans. A short distance southwest of town, overlooking the sea, the Acropolis of Ancient Rhodes is home to the Temple of Apollo.Many cruise companies also offer a half-day excursion by bus to Lindos, a whitewashed hillside village crowned by a medieval fortress and an ancient Greek temple.
* Ippoton Street (Street of the Knights)
* Palace of the Grand Masters
* Byzantine Museum
* Knights Hospital
* Mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent
* Jewish Museum
the medieval city
MEDIEVAL CITY OF RHODES
Its a joy to wander through the pedestrian-only, cobbled streets of Rhodes Towns old town, protected by 14th-century fortifications measuring 4km (2.5 miles) in length. The top attraction is the vast 14th-century Palace of the Grand Masters,housing a museum tracing the islands history.To reach it, walk up Ippoton Street, lined with ‘inns, each one representing a different country from where the knights originated. Close by, the 15th-century Knights Hospital houses the Archaeological Museum, while the nearby Byzantine Museum displays religious icons and frescoes in the former cathedral.Also take a look at the pink 16th-century Mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent, built when Rhodes was controlled by the Ottomans. A short distance southwest of town, overlooking the sea, the Acropolis of Ancient Rhodes is home to the Temple of Apollo.Many cruise companies also offer a half-day excursion by bus to Lindos, a whitewashed hillside village crowned by a medieval fortress and an ancient Greek temple.
* Ippoton Street (Street of the Knights)
* Palace of the Grand Masters
* Byzantine Museum
* Knights Hospital
* Mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent
* Jewish Museum
Rhodes Island Greece
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About the Island of Rhodes in Greece 
Arriving to Rhodes Island the word special comes to your mind . Rhodes is the largest island in the Dodekanese in Greece and visitors to this amazing place will likely never forget how special it is. In fact, many visitors come to Rhodes Island on a trip or cruise boat and ending up coming back again.Vacation house rentals became quite popular over the past decade as holiday homes and rentals by owner.The infrastructure of the island lends itself well to travel, as do the many sights like the Valley of the Butterfly,Kamiros Skala,Lindos and Embona. In the area of Embona are growing Grapes for the local produced Wine of Cair, recently a Gold medal winner for a red dry Wine with the label”Pathos” ~ “Passion.” Over 130,000 people are fortunate enough to call Rhodes their home,approximately 80.000 of those people reside in Rhodes City Center ,10.000 inside the old Town/Vecchia Citta (UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE since 1999) ,which is the capital of the island.Rhodes lies just 11 miles off the southwest Turkish shoreline and it’s strategic point between cultures and countries, has ensured a history both tumultuous and marvelous between Turkey and Greece.Rhodes Island is well known for it’s number of sunny days. According to some, the sun shines at some point every day of the year. Explore the island’s wealth of byzantine churches and other historical sites like the Grandmaster Palace, and if you have time you can save a couple days for a relaxing beach vacation Rhodes getaway in the south of Rhodes Island.Around Rhodes City and other Rhodes destinations , you’ll find plenty of restaurants,tavernas,shops (jewelery,furs and various Greek products),cafes and as well bars and an excellent throw your cares away nightlife.Witch is actually most popular within the medieval city of Rhodes by Greeks and foreign Visitors.
Water sports like Surfing in Prassonissi & Ixia and scuba diving should be as well on your wish list. If Island hopping is on your agenda, you will find Greek ferries operating from Rhodes Mandraki ,or the newly build commercial harbor that can transport you to other desirable destinations in Greece such as Crete,Kos,Mykonos Santorini,Symi,Halki,Tilos and Kastelorizio,or to other country’s like Cyprus , Aegypt ,Italy and Turkey.
Ryanair winter flights to Rhodes 2010/11
30,000 EXTRA PASSENGERS AT RHODES
Ryanair, the world’s favourite airline, today (14th Sep) announced that it will open its third route from Rhodes to Rome (Ciampino), starting December 2010. This new route will deliver an extra 30,000 passengers p.a. (90,000 in total) to the Greek Island and create up to 30 new jobs (90 in total).
Ryanair celebrated the new Rhodes route by releasing 1 million €5 seats for travel across its European network in October, which are available for booking until midnight Thursday (16th Sept).
Speaking today in Rhodes, Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said:
“Ryanair is pleased to announce our third Rhodes route to the Italian capital that will start in December 2010 and operate on Wednesdays and Sundays. Ryanair’s routes to/from Rhodes will provide 90,000 passengers with the guaranteed lowest fares and sustain 90 local jobs.
Ryanair is delighted to boost Dodecanese tourism this winter, with its connection from Rhodes to Milan (Bergamo) and from Kos to Frankfurt (Hahn) which will operate twice weekly.
To celebrate the new route Ryanair is launching 1 million €5 seats, for travel across Europe in October, which are available for booking until midnight Thursday. Since seats at these crazy low prices will be snapped up quickly, we urge passengers to book them immediately on www.ryanair.com.”.source:Ryanair
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