Rhodes - City of Knights

Rhodes is a treasure of antiquity, which will give you a sea of impressions, a sense of the mysterious Middle Ages and distant antiquity. And all of this before your eyes is amazingly intertwined with modernity.

Our programme includes:

Medieval city:

Walking through the streets of the city, we will walk in the footsteps of Suleiman the Magnificent, visit the district of Burgo and Collacio, learn the history of the Knights of the Order of St. John; We will see the Christian churches of St. Panteleimon and St. Fanurius, and very close to the mosque of Ibrahim Pasha and the Jewish synagogue. In this city on every street is a plexus of ages and beliefs.

In the Jewish Quarter, we will see the homes of residents of the Jewish community and learn stories from their lives in different periods.

I will tell you the legend of the Rhodes dragon and various stories about the attempts to capture the island by the Ottomans! We will have the opportunity to drink real Greek coffee and make great pictures with my help.

Further, we will walk along the colorful streets with a variety of souvenirs, which to this day keep the spirit of the knightly era. You will take away the houses in which citizens live from the XIV century to the present day. Learn the history of both ancient and modern inhabitants of this city.

I will tell you and you will feel the meaning of the word philocenia. Let us plunge into different epochs and try to unravel the mystery of this ancient world.

New town - Mandraki: What god does this island belong to? Where was the seventh wonder of the ancient world, the Colossus of Rhodes? Which animal is a symbol of Rhodes? well, and of course we will see the northern cape of the island, where two seas meet, and the famous mills near the lighthouse of St. George. Nicholas is reminded of his former greatness in trade.

Archaeological Park: Find out the history of the first inhabitants of the island, we can find it here! And it was here that Julius Caesar and Cicero mastered the art of eloquence, the best athletes competed at the Pythian Stadium, and Zeus and Athena Polyada (city) admired the Aegean Sea in their temple, at the northernmost point of the archaeological park. Here, you can touch the columns of the temple of Apollo of Pythia, which is more than two thousand years old, walk between the grottoes of nymphs and light a candle in the cave of Nicholas the Pleasant.

Panoramic platform: Rhodes from a bird's eye view is fascinating and evokes the sensation of time travel.

• transfer from hotel and back
• guide
• memorial

Not included:

• Fuel costs from distant hotels
• souvenir and café costs