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Rhodes City is the capital of the island of Rhodes which since 2011 became a single municipality and of the Rhodes regional unit. It was the capital of the former Dodecanese Prefecture and currently hosts many offices and services of the South Aegean region. As an administration centre, the city also hosts numerous offices and services such as:
The Medieval City of Rhodes was constructed around 1309 to 1523 and is part of the modern capital city of Rhodes on the Island of Rhodes in Greece. The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1988. [1] The Medieval city consists of the high town to the north and the lower town south-southwest.
The Archaeological Museum of Rhodes (Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ρόδου) is located in the Medieval City of Rhodes. The museum is housed in the monumental edifice that was the hospital of the Knights of Saint John. Construction was begun in 1440 and brought to completion in the time of the Grand Master d'Aubusson (1476-1503).
Watch live as plumes of smoke rise over Rhodes as wildfires rage for a seventh day. The island is bracing for at least another 48 hours of wildfire hell as temperatures throughout southern Europe ...
Prasonisi, way down at Rhodes’s southern tip, sits beyond the tourist trail. A good two-hour drive from Rhodes Town, it nevertheless has a dedicated following thanks to one key factor: water sports.
Watch live as wildfires continue to rage on Rhodes on Tuesday 25 July. Hundreds of people have already landed at British airports after parts of Rhodes went up in flames, forcing many to sleep in ...
The Acropolis of Rhodes (Greek: Ακρόπολη της Ρόδου) is the acropolis, or upper town, of ancient Rhodes dating from the 5th century BC and located 3 kilometers SW from the centre of the modern city.
The interior. Panagia tou Kastrou was built as a Greek Orthodox church around the eleventh century. [1] [2]After the capture of Rhodes by the Knights Hospitaller, the Byzantine Orthodox church was converted into a Roman Catholic church and archiepiscopal cathedral of the Latins, also dedicated to Virgin Mary, under the name Sancta Maria Castelli Rodi.