After the challenging excursion yesterday we needed a day of recovery so stayed local and explored the medieval part of Rhodes. It is likely most well known for the Colossus of Rhodes, a towering statue erected at the harbor entrance around 300 BC. It was really a statue erected to the god Helios.
However, Rhodes has always been an important region throughout history and has changed hands many ...
Easy to see on foot. I give it 2/5 because I was tricked into over paying at a restaurant. Be careful what you order off the menu and make sure to take a picture of the menu (a trick provided by a tour guide as restaurants will often bring you different menus with higher prices if you ask to see the menu again once your bill comes). ...
The port is right beside the old city. We just hopped off the ship and went straight to the old town. It’s quite big and you could easily spend half a day or more wandering around. We really like Rhodes. ...
We loved Rhodes so much we would like to spend a week there.
We had visited on a cruise ship before where we walked around the old city and the grand masters' palace on our own. This time we wanted to see more of the island and maybe go to the beach so I booked a private tour with Rhodes Private Tours. Our driver met us right off the ship and took us on a very interesting tour around the ...
Fabulous Medieval City. A perfect cruise port as everything is walkable. So picturesque and a Unesco World Heritage site with incredible architecture. We had an extra night here as we were sadly not to able to stop at Mykonos, due to bad weather. But the extra time in Rhodes made up for it. ...
the old town is beautiful. Lots of small tavernas. Reasonable food and drink prices. Hop on off bus and Le Petit Train available from the old town. Map available from the information booth at the port. ...
Rhodes old town is a delightful place with historic buildings, nice shops and plenty of restaurants and bars. I managed to see it early in the morning. By lunch time it was very crowded. Too many cruise ships in port. ...
Pleasant stop. The medieval town was interesting and well preserved, also not overwhelmed with souvenir shops. The excursion to the Lindos Acropolis was worthwhile, though the bus stopped for an hour at a pottery shop. Ten minutes or so of demonstration followed by 50 minutes of shopping time. ...