The Medieval city rises like "a country within
a country" right in the center of cosmopolitan Rhodes offering
an endless source of sightseeing.
Majestic Towers and very high walls give
you the impression of a large castle from the time of
Knighthood, that come in contrast with the Minarets that
remind you of the passing of the Turks from the island.
The palace the Grand Magistros, decorated with statues
from the 2nd and 1st B.C., mosaics from Kos and wooden
carvings that with the intervention from the Italians
later on, changes to a glamorous and artful building/construction
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At the square of Simi, the reconstructed building that accommodates
the National Art Gallery of the island. Works of painters, sculptures
and carvers of the 20th century are exhibited.
The temple of immaculate non-comparative beauty-the temple of
Afrodite, decorates the square. The Italians once again come to
leave their tracks, placing behind the temple, an old Christian
Baptist church built on the 5th - 6th century from fire proof
rock.
Following the pebbly roads and passing by the Medieval buildings,
with imposing gates and alleys, you discover that this city with
the modern shopping malls, is living simultaneously in two different
eras, leaving the visitor speechless and full of admiration in
an endless journey in time.
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