Rhodes

Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese islands and the fourth-largest Greek island, lying just 18 km from the Turkish coast. Its Old Town, enclosed by four kilometres of medieval walls, is the largest inhabited medieval town in Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Built by the Knights of St. John during the Crusades, it contains the imposing Palace of the Grand Master, the cobbled Street of the Knights lined with 14th-century inns, the Archaeological Museum in the former Knights’ Hospital, and the pink-domed Suleymaniye Mosque from the Ottoman period. Outside the walls, the modern town of Rhodes radiates Mediterranean energy along Mandraki Harbour — where the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, once stood. The island’s eastern coast shelters organised beaches and luxury resorts, while the west coast faces stronger winds favoured by surfers. At the southern tip, Prasonisi becomes a sandbar connecting to a tiny island where the Aegean and Mediterranean seas literally meet. The hillside village of Lindos, crowned by its ancient acropolis, offers one of Greece’s most photographed settings.