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Information about the Rhodes (or Rodos) Town:
Rhodes, one of the finest and best-organised cities of the ancient world, the meeting point of three continents, has known many civilizations. In the Hellenistic period it developed into one of the most important maritime and commercial centres in the Eastern Mediterranean. As a province in the Roman and Byzantine Empires which followed, Rhodes never lost its strategic importance for the culture and economy of the region.
In the 14th and 15th centuries the city of Rhodes was the seat of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, who renovated and enlarged the city, and constructed the impressive walled monastery. The Ottomans, who came after the Knights, also added their own architecture to the town, particularly with the mosques, which remain to this day. From among those who ruled the island, the Italians have left the greatest mark with the creation of an architectural complex in the city centre.
Walking down the cobbled streets, visitors can admire the Knights’ magnificent medieval castle, the moat and castle walls, the Byzantine churches and mosques, and the squares and gardens. The people’s hospitality, the warm and mild climate all year round, the natural beauty, the historical monuments, the myths (The Colossus of Rhodes was one of the 7 Wonders of the World), the traditional and picturesque Rhodian villages, the cosmopolitan, modern and, at the same time, romantic character and lifestyle of the island, as well as its up-scale services, make Rhodes the perfect destination for relaxation or for the organization of even the most demanding international event.
The Palace of the Grand Master: Located at the end of Street of Knights. The two circular towers of the palace and the gate with it's pointed arch, on either side of which they stand, is one of the few parts of the structure, which survived a terrible explosion. A formidable citadel constructed by the Knights of St John in the 14th century. There are many impressive rooms with fine pieces of furniture, polychrome marbles, statues carpets, Oriental vases, Among these rooms particular mention should be made of the Following: The waiting room, the reception hall, the room of the Medusa mosaic, the room of the icons, the ballroom, the music room ...and many more. 158 total but only 24 open to public.
We suggest:
- Visit Municipal Gallery of Rhodes Town: Municipal Art Gallery
- Attend Sound and Light performances in a beautiful garden below the imposing walls and Palace of Grand Master.
- Swimming at the beautiful beaches of the island with crystal and clean waters and do sea sports, like diving or sea ski.
- Enjoy Rhodes’ nightlife.
Information about the Island of Rhodes
Suggested activities, for conference participants’ companion, during the days of the conference, such as:
- Visiting West Coast of Rhodes:
- Filerimos, 15.2 Km away from the city of Rhodes, used to be the citadel of the ancient town of Ialysos. There are the foundations of the template of Athena Polias, an Early Christian basilica, and a small Byzantine church. Along a path called Golgothas, there are scenes of the Passion of Jesus.
- Butterflies valley, 25 Km away from the city of Rhodes, unique in the whole Greece. A thick planned valley, where form late July until late September the valley gets filled up with million of multi color butterflies, a rare sight.
- Filerimos, 15.2 Km away from the city of Rhodes, used to be the citadel of the ancient town of Ialysos. There are the foundations of the template of Athena Polias, an Early Christian basilica, and a small Byzantine church. Along a path called Golgothas, there are scenes of the Passion of Jesus.
- Visiting East Coast of Rhodes:
- Kalithea, 10.5 Km away from the city of Rhodes, a small bay and an abandoned spa, built during the 1920, and renovated during the last years. Today only the domed pavilions and the archways stands, while the water have long-since dried up. The place has crystal clear sea waters and magical scenery of the time consumed buildings.
- Seven Springs: Water source which forms a small lake, 32 Km away from the city of Rhodes. You can explore the small, man made lake, via the long, narrow and totally dark tunnel by walking barefoot.
- Lindos, one of the main tourist destination on the island. 50 Km away from the city of Rhodes. The village is famous for the traditional architecture of the houses, the narrow alleys, the beautiful sandy beach, the very active nightlife and its Acropolis with the castle of the Knights. The acropolis was used as a fortress in antiquity, as well as in Byzantine times, in the period of the Knights of St. John, and in that of Ottoman rule. Today, the ascent to the acropolis is still by the same steep road as in antiquity. After the first outer entrance to the medieval fortress, and before beginning to climb the large stairway that leads up to the Administrative Building of the Knights, we encounter two important monuments: a semicircular Hellenistic exedra, and, next to it, a depiction of the prow of an ancient ship carved in relief in the rock, which formed the base of a statue of Agesandros, son of Mikion, the work of the sculptor Pythokritos in the early 2nd c. BC. From the highest point of the acropolis can be seen the lower city, in which the most important monuments still visible are the theatre, the Tetrastoon and the Archokrateion, at Kambana, a monumental tomb of an important Lindian family. The Byzantine church of the Panayia is also in the lower city.
- Kalithea, 10.5 Km away from the city of Rhodes, a small bay and an abandoned spa, built during the 1920, and renovated during the last years. Today only the domed pavilions and the archways stands, while the water have long-since dried up. The place has crystal clear sea waters and magical scenery of the time consumed buildings.
Further information about Rhodes and Greece:
http://www.rhodes.gr
http://www.travel-rhodes.com
http://www.helios.gr/rhodes