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Rhodes Travel Guide
Castles (5)
Rhodes is an island full of castles and towers. It is no coincidence that it has been declared by UNESCO as "World Heritage City".
It has three ancient cities, a medieval town - monument of world cultural heritage, seven medieval castles and mansion houses.
All sites on the island were considered of important strategy therefore lifted up fortresses and walls to protect them.
The Castle of Asklipio is on a hill of 250 meters in the vicinity of the village. The village's name probably preserved memory of the cult of Asclepius. This place called…
Independent fortress, the southernmost of the strong castles protecting the northwest coast of Rhodes, built on a hill dominating cape Kopria. According to the Ministry of Culture the plan is roughly…
Originally built by grand master Jacques de Milly (1454-1461) on a rocky outcrop 216 metres high, above and to the east of the village of Archangelos and two kilometers from the…
Castle built on a rocky mass jutting from the slope overlooking the west coast at a distance of 1.5 km from the village of Monolithos. According to the Ministry of Culture…