The Knights’ Quarter was built by the Knights of St John in the 14th – 15th century as their headquarters and defensive fortification to protect themselves from invaders as well as local rebels
Housed in the medieval building of the Hospital of the Knights, the Archaeological Museum showcases excavated finds from all over Rhodes and neighboring islands
For a change from all the marvelous antiquity all around you in Greece, visit the Modern Greek Art Museum to see works of Greek art from the 20th century onwards, across a wide array of media such as paintings, sculpture, drawings, sketches, and engravings
Housed in a stylish Art Deco building, the Rhodes Aquarium showcases marine species endemic to the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean Seas, along with immigrant species coming from the Red Sea
Jews have inhabited Rhodes since the 2nd century BC, and have had a long and eventful history here, with a brief break in the 16th century when they were expelled by the Council of Knights
Ialyssos is a typical town on Rhodes, with an ancient acropolis and the ruins of the Filerimos Monastery
The Filerimos Monastery lies atop a hill at a height of 267 metres, built in the 15th century by the Knights of Saint John to contain the holy icon of the Virgin Mary (currently in National Museum of Montenegro) that they had brought to Rhodes from Jerusalem
Petaloudes is known for its Valley of Butterflies, a verdant landscape along the Pelecanos River with Oriental Sweetgum trees that draw thousands of yellow and black quadripunctaria Jersey tiger moths in summer after the wet season
