We decided to spend the next day in and around Rhodes town then drive back to Pefkos along the coast.
Rhodes town has two harbours, Mandraki harbour with deer statues at the entrance and a larger harbour where the cruise ships and ferries stop.
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Above: View of Rhodes town, with the old town standing high above and the deer statue at the entrance to Mandraki harbour. |
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Above: 14th Century windmills on Rhodes harbour. |
Above: Medieval town walls seen from the sandy beach near the large harbour. |
Our guide book suggested a walk around Rhodes old town entering through St Mary's gate (Pıli Panagías). This sounded like a good plan except none of the gates seem to be named! Having tried 6 entrances we gave up and walked through one of the gates by the outer harbour.
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Above: A pigeon taking a drink in The fountain in the Jewish quarter of town. |
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Above: Street of the Knights |
Above: Palace of the grand masters |
Above: The moat around the old town |
Above: Walkway and walls around the Palace of the Grand masters with me peeping out from the wall on the left. |
Having left the old town late in the afternoon we stopped at one of the excellent cafe's along the promenade for a delicious cake and refreshing drink before driving to Rhodes acropolis.
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Above: Part of the Temple of Apollo |
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Above: Stadium at Rhodes |
Above: Odeion (restored) |
A drive around the South coast.
