Ancient settlements of Rhodes

Rhodes is home to a variety of important archaeological sites. Here you will find the ancient city of Kamiros, which had an three-storied acropolis that overlooked the city. The area was also once inhabited by Mycenaean Greeks during the prehistoric period, while the ancient city itself was founded by the Dorians.
Other must-see sites on the island are the Grand Master’s Palace and Monolithos Castle. The Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes is known as the primary historical and architectural landmark of the medieval city of Rhodes. Its Gothic style of architecture is very rare in Greece and this will be of the few examples of this type of structure that you will see in the entire country. Originally built in the late 7th century as a Byzantine citadel, in 1309 it became the seat of the Knights Hospitallers when they occupied Rhodes, and they used the fortress as the palace of their Grand Master and administrative center.
On the outskirts of the village of Monolithos is the ancient medieval castle built in 1480 by the order of the Knights of Saint John. The castle was constructed to protect the island from attacks and the castle was never breached, probably due to its location atop a huge cliff that towers 100 meters high.

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