Rhodes Town

Rhodes/Rhodes Town

A personal comment : Rhodes is an exceptional tourist attraction and you need all the time you have to take it in. Sadly since my last visit some 6 years ago the arrival of "Time Share" touts have spoilt it. At every turn on my sightseeing tour of the town these touts kept appearing beside me on foot and often on motor scooters trying to interest me in their wares. Tourists who politely expressed no interest were often subjected to a barrage of rude and aggressive behaviour. The same touts stopped me about a dozen times. I believe the Greek Authorities should use all the powers they have to ban the activities of the often unpleasant people that almost ruined my visit before Rhodes becomes like the Canary Islands

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What can you say about Rhodes Town that has not already been said.

To do it justice you would need to spend a few days there and I hope in the future to do just that. The words "Medieval Town" conjure up a picture of a dead place that is crammed with ruins and artifacts but Rhodes Town is alive, bustling and vibrant . Over 6000 people live and work there in the same buildings that were built and occupied by the Knights of St. John over six hundred years ago. The walls of this Medieval Town are 12m thick and the moat is 21 m wide and over 4km long : on a few days a year visitors are allowed to walk around the walls

The Old Town the New Town and the harbour are places that needs to be visited personally to appreciate the magnitude of the task that were undertaken by our ancestors when they did not have the benefit of all the mechanical aids we now enjoy to construct our modern buildings. I doubt many of our buildings will still be in daily use in 600 years time.

I hope my photos give you an idea of why Rhodes Town is well worth visiting