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The war ended in May in Rhodes. The island was then administered by the British at the end of the Second World War until The island of Rhodes returned to Greece In March , the Treaty of Paris put an end to foreign occupation, and the island of Rhodes , as the entire Dodecanese , is finally attached to the kingdom of Greece became a republic in Presentation General. The island of Rhodes connected to Italy.

The walled medieval Old Town is truly an impressive sight. Visitors should allow plenty of time to explore its broad avenues and narrow , labyrinthine alleys. From an ancient archaeological perspective, there are few visible in-situ remains to take in, apart from the foundations of a temple of Aphrodite 3rd c. In its heyday, Rhodes also possessed sanctuaries of Demeter, Artemis, Asclepius, Dionysus and other deities.

A star attraction is the Archaeological Museum. From the moment you enter the courtyard of this 15th c. Here one can see the discoveries of Italian and Greek excavations at Ialysos, Kamiros, Lindos, Rhodes Town and smaller sites: pottery, jewelry, sculpture and figurines compete for your attention with grave steles and floor mosaics depicting lively mythological figures, such as Eros on a dolphin or Bellerophon riding Pegasus about to strike Chimera.

These latter exhibits are found in a cool, shady courtyard adorned with sculptural and architectural fragments, a tranquil fishpond and two gurgling water fountains.

Ottoman residence — all located within the former 15th c. Villaragut Mansion now part of the museum. Small displays of ancient artifacts and a superb series of colorful Roman mosaics — brought to Rhodes from Kos by the Italians — can also be seen in the restored Palace of the Grand Master. West of the walled city, the ancient acropolis on Monte Smith — an enormous, mostly unexcavated archaeological preserve of some 12, sq. There, in addition to panoramic views, one finds monuments of the 3rd and 2nd c.

BC , including a restored stadium, formerly flanked by a gymnasium and library ; a reconstructed odeon ; and the Doric Temple of Apollo Pythios , partly re-erected by the Italians prior to , but now encased in decaying scaffolding. In honor of Helios, after BC their principle deity, the people of Rhodes also staged a festival every four years , the Halieia, which included athletic contests in the stadium. Excavations have revealed that the Hellenistic city developed on a gridded Hippodamean plan.

The complex of sites that composes ancient Ialysos, whose Late Bronze Age settlement was one of the most important centers in the Dodecanese , now lies largely obscured amid modern development. A winding road ascends to its summit, occupied by a Doric-facaded fountain-house 4 th c. Subsequent early 20th-century investigations by Italian and, more recently, by Greek scholars since have shown the Ialysos area was occupied f rom the Middle Bronze Age through at least Classical times.

Mt Filerimos served as a peak sanctuary, before its reoccupation in the Proto-Geometric era from ca. The extensive ruins of Kamiros, southwest of Ialysos, occupy a hillside overlooking the sea and the mountains of nearby Asia Minor. Although most of the remains in this grid-planned city date f rom Hellenistic-Roman times , with some Early Christian presence, finds of Late Bronze Age and Geometric date reveal the site was first occupied in the 14th c.

When the Knights ruled Rhodes, the island became the most powerful in Eastern Mediterranean. They left imposing evidence of their presence on Rhodes, and gave the city the particular character it retains to this day, with its impregnable walls, gates, churches, hospitals, Inns and palaces.

During occupation by the Knights, Rhodes surfaced from the obscurity into which it had sunk after the 7th Century, and acquired considerable strategic and economic importance.

It was transformed into a bastion of the West, and an important port of call in trade between Europe and the East. Caviar, textiles of wool and silk, oil, wine, sugar and perfumes, saffron, wax, pepper - Rhodes was the paradise for merchants!

Disputes among merchants were settled in the Mercantile Court of Rhodes, and three galleys protected the sea-lanes on which the island lay.

While the Knights ruled Rhodes, large Florentine commercial and banking houses established branches on Rhodes Island. This was a proof of the island's power. The Knights remained in Rhodes for years until , when, on December 29th, the last of the Grand Masters, Villiers de l'Isle Adam, surrendered the island to Suleiman the Magnificent.

The Turkish occupation of Rhodes was the darkest period in its history, as it was for the whole of Greece. The island was under the control of Kapudan Pasha a full Admiral. The city itself was capital of the Vilayet Province of the Aegean and was the seat of the General Administrator.

The Greek inhabitants of the city were forced to leave the walled Town and settle outside it, forming new suburbs which they called 'marasia'. The Turks never managed to attain complete dominance over the island, and the Turkish part of population was always a small minority. During those dark days of foreign occupation, many towns - and especially Lindos - were able to flourish thanks to their stock and production in foodstuffs, clothing, silverware, household utensils and perfumes.

Turkish occupation of the Dodecanese lasted until In that year, the Italians, with the help of the local Greek, occupied the island. At first they treated the local residents well, and hopes of a speedy union with Greece flourished. However, the raise of Fascism led to more expansionist policies, and Italy denied Rhodes the right to self-determination.

This was the signal for the beginning of armed resistance. After the defeat of the Axis powers, Rhodes and the other Dodecanese islands came under British military administration until March 7th , when the Greek flag was finally raised over the Governor's Palace.

The British bombs that fell on the medieval city of Rhodes in claimed human lives and destroyed a great number of buildings, leaving large gaps in the urban tissue. One of the first Decrees of the Greek administration designated those areas as reserved for future excavations and a number of edifices as safeguarded buildings. In July the Nazis ordered the deportation of over 1, Jews of Rhodes including men, women, and children of which 1, were murdered at Auschwitz.

In , a new city plan was approved by a Decree and in the entire medieval town was designated as a protected monument by the Ministry of Culture. In and new Decrees were issued concerning the new city plan. They provided for the widening of existing streets and the opening of new ones.

These were not implemented in the old city due to the resistance of the Archaeological Service. Gadouras Dam: solving the important and crucial water supply problems of the wider Rhodes urban area. How to get to Rhodes? Beaches in Rhodes. Rhodes Photos. Where to stay? Tours and Activities. Book ferry tickets to the islands. Read articles in our blog. Our community. Close Modal Search Greeka. Map View.