Rhodes

城市概覽

Medieval buildings, mosques, traditional fountains, oriental motifs, Byzantine and Gothic churches, shops and cafeterias are scattered throughout the Old Town of Rhodes. There are approximately 200 streets or lanes that have no name, so getting lost is a distinct possibility. 6000 people live and work in the same buildings in which the Knights of St. John lived 6 centuries ago.

Orientation For the traveller, Rhodes City falls into four more or less distinct areas.

Rhodes Old Town, still enclosed by its medieval wall. Rhodes New Town, north and west of the Old Town, is an extensive modern city, with various places of interest. New Town's eastern waterfront, containing Commercial Harbor, the yacht and ferry harbour Mandhraki Harbor, and extensive Elli Beach. Acropolis of Rhodes, the ruins of the ancient city, are about 2 km southwest of the Old Town.

Tourist information 1 Tourist information office (corner of Makariou & Papagou st), ☏ +30 2241 044335, +30 2241 044336. (updated Apr 2019)

如何抵達

By plane 1 Rhodes International Airport (RHO IATA also known as Diagoras International Airport [Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ρόδου, "Διαγόρας"]) (on the west coast about 14 km from Rhodes Town). It is the only airport of the island. Daily scheduled flights year-round from Athens and Thessaloniki on Aegean, while SkyExpress flies daily from/to Athens and Heraklion and less frequently to smaller Greek airports. Seasonal and charter flights by many European companies. Getting from the airport:

Buses arrive once or twice per hour at the central bus station (Averof st.), €2.50 (€3.50 at driver - payment only by card), ride takes 35 min. Online timetable. Taxi cost €25-30 (Apr 2019).

By bus Two bus stations are just outside the Old Town wall, near the waterfront, making buses a convenient way of getting to the city.

2 West coast bus station (D.E.S. RODA bus station). Station for the buses going down the west side of the island, including airport. Operated by Δ.Ε.Σ ΡΟΔΑ company. (updated Apr 2019) 3 KTEL bus station. Stations for the buses run by KTEL bus company. (updated Apr 2019)

By ferry There are regular ferries to Rhodes from Athens, Fethiye and Marmaris. There are 4 daily ferries from the Marmaris and Fethiye with Yeşil Marmaris,FerryTurk and e-Ferry.gr. 4 Blue Star Ferries Dock. (updated Apr 2019)

當地交通

In the Old Town, the primary method of travel is your feet. There are several bus routes within Rhodes city, operated by Δ.Ε.Σ ΡΟΔΑ bus company.

By taxi Taxi fares: €5-6 inside the city, Kalithea €15, Faliraki €20. 5 Taxi stand. The main taxi stand close to the old city. (updated Apr 2019)

必看景點

Old Town Rhodes Old Town is surely the main attraction here, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is one of the best preserved and most extensive medieval towns in Europe. As you wander from the bus station, and over the outer wall and moat, it's like stepping back in time and reliving all your childhood dreams of being a knight and attacking exotic castles in distant lands. It is also the location of many monuments and several museums: make sure to get a good map. If you want to see it all, plan for at least a day, and two will not be amiss if you want to see all the museums.

1 Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes. can be split into outside, courtyard, outside wall, first floor and second floor. Open in season till 20:00, entry is €6. A combined ticket at €10 includes the Archeological museum, The Decorative Arts Collection and Our Lady of the Castle church with orthodox art and a few frescoes. The outside wall surrounding the old town is a separate ticket at an additional €3. The ticket line may take 30 minutes so get all your tickets at once. The city wall is only open from 12:00 to 15:00.The first floor (photos prohibited) contains some artifacts of Ancient Rhodes but is closed. In its absence, the entrance fee is entirely not worth it. The Archaeological Museum offers more selection and allows photos. Second floor has a variety of later "artifacts" such as mosaics from Kos and other odd bits and bobs, but it has almost no descriptions (probably to force people to wait for a tour guide). The Palace of the Grand Masters was demolished by a gunpowder explosion in 1856 and reconstructed by the Italians as a summer residence for Mussolini in 1940. This knowledge (that this isn't actually an authentic swords and knights castle and is instead basically a souped up country mansion) somewhat lessens the excitement. Take your photos outside, and come back to look inside when the ground floor exhibitions on Rhodes are open. (updated Feb 2016) 2 Archbishops P

體驗活動

Walk throughout this medieval city and its many streets and lanes by foot. New Market

購物

Many brand name products such as t-shirts, towels, hand bags and similar items for sale in the tourist shops may be fakes and/or unlicensed. Labyrinthos Arts & Crafts, Theofiliskou 1 (Near Roloi clocktower). Original arts and creations by local artists, also the only place in the Old Town to sell historically accurate coat of arms of the Knights, medieval style heraldry and illuminated manuscripts.

美食

Hatzikeli - Sea Food Taverna, Solomou Alchadef 9, ☏ +30 2241 027215. One of the best tavernas, serving innovations on traditional Greek dishes. The stuffed, roasted eggplant is notable. Laganis, Solomou Alhadef 16. A more traditional taverna with good mezedes. 1 Mikes (pronounced MEE-kehs), in a tiny lane by 17 Socratous Street, Old Town. A hole-in-the-wall place with outdoor seating in a cosy backstreet, tucked away from the tourist masses. Serves fish, salad, and wine, and not much else. Mikes is a very simple place to eat, but it is very pleasant, and the seafood, whilst being simple, is fresh, well prepared and tasty. The dorado is particularly tasty, and at €10 is good value. A decent sized meal with drinks will cost around €15 per person. 2 Pizanias (The Sea Star), Sofokleos 24. A decent sea food taverna with outdoor seating on the square. Fish is caught locally, then cooked on a grill built into the wall which means the smell of grilled sea food wafts over the local square! (Great publicity!) Because it's at the end of Sofokleos, you won't find quite as many people that come all the way down here, but it is worth giving the rest a miss and holding out for. The homemade tzatziki is very good, as is the grilled octopus. A reasonable meal for two will cost about €30, with drinks on top.

飲品與夜生活

Mevlana Turkish Coffee and Shisha Bar, 76 Sokratous, ☏ +30 694 221 0846. Not open on Sundays. A rare, wonderfully atmospheric survival of Ottoman old Rhodes in the middle of the tourist hordes. Run by a charming couple, it serves excellent coffee and a small range of other drinks. Not much food except for a few snacks. Avalon Cafe (In the courtyard of the Avalon hotel on the backstreet behind the Spanish Tongue Auberge on Ippoton St). Set in the quiet courtyard of an imposing 14th century town mansion, the Avalon cafe serves great drinks in a corner of Rhodes