Medieval defensive walls of Rhodes

Medieval defensive walls of Rhodes is a castle in Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands. Medieval defensive walls of Rhodes is situated nearby to the suburb Medieval city of Rhodes, as well as near Diagoras Stadium.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colossus of Rhodes and Diagoras Stadium.

Colossus of Rhodes

Ruins

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The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. Colossus of Rhodes is situated 1¼ km north of Medieval defensive walls of Rhodes.

Diagoras Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Municipal Stadium of Rhodes "Diagoras", with its original Italian name Arena Del Sole, is a football and cycling stadium in the city of Rhodes and is the seat of the General Assembly of Diagoras Rhodes and AS. Diagoras Stadium is situated 320 metres southeast of Medieval defensive walls of Rhodes.

Muslim Library of Hafiz Ahmed Aga

Library

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hafiz Ahmed Agha Library is an important historic Ottoman building in the medieval city of Rhodes in Greece, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The library was founded by Hafiz Ahmed Agha in 1793. Muslim Library of Hafiz Ahmed Aga is situated 400 metres north of Medieval defensive walls of Rhodes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medieval city of Rhodes and Rhodes.

Medieval city of Rhodes

Suburb

Photo: Olbertz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Medieval City of Rhodes was constructed around 1309 to 1523 and is part of the modern capital city of Rhodes on the Island of Rhodes in Greece. The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1988.

Rhodes

Photo: Xlibber, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhodes is the largest settlement and capital city of the island of the same name. It is famous as the former site of the Colossus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, and as the oldest inhabited medieval town in Europe.

Koskinou

Town

Photo: Julian Lupyan, CC0.

Koskinou is a village on the Greek island of Rhodes. It is located 5 miles from Rhodes town and 6 miles from the island resort of Faliraki and the Music School of Rhodes. Koskinou is situated 6 km south of Medieval defensive walls of Rhodes.

Medieval defensive walls of Rhodes

Type: Castle
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

36.44032° or 36° 26′ 25″ north

Longitude

28.22558° or 28° 13′ 32″ east

Elevation

22 metres (72 feet)

Open location code

8G8CC6RG+46

GeoNames ID

12032342

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