Marine Gate

Rhodes Town


This imposing pedestrian gateway makes a dramatic point of entry for arriving ferry passengers. If you use the Old Town as a base for some island hopping, you'll soon be very familiar with this approach.


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1. Archaeological Museum

0.08 MILES

A weathered, sun-kissed stone lion, visible from the street, invites visitors into the magnificent 15th-century Knights' Hospital that holds Rhodes’…

2. Ibrahim Pasha Mosque

0.08 MILES

The oldest mosque on Rhodes, built soon after the Ottomans arrived in the 16th century; it's not open to visitors.

3. Panagia tou Kastrou

0.09 MILES

Across from the tourist office and Archaeological Museum, this 11th-century church retains its original form, though after four centuries as a mosque and…

4. Inn of Italy

0.11 MILES

Built in 1519 under the rule of Grand Master Fabrizio del Carretto (1513–21), this former Knights’ lodging is in the lower part of the Street of the…

5. Decorative Arts Collection

0.12 MILES

This endearing little museum consists of a single large white-walled room, filled to the brim with everyday vernacular objects from the 18th and 19th…

6. Jewish Quarter

0.12 MILES

The Jewish Quarter, an enclave of narrow lanes in the Old Town’s southeast corner, centres on Plateia Evreon Martyron (Square of the Jewish Martyrs). Now…

7. Inn of France

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Dating from 1492, the Inn of France is the most ornate and distinctive of all the inns on the Street of the Knights, which were used as residences by…

8. Temple of Aphrodite

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The fenced-off vestiges of a Temple of Aphrodite, dating from the 3rd century BC, face visitors who pass through the Liberty Gate. This is one of the few…

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