Rhodes

Why Visit Rhodes With EWT Tours?

Rhodes Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest medieval city in Europe still continuously inhabited. The Knights of St. John ran Rhodes from the early 1300s to 1522 and left massive defensive walls, a Grand Master’s Palace, and the cobblestone Street of the Knights — one of the best-preserved medieval streets in the world.

The harbor below is where the Colossus of Rhodes once stood. The 100-foot bronze statue of the sun god Helios was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world before an earthquake brought it down in 226 BC. The exact location is debated, but tradition places it at the harbor entrance.

EWT Tours visits Rhodes as a Mediterranean cruise port. A full day is enough to see the Old Town, the palace, and a swim at one of the nearby beaches.