the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population,

Here the crusading Knights of St. John created a medieval walled city filled with splendid castles and palaces aside the Byzantine and Turkish architecture. Visit the acropolis of Lindos, perched atop a huge rock overlooking a picturesque bay and the dazzling white houses of the Lindos village.

Medieval walls built by the Romans still dominate ancient Rhodes Town and its unparalleled harbor. The village's narrow, arched streets are home to a host of archaeological museums and their treasures - as well as the outstanding Palace of the Grand Masters, once the site of the statue of Colossus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.