Rhodes Town Trip Overview
Enjoy this full-day tour visiting some of the most beautiful villages of Rhodes island, with an experienced professional guide!
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Rhodes Town, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Rhodes Town, South Aegean, Greece
Enjoy this full-day tour visiting some of the most beautiful villages of Rhodes island, with an experienced professional guide!
Itinerary
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Stop At: Filerimos Monastery, Filerimos 851 01 Greece
You will be picked up from your hotel by bus. Beginning our tour we visit Filerimos, which stands on the same site as the Doric city of Ialyssos in ancient times. The monastery is dedicated to Virgin Mary the Life-Giving-Source and its architecture is much different than the usual monasteries in Greece. In the region around the monastery, there are the ruins of a baptistery in the shape of a cross, the remains of Ancient Ialyssos, and an underground church of St. George that dates from the 14th century AD. From Filerimos Monastery also starts the path to Golgotha. On top of this path, up on a hill with amazing views, there is a huge cross, while on the one side of the path, there are engravings that represent the Passions of Christ.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ancient Kamiros, Kalavarda Greece
On next, we will drive along the northwest coast of the island, where lies the third of the islands ancient cities, Kamiros. It was one of the three large Doric cities of the island, which united with Ialyssos & Lindos in the 5th century B.C. to create the powerful city – state of Rhodes. In the archaeological site today there are the ruins of the Hellenistic-Roman city of Kamiros and exact parts of houses and buildings, the Agora, the Doric Temple with a few arches, the central street of the city.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Embonas, Embonas, Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean
Our next visit will be to the village of Embona, the most important grape-producing village on the island. We will have lunch (optional) in one of the traditional tavernas of the village.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
Stop At: Castle of Monolithos, Epar.Od. Monolinthou-Frourio Monolinthou 89, Monolithos 851 08, Greece
Our last stop is at the Venetian castle of Monolithos. On the top of the 300 m rock, there is a small church dedicated to Saint Panteleimon. From this point, you can take photos of the magnificent views of a landscape of unspoiled beauty. At the end of the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Duration: 30 minutes
