The cruise ship docks and we pass through an almost non-existent customs check into the fortified port of Rhodes. This city impresses us with a complete medieval character - a crusader legacy, the Knights of St. John. Rhodes is the largest inhabited medieval town in Europe.
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Rhodes once held one of the Seven Ancient Wonders, the Colossus, a giant statue that legend claims straddled the city's port. Nothing of this statue exists today. |
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The Knights of St John knew how to build fortifications. Two walls, at times over 50 feet high, enclose the Old town of Rhodes.
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Go for a swim after sightseeing.
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