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Must See
best collection of 20th­century
The view across the paintings outside Athens. All
shoreline of Rhodes New the big­name Greek artists are
Town and out to sea represented, including Spyros THE COLOSSUS
Vassiliou, Níkos Hatzikyriakos­ OF RHODES
Ghikas and Yiannis Tsarouhis. One of the Seven
a pleasant stroll along the Wonders of the Ancient
waterfront via crowded Élli World, the Colossus
beach leads to the northern 3 was a huge statue of
tip of Rhodes town and island. Helios, the sun god,
The Hydrobiological Institute Néa Agora standing 32–40 m (105–
here houses the retro 1930s Mandráki is backed by the 130 ft) tall and made of
Aquarium. Set in a subter­ New Market, or Néa Agora, marble and steel. It
ranean grotto, this contains with its Ottoman domes and most likely stood at the
nearly 40 tanks of sea life. lively cafés. The most notable harbour entrance, and
structure is a whimsical Art was built to commem­
Aquarium Deco gazebo where fish were orate a military victory.
" ⌂ Hydrobiological once sold, now popular as a An earthquake toppled
Institute, Ko # Apr–Oct: meeting place for people it in 227 BC and the
9am–8:30pm daily; Nov–Mar: coming from outlying villages. rubble lay there until
9am–4:30pm daily ¢ Main 654 AD, when it was
public hols ∑ rhodes­ sold for scrap.
aquarium.hcmr.gr
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Monte Smith
Monte Smith (Ágios Stéfanos), 5
2 " a hill to the south west of town, Rodíni Park
Modern Greek Art offers panoramic views over This beautiful park, around
Museum Rhodes town and the coast. 3 km (2 miles) south of New
It is named after the English Town, is now home to the
⌂ 100 Palms (Georgíou
Harítou) roundabout Admiral Sir Sidney Smith, who Rhodian deer sanctuary, a
§ 22410 43780 # 8am– in 1802, kept watch from there perfect spot for a break from
for Napoleon’s fleet. The hill is
the crowded centre. Sights
2pm Tue–Sat, 5–8pm Fri
the site of a 3rd­century­BC include a 3rd­century­BC
Housed in the Nestorideion Hellenistic city that was necropolis with several
Mansion, this contains Greece’s excavated by the Italians. Hellenistic, rock­cut tombs.
K A L IM N O U TI LOU HARITOU PSERIMOU Aquarium 0 metres 300 300 N
300 metres (325 yards)
0 yards
Modern Greek
SQUARE
Élli
Art Museum
PATMO U
Beach
KASTELLORIZOU
AK T I M IAO U L I
Windy GEORG IO U PAPANIKO L A OU Murad Reis
Cemetery
PLATIA
Beach IRO ON Murad Reis KOUNDOURIOTI
Mosque of
ORFANIDOU NIK. MANDILARA G. GRIVA I O N O S D R A G O U M I KATHOPOULI National Theatre PLATIA Ágios
KAZOULI
A KTI MI AOU LI KRITIS GEORGIOU LEONTOS APOLLONIOU RODIOU MA N D I LAR A PO LY TE K HNIOU G. EFSTATHIOU GEROGIOU II Evangelismós Nikólaos
VASILEOS
City Hall
IEROU LOCHOU
ORFANIDOU G. GRIVA DILMPERAKI AMARANTOU AMERIKIS
28 OKTOVRIOU NEW TOWN 28 OKTOVRIOU PLATIA 2 5 MA RT IOU 7 M A R T I O U
V. GEORGIOU I
A . D I A K O U FANOURAKI THEMELI Mandráki
Mezes ERITHROU STAVROU AMMOHOSTOU M AK A R IOU Harbour
ANTH. ZERVOU L A M PR AK I KYPROU PLASTIRA
PLATIA
I. ME TA X A E RIT HROU STAVROU A . D I A K O U S. VENIZELOU D. THEODORAKI G ALLIAS Néa
KARPATHOU
Monte Smith A . PA P A G O U AVEROF Agora
2 km (1.2 miles)
Rodíni Park
PA PA LO UK A 3 km (2 miles) Rhodes Old Town
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