Rhodes/Greece

General view of the acropolis of Lindos

In 305 BC, the 32-meter-high giant statue of Helios the sun-god,
one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was built in this harbour.(Mandraki)

Now the two bronze deer guarding the entrance to the harbour of Rhodes

Marine Gate : constructed by the Grand Master d'Aubusson

The Palace of the Grand Masters

the Grand Master's palace

It is now a museum, containing sculpture, mosaics taken from Kos by the Italians, and antique furniture.

This lovely statue is the love goddess newly emerged from sea.
Kneeling and holding up her long hair to dry in the sun.

The most significant of Rhodes' contribution to art was the Laocoon Group,
a Roman copy of which is preserved at the Vatican.

The acropolis of Lindos and Temple


Late Hellenistic Stairway	The port of St. Paul

Kamiros, the smallest of the three ancient cities forming the Rhodian state,
is in the west part of the island.

Kamiros

Ruin of ancient Kamiros

Petaloudes (Valley of the Buttrflies) is the 26km south-west from Rhodes.


Entrance of Valley of the Buttrflies	a Monastery

The morning glow : From the roof garden of Pension Minos