In a nutshell

Walking through Rhodes is the best way to find traces of the ancient Crusades: the Order of St. John shaped the city during the Middle Ages. Join your guide as you retrace the life of the knights in the Collachium district. Then, the Street of the Knights, the archaeological museum and Mosque of Suleiman will remind you of one thing: here, time really has come to a standstill!

Main stops

Collachium: Archaeological Museum and Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes (external visit); Street of the Knights; Palace of the Castellan
Burgum: Mosque of Suleiman (external visit), Street of Socratous

The programme

Keep your eyes wide open and your feet on the cobbled streets of Rhodes: take a walk with your expert guide and discover the life of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, who ruled the island for 217 years.
They have left their indelible mark on Collachium, a fortified district which dates back to the 14th century: administrative matters were handled in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, while the Palace of the Castellan served as their court. Fortresses within the fortress.
The archaeological museum in the Hospital of the Knights is home to other symbols too: statues, artifacts, coins and mosaics. A real “Pantheon” of Rhodian antiquities.
Do you want to walk in the footsteps of the Knights of St. John as they returned from their exploits? The Street of the Knights, dotted with inns and Ottoman palaces, is all yours for the exploring!
To the south, Burgum catapults you into the area of the old market: the multiracial, working-class hub of the walled city. But if you want to see some of the traces of the battle between the Ottomans and the knights, stop off at Mosque of Suleiman.
Then, on the Street of Socratous, with its typical bazaars, pick out a souvenir of this living monument of the Middle Ages: it has been a Unesco World Heritage site since 1988.