DORIAN HOTEL and APARTMENTS is located near Old Town Rhodes.

Απολαύστε τις διακοπές σας στα επιπλωμένα μας Studios-Διαμερίσματα στην πόλη της Ρόδου,σε μικρή απόσταση από την Παλιά Πόλη. Τα διαμερίσματά μας περιλαμβάνουν:ένα δίκλινο η και τρίκλινο δωμάτιο, κουζίνα με ψυγείο και λουτρό. Είμαστε κοντά στο εμπορικό λιμάνι και την τοπική αγορά.Καλή συγκοινωνία-ταξί 24 ώρες το 24ωρο. Πολύ κοντά στο Μανδράκι και το εμπορικό Κέντρο, σε καταπληκτικά εστιατόρια ,music clubs, και παραλίες.Είμαστε ανοικτά όλο το χρόνο.Λογικές τιμές! Enjoy unforgettable holidays in l our furnished apartments –studios at walking distance from the l magnificent Historic Old Town l Our apartments include: la double bedroom (two or three beds) la kitchen with a refrigerator as well as a bathroom. lEasy access to the airport, harbour, l and the local market.Also,we are lvery close to a fabulous shopping lcentre,lovely restaurants, l music –clubs as well as the beach. lWe are open during all the seasons. Reasonable prices!!! Ile de Rhodes-GRECE. Vos vacances-Bons Souvenirs!! Ville de Rhodes-PRES DE LA VILLE ANCIENNE, ET DU PORT COMMERCIAL INFORMATIONS: 0030-2241031756

HISTORY INFORMATION OF RHODES ISLAND

The island of Rhodes is situated at the crossroads of two major sea routes of the Mediterranean between the Aegean Sea and the coast of the Middle East, as well as Cyprus and Egypt. The meeting point of three continents, it has known many civilizations.

Throughout its long history the different people who settled on Rhodes left their mark in all aspects of the island's culture: art, language, architecture. Its strategic position brought to the island great wealth and made the city of Rhodes one of the leading cities of the ancient Greek world.

Rhodes is the largest island in the Dodecanese. Its capital city, located at its northern tip, is the capital of the Prefecture with the Medieval Town in its centre. In 1988 the Medieval Town was designated as a World Heritage City. The Medieval Town of Rhodes is the result of different architectures belonging to various historic eras, predominantly those of the Knights of St. John.

The island was inhabited as early as the late Neolithic period (4000 B.C.). In 408 B.C. the three major cities of the island - Ialyssos, Kamiros and Lindos - founded the city of Rhodes. The three centuries that followed were the golden age of Rhodes.  Sea trade, skilled shipbuilders,and the careful and open-minded political and diplomatic manoeuvres of the city kept it strong and prosperous until  Roman times.

In the same period, Rhodes produced excellent artistic work. The most celebrated of all was the Colossus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, made between 304 and 293 B.C. by the Lyndian sculptor Hares. The construction of the Colossus took 12 years and was finished in 282 BC. For years, the statue, representing their sun god Helios, stood at the harbour entrance, until a strong earthquake hit Rhodes about 226 BC. The city was badly damaged, and the Colossus was  demolished.

The urban plan of ancient Rhodes reflects directly the urban and philosophical ideas of the famous ancient Greek planner, Hippodamus. The street plan of the ancient city is known due to decades of archaeological excavations. The building blocks (insulae) measure 47.70X26.50 m and all have the same dimensions. They included 3 houses each and were surrounded by streets 5-6 meters wide. Greater units constituted areas surrounded by wider streets (8-11 meters). Every area included 36 insulae or 108 houses. The ancient city had an extended and well-constructed sewage system as well as a water supply network