Landmark· Rhodes· Greece — Dodecanese, Sporades & North Aegean
Palace of the Grand Master (Rhodes)
36° 26.7′ N · 28° 13.4′ E
The towering 'Kastello' at the top of the Street of the Knights, the Hospitallers' headquarters. It was flattened by an 1856 gunpowder explosion and rebuilt by the Italians in 1937–40, and some think it stands on the site of the temple of Helios and the Colossus.
Practical
Greeka: of 158 rooms, 24 are open, furnished with 16th–17th-century pieces, mosaics and marble. It is a museum today; check current hours and tickets locally. About 10 minutes' walk from Mandraki through the Old Town.
Best for
Knights-of-St-John history on the grand scale
Nearby
- Medieval Rose Festival (Rhodes Old Town)Right here
- Express Laundry (Rhodes, Mandraki)0.1 NM away
- Mandraki EKO filling station (Rhodes)0.1 NM away
- Nea Agora / New Market (Rhodes)0.1 NM away
- Rhodes laundry and gas refill0.1 NM away
- Rhodes Old Town walls walk0.1 NM away
- Street of the Knights (Rhodes)0.1 NM away
- Archaeological Museum of Rhodes (Knights' Hospital)0.2 NM away