Hike· Rhodes· Greece — Dodecanese, Sporades & North Aegean
Rhodes Old Town walls walk
36° 26.7′ N · 28° 13.4′ E · approximate
Walk the dry moat and the outer ring of the Knights' fortifications: scarp, counterscarp, bastions and gates, a defensive crescent around the Old Town that has hardly changed since the siege of 1522.
Practical
Position is approx: a point just west of the Grand Master's Palace (Wikipedia coordinates) where the d'Amboise Gate leads out to the moat; walk the circuit in either direction. Wikipedia: the fortifications were frozen at 1522, making Rhodes one of the few European walled towns showing the shift from medieval to gunpowder-age design; the walls total about 4 km. Wear shoes for uneven ground and carry water in summer. Opening of the moat path and the wall-top walk varies, so check locally.
Best for
A shady morning walk round Europe's great crusader fortress
Nearby
- Express Laundry (Rhodes, Mandraki)0.1 NM away
- Medieval Rose Festival (Rhodes Old Town)0.1 NM away
- Palace of the Grand Master (Rhodes)0.1 NM away
- Street of the Knights (Rhodes)0.1 NM away
- Archaeological Museum of Rhodes (Knights' Hospital)0.2 NM away
- Mandraki EKO filling station (Rhodes)0.2 NM away
- Mandraki yacht mini-markets (Rhodes)0.2 NM away
- Nea Agora / New Market (Rhodes)0.2 NM away