R HODES
CRUISE DESTINATION
Chania
219
Bodrum
69
Santorini Heraklion
171
148
Limassol
271
Izmir
231
Volos
331
Thessaloniki
383
Beirut
390
Istanbul
422
Port of Rhodes
Kos
64
Patmos
108
Syros
175
Mykonos
165
Piraeus
Port Said
257 Nauplion
Haifa
372
394
280
Mytilini
224
Katakolon
382
Ever since the torch on top of the Colossus of Rhodes directed seamen to the safety of its
port, Rhodes has been a centre of commerce, culture and the meeting of nations.
According to mythology, Rhodes was the bride of the sun god Helios. He bestowed upon
her light, warmth and vegetation. Their three grandsons Kamiros, Ialisos and Lindos,
founded the cities which are named afer them.
The building of the town of Rhodes was planned by the father of town-planning,
Hippodamos in 408 BC. The island went through centuries of battles, earthquakes, raids,
power and decline, from the Romans to the Byzantines to the Genoese and the Othomans,
before officially becoming part of Greece in 1947.
In the past two decades Rhodes has seen a great improvement in infrastructure, new
hotels have been built with state of the arts facilities, the port and airport have undergone
renovation and upgrading, the roads and public transport system undergo constant
maintenance and renovation.