Modern Greek Art Museum
Exploring Rhodes Sailing Holidays area
The Modern Greek Art Museum presents extensive painting and engraving collections, numerous sculptures, drawings and documents of historical value. Some of these works of art are considered to be of great significance and they are chosen in order to narrate the history of art. The museum houses its collection in an autonomous historical building located near the entrance of the town. Also it was recognized by UNESCO as an `ideally preserved historical settlement, of international importance`.
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The hill, which rises over the old town of Rhodes, took its name by the admiral Sidney Smith, who has set the watchtower in 1802. On the hill still remains of the Acropole exist.
The theater of Rhodes is located into the ancient Acropole, next to the ancient stadium of Rhodes. It is one of the most important archaeological monuments of Rhodes.
The National Theater of Rhodes is located at central square of the town. It was constructed in 1937, during the Italian domination.
The old town of Rhodes is one of the largest medieval towns in Europe. In the town there are fascinating medieval fortress-like buildings, the bastions, walls, gates, narrow alleys, minarets, old houses, fountains, tranquil and busy squares.
Emery Winery is located at the heart of Embonas village and was established in 1923.Two grape varieties are prominent in Embonas village, Athiri grape for white wine and Amorgianos for the red wine.
The excellent beach of Reni (Koskinou) is situated at a distance of some 8 kilometers far from the town of Rhodes and some 4,5 kilometers northeastern to the scenic inland village of Koskinou. It is a beach very close to the town of Rhodes with nice sand, lovely sea and many facilities for accommodation, food and drink, shopping and amusement, both in the area around and in the town of Rhodes.
The beach of Zefyros is a small sandy beach of the eastern coast of the island, situated a bit southern to the Marine and southern to the main port of the town of Rhodes. Although well organized, it is small and calm, with nice sea, well protected from the northern and western winds.
The beach of Ialyssos, in front of the homonymous tourist resort, is situated at a distance of 7-8 kilometers far from the town of Rhodes. Many people call it with its alternative name, Trianta (like the village).
The long sandy beach of the town of Rhodes is found at the most northern end of the town of Rhodes and of the island. It is one of the most popular beaches of the sand, extended all along the Casino, the Aquarium and it is situated northern to Mandraki.
The beach of Ixia is situated in front of the homonymous tourist resort, at the western coast of the island, to the North. It is very close to the center of the town of Rhodes, 4 kilometers at the Southwest.
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The long sandy beach of the western coast of the island starts just after the Aquarium, within the town of Rhodes and is extended along the Leros Coast, Kalymnos Coast, Miaoulis Coast and Kanaris Coast, is better known as Psaropoula, the old name of the central and better organized part of it. As it happens with the other long beaches of the town, various parts of Psaropoula are named in different names, as if it were a separate beach, usually taking the names of a hotel or a tavern found in this particular area.