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Roots Earth in Rhodes: audio stories about 40 places

Roots Earth has audio stories about 40 places in Rhodes, Greece, in Europe. The Rhodes stories are in all seven Roots Earth languages: English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. The app needs no account: open Rhodes, pick a place on the city's map of places and play. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection. The stories are written by local people.

The 40 places are listed below in the order the app shows them, and again further down with their coordinates. The lists were taken from the Roots Earth catalogue on 15 September 2026.

Published 16 September 2026. Markdown: rhodes.md

The 40 places in Rhodes with audio stories

In the order the app shows them.

  1. Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes
  2. Street of the Knights
  3. Medieval City of Rhodes (Old Town)
  4. Colossus of Rhodes (Harbour Entrance Site)
  5. Archaeological Museum of Rhodes
  6. Fortifications of Rhodes (Walls and Moat)
  7. Mandraki Harbour
  8. Acropolis of Rhodes (Monte Smith)
  9. Suleymaniye Mosque
  10. Fort Saint Nicholas
  11. Panagia tou Kastrou (Our Lady of the Castle)
  12. Kahal Shalom Synagogue
  13. Jewish Museum of Rhodes
  14. Hippocrates Square and Castellania
  15. Roloi Clock Tower
  16. Hafiz Ahmed Agha Library
  17. Ibrahim Pasha Mosque
  18. Recep Pasha Mosque
  19. D'Amboise Gate
  20. Marine Gate (Sea Gate)
  21. Church of Our Lady of the Burgh (Ruins)
  22. Square of the Jewish Martyrs
  23. Church of the Annunciation (Evangelismos)
  24. Governor's Palace (Foro Italico)
  25. Windmills of Mandraki
  26. Ancient Stadium of Rhodes
  27. Aquarium of Rhodes (Hydrobiological Station)
  28. Nea Agora (New Market)
  29. La Juderia (Jewish Quarter)
  30. Neochori (New Town Quarter)
  31. Monte Smith Sunset Viewpoint
  32. Elli Beach
  33. Zefyros Beach
  34. Rodini Park
  35. Kritika (Cretan Quarter)
  36. Murat Reis Mosque and Ottoman Cemetery
  37. University of the Aegean (Rhodes Campus)
  38. Diagoras Stadium
  39. Koskinou Village
  40. Agios Fanourios Street

Is there an audio guide for Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes?

Yes. Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes has its audio stories in the Roots Earth app: a short introduction and a deeper story, in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian.

It is place 1 of the 40 Rhodes places in the app, at 36.44569, 28.22411. Every one of the other 39 places in the list above has the same two stories.

Roots Earth is not a guided tour: you choose the place on the city's map of places and play its story yourself.

How to use Roots Earth in Rhodes

Open Roots Earth and choose Rhodes. The city has its own map of places with all 40 of them on it. Tap the place you are standing in front of, or any other, and play its short introduction or its deeper story. You decide what to listen to and in which order.

You can listen in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian, and there is no account. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection.

In full

All 40 places in Rhodes, in the app's order, with their coordinates.

All 40 places in Rhodes, with coordinates

Every place below has a short introduction and a deeper story in the Roots Earth app, in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. The names, the coordinates (latitude, longitude) and the one line descriptions are the app's own catalogue values of 15 September 2026; a place without a line here has none that this page can print.

1. Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes

Coordinates
36.44569, 28.22411
In one line
A Byzantine citadel rebuilt as the fortified seat of the Knights Hospitaller after 1309. Wrecked by a gunpowder explosion in 1856, it was reconstructed by Italy between 1937 and 1940 and now serves as a museum crowning the medieval town.

2. Street of the Knights

Coordinates
36.4452, 28.2258
In one line
A cobbled medieval street climbing through the Knights' quarter, lined with the inns of the Order's national tongues. Built in the 14th and 15th centuries and carefully restored under Italian rule, it ranks among the best-preserved Gothic streetscapes in the Mediterranean.

3. Medieval City of Rhodes (Old Town)

Coordinates
36.43333, 28.21667
In one line
One of Europe's best-preserved medieval walled towns, shaped by the Knights Hospitaller between 1309 and 1522 over the grid of an ancient city founded in 408 BC. Layered with Ottoman and Italian history, it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.

4. Colossus of Rhodes (Harbour Entrance Site)

Coordinates
36.45111, 28.22778
In one line
A vanished bronze giant of the sun god Helios, built by Chares of Lindos around 280 BC and counted among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Roughly 33 metres tall, it was toppled by an earthquake near this harbour around 226 BC.

5. Archaeological Museum of Rhodes

Coordinates
36.4448, 28.2271
In one line
Housed in the Knights' Great Hospital, begun in 1440 and completed under Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson, this is one of Greece's rare Gothic civic buildings. Since the early 20th century it has displayed Rhodian antiquities, including the celebrated Aphrodite of Rhodes.

6. Fortifications of Rhodes (Walls and Moat)

Coordinates
36.44385, 28.22916
In one line
A four-kilometre ring of walls and dry moat, rebuilt by the Knights Hospitaller for the age of gunpowder with ramparts up to twelve metres thick. They repelled the great siege of 1480 and fell only after Suleiman's six-month assault in 1522.

7. Mandraki Harbour

Coordinates
36.4493, 28.2261
In one line
The ancient harbour of Rhodes, once the war-galley base of the Knights and traditionally linked to the Colossus. Guarded by 15th-century Fort Saint Nicholas and a lighthouse from 1863, its entrance is marked by bronze deer columns and lined with breakwater windmills.

8. Acropolis of Rhodes (Monte Smith)

Coordinates
36.4402, 28.2109
In one line
Rhodes' Hellenistic acropolis crowns the hill of Monte Smith above the city. Its restored Temple of Pythian Apollo, long stadium and small marble odeon date from the third and second centuries before the common era, when sanctuaries and games honoured the sun god Helios.

9. Suleymaniye Mosque

Coordinates
36.44444, 28.22417
In one line
The Suleymaniye Mosque is the most important Ottoman monument in Rhodes Old Town. First built after Suleiman the Magnificent's 1522 conquest and rebuilt in 1808, its rose-pink walls, domes and tall minaret rise above the upper bazaar near the Clock Tower.

10. Fort Saint Nicholas

Coordinates
36.4516, 28.2289
In one line
Fort Saint Nicholas guards the entrance to Mandraki harbour from the tip of its mole. A round tower built by the Knights between 1464 and 1467, later ringed with a bastion, it carries a lighthouse renewed in 1863 and still working today.

11. Panagia tou Kastrou (Our Lady of the Castle)

Coordinates
36.445, 28.2275
In one line
Panagia tou Kastrou, Our Lady of the Castle, is the largest surviving Byzantine church in Rhodes. Built around the eleventh century, recast as the Knights' Gothic cathedral, then an Ottoman mosque, it now houses a museum of Byzantine art near the Marine Gate.

12. Kahal Shalom Synagogue

Coordinates
36.4422, 28.2304
In one line
Completed in 1577, Kahal Shalom is the oldest surviving synagogue in Greece. Built by Sephardic Jews in the old Jewish quarter of Rhodes, it survived the 1944 deportation that destroyed its community and still holds services in summer, its pebble-mosaic floor and memorial plaques intact.

13. Jewish Museum of Rhodes

Coordinates
36.4422, 28.2304
In one line
Founded in 1997 by Aron Hasson, the Jewish Museum of Rhodes occupies former prayer rooms beside the Kahal Shalom Synagogue. Through photographs and objects it preserves the Sephardic life of the old Jewish quarter and the community destroyed in the 1944 deportation to Auschwitz.

14. Hippocrates Square and Castellania

Coordinates
36.4438, 28.2282
In one line
Hippocrates Square is the commercial heart of the lower old town, where the main bazaar streets meet at an owl fountain. Over it rises the Castellania, the Knights' trade tribunal remodelled by Grand Master d'Amboise, with its arched loggia, now the municipal library.

15. Roloi Clock Tower

Coordinates
36.4446, 28.2244
In one line
An Ottoman clock tower first built in 1852 on the highest point of the Old Town, built over a Byzantine defensive tower.

16. Hafiz Ahmed Agha Library

Coordinates
36.4437, 28.2239
In one line
An Ottoman library founded in 1793 by Hafiz Ahmed Agha, a retired chief equerry of the sultan. It once held nearly 2,000 manuscripts of Islamic learning, including a Koran from 1540, and remains a rare survival of Rhodes's intellectual life.

17. Ibrahim Pasha Mosque

Coordinates
36.44278, 28.22806
In one line
Built in 1540, soon after the Ottoman conquest, this is the oldest of the seven mosques in the walled city ; one of Rhodes's seven historical mosques operates daily and another during Ramadan and Eid al-Adha. A twelve-sided dome, a slender minaret and a courtyard fountain mark its quiet square.

18. Recep Pasha Mosque

Coordinates
36.44167, 28.22639
In one line
Completed in 1588 by the Ottoman grand vizier Recep Pasha, this is often called the most beautiful mosque in Rhodes. Reused ancient columns, Iznik tiles and an adjoining mausoleum survive, though the building has stood closed and decaying for years.

19. D'Amboise Gate

Coordinates
36.4462, 28.2227
In one line
Completed in 1512 under Grand Master Emery d'Amboise, this is the most formidable land gate of Rhodes. Two huge round towers, a triple defensive belt and a covered passage guarded the western approach to the Palace of the Grand Master.

20. Marine Gate (Sea Gate)

Coordinates
36.4443, 28.2289
In one line
The grand seaward entrance to medieval Rhodes, built in 1478 under Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson. Two round towers and carved reliefs frame the main gateway between the harbour and the town, part defensive stronghold, part ceremonial threshold.

21. Church of Our Lady of the Burgh (Ruins)

Coordinates
36.4431, 28.2313
In one line
A roofless 14th-century Gothic church, once a grand three-aisled basilica of the Knights of Saint John. Damaged in the 1522 siege and again by wartime bombing, its surviving apses and pointed arches now frame an open-air landmark in the Old Town.

22. Square of the Jewish Martyrs

Coordinates
36.4437, 28.2301
In one line
A quiet square in the old Jewish quarter, centred on a bronze seahorse fountain. It marks the spot where the Sephardic community of Rhodes was gathered in July 1944 before deportation to Auschwitz, from which few returned.

23. Church of the Annunciation (Evangelismos)

Coordinates
36.4497, 28.2268
In one line
It anchors the Mandraki waterfront beside an Italian-designed fountain.

24. Governor's Palace (Foro Italico)

Coordinates
36.4503, 28.2263
In one line
A Venetian Gothic palace built around 1927 by architect Florestano Di Fausto as the seat of Italian rule in the Dodecanese. With its white and pink stone arcades echoing the Doge's Palace, it anchors the Foro Italico waterfront and now houses the regional administration.

25. Windmills of Mandraki

Coordinates
36.4506, 28.228
In one line
Three round stone windmills line the breakwater of Mandraki harbour, survivors of a longer row that once ground grain unloaded from ships in the days of the Knights of Saint John. They stand near Fort Saint Nicholas as enduring emblems of the port.

26. Ancient Stadium of Rhodes

Coordinates
36.4383, 28.2107
In one line
A long Hellenistic stadium on the Monte Smith hill, built around the 3rd century before Christ and partly restored by the Italians. Its surviving track, curved end and stone starting line once hosted athletic contests held in honour of the sun god Helios.

27. Aquarium of Rhodes (Hydrobiological Station)

Coordinates
36.4571, 28.2207
In one line
An Art Deco aquarium and marine research station at the island's northern tip, built by the Italians in the mid-1930s. Its cave-like basement of tanks displays Aegean sea life, while a museum above holds marine specimens and a marine research institute continues its work.

28. Nea Agora (New Market)

Coordinates
36.4478, 28.2255
In one line
A large seven-sided market building beside Mandraki harbour, built by the Italians in the 1920s in an eclectic oriental style. Around its open courtyard, once home to the fish market under a central pavilion, locals still gather for coffee, food and the daily buses.

29. La Juderia (Jewish Quarter)

Coordinates
36.4429, 28.2308
In one line
The old Jewish quarter in the eastern corner of the medieval town, once home to thousands of Sephardic Jews who spoke Ladino and called it Little Jerusalem. Nazi deportations in 1944 erased the community, leaving its synagogue, museum and memorials.

30. Neochori (New Town Quarter)

Coordinates
36.449, 28.221
In one line
The modern commercial heart of Rhodes, spreading north and west of the medieval walls. Largely shaped during Italian rule between 1912 and 1947, its tree-lined avenues, cafes, shops and beaches make it where most residents actually live, work and gather today.

31. Monte Smith Sunset Viewpoint

Coordinates
36.4396, 28.2095
In one line
A low hill west of Rhodes town, named after a British admiral who watched for Napoleon's fleet from here around 1800. Crowned by the ancient acropolis, it is the city's favourite sunset spot, with wide views over the sea toward Anatolia.

32. Elli Beach

Coordinates
36.4529, 28.2233
In one line
The main town beach of Rhodes, curving along the northern tip of the New Town where two seas meet. Lined with sunbeds, cafes and an old Italian-era diving platform, it has been the city's favourite place to swim and gather since the early 20th century.

33. Zefyros Beach

Coordinates
36.435, 28.233
In one line
A relaxed local beach on the eastern edge of the New Town, beyond the busier town shore. Backed by tavernas and bars rather than big hotels, it draws Rhodians for easygoing swims, long lunches and a more neighbourhood feel away from the cruise-ship crowds.

34. Rodini Park

Coordinates
36.418, 28.221
In one line
A shaded valley park south of the old town, often called one of the oldest landscaped parks in the world. Watered by a stream and home to peacocks and deer, it holds an ancient rock-cut tomb and the memory of Rhodes' famous school of rhetoric.

35. Kritika (Cretan Quarter)

Coordinates
36.433, 28.196
In one line
A seaside quarter of low whitewashed houses southwest of Rhodes town, settled by Muslim refugees from Crete around the turn of the 20th century. Its name means the Cretan place, and its modest cottages by the water recall a forgotten chapter of Aegean migration.

36. Murat Reis Mosque and Ottoman Cemetery

Coordinates
36.45222, 28.22417
In one line
A domed Ottoman mosque completed around 1623 beside a quiet cypress cemetery of turbaned tombstones. Named for an admiral of Suleiman the Magnificent, its gatekeeper's lodge once housed the writer Lawrence Durrell during the British years.

37. University of the Aegean (Rhodes Campus)

Coordinates
36.4349, 28.2192
In one line
The Rhodes campus of the University of the Aegean, founded in 1984 and spread across six islands. Its School of Humanities trains the region's teachers and Mediterranean studies scholars, filling the town with students and youthful life year-round.

38. Diagoras Stadium

Coordinates
36.43823, 28.22823
In one line
Rhodes' historic football ground, built by the Italians in 1932 as the Arena del Sole and later named for the ancient Olympic boxer Diagoras. Home of Diagoras F. C. , it is now protected as a modern monument.

39. Koskinou Village

Coordinates
36.38333, 28.21667
In one line
A traditional village a few kilometres from Rhodes town, famous for houses painted in bright, vivid colours and a tall five-tiered bell tower. Its July festival for Saint Marina fills the narrow lanes with music and dancing.

40. Agios Fanourios Street

Coordinates
36.4429, 28.2272
In one line
A narrow, winding lane in the lower town of medieval Rhodes, named for its small church of Agios Fanourios, the saint of lost things. Lined with tavernas and shops, it threads through the old Turkish and Jewish quarters of the UNESCO-listed walled city.

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