Rhodes Tours, Byzantine Monuments in Rhodes, Rhodes Historical Tours

During the first Christian period (330-650 A.D.) Rhodes belonged to a part of the Christianized empire called the Byzantine Empire. The Island was a very important military base. As a significant Byzantine trading port, it was also a crossroads for ships sailing between Constantinople and Alexandria.

The Byzantine fortified walls of Rhodes (7th c. -13th c.) divided the town into two sections:

A) The Acropolis (later the Palace of the Grand Masters) and therefore the Upper Town which is that the area surrounding the acropolis (later the Collachio).

B) The Lower Town (later the Burgum). Today parts of this fortification survive mostly within the Collachio, incorporated into later structures. Rhodes city had an excellent number of churches, among them some basilicas of impressive dimensions.

Panagia tou Kastrou, Virgin of the Fort, Rhodes Private Tours — The thirteenth century Byzantine Church of St Mary (Panagia tou Kastrou or Virgin of the Fort), which later became the first cathedral of the Knights.

Byzantine Church of Saints Constantine and Helen,12th - 13th, Private Tours in Rhodes — Byzantine church of St Constantine and Helen 12th - 13th c.

The clock tower, Private Tours in Rhodes Greece — The clock tower stands on the site of the original north-west tower of the internal fortifications of the Collachium, (former Byzantine fortifications).

The Byzantine fortifications, Rhodes Private Tours — A part of the former Byzantine Wall which divided the town into two sections

Early Christian Byzantine Church of Archangel Michael, cruise shore excursions in Rhodes Greece — Early Christian Byzantine church of Archangel Michael.

The thirteenth century Byzantine Church of St. Spyridon, Greece Rhodes cruise excursions — Byzantine church of St. Spyridon of 13th c (which is converted to mosque during the Ottoman era).

Byzantine Church of St Nicholas Fundukli, cruise shore excursions in Rhodes Greece — Byzantine church of St Nicholas Fundukli 15th c, at the foot of the mountain Profitis Ilias.

We have little information about the Byzantine era. The restoration work of the Italians abandoned surviving buildings in favor of the Knights period.

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