Rhodes / Rodos - The city / byen

View of Rhodes old town within the fortification - from the old watch tower

We arrived with the cruise ship Constellation from Celebrity Cruises to the island and city Rhodes, Greece for a one day stop and sightseeing.
Rhodes was one of in all 7 stops one our cruise crossing the Mediterranian from east to west.

Presenting here some selected photos from the old fortified city of Rhodes.

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From WIKI:
Rhodesis the principal city and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, the farthest island from the mainland of Greece, in the Dodecanese, Greece.
It has a population of approximately 80,000. 
Rhodes has been famous since antiquity as the site of Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. 
The citadel of Rhodes, built by the Hospitalliers, is one of the best preserved medieval towns in Europe which in 1988 was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Athen and Acropolis in one day ...

Temple at Acropolis, Athen

We arrived with the cruise ship Constellation from Celebrity Cruises in the Athen harbour Piraeus for a one day stop and sightseeing.

Athen was one of in all 7 stops one our cruise crossing the Mediterranian from east to west.

Presenting here (Klick for Flickr) some selected photos, partly taken from the bus and partly from our time at hill Acropolis with the temples and the view of Athen.