🏛️Travel through the Middle Ages! Explore the Knights' Hospital

✨A quick trip back in time
The Archaeological Museum of Rhodes was formerly a 15th-century knightly hospital!
Built by the Knights of St. John from 1440 to 1489, it was originally used to treat the sick. During the Ottoman era, it became a military barracks. Italians later transformed it into a museum.

It houses artifacts from the Geometric Age to the Roman period. Even the building itself is a living fossil!

The museum houses the Paros marble sculpture "Aphrodite of Rhodes." The goddess's crouching pose embodies the pinnacle of ancient Greek aesthetics.

The "Hanging Gardens" of the Knights' Hospital were once a place for Crusaders to recuperate. Today, they are littered with Roman catapult shells, silently recounting the medieval siege. The atrium still retains medieval shells and knights' tombstones, creating a sense of passage through time.

🚌 Getting There:
* On foot: From Rhodes Port, walk north along the Street of Knights for 15 minutes. Stop by the medieval city walls along the way.
* By bus: Take bus numbers 2 or 3 to the "Archaeological Museum" stop.

⏰ Seasonal Hours:

Closed Mondays!!
* Summer (April-October): 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM (Tuesday-Sunday)
* Winter (November-March): 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM (Tuesday-Sunday)

🎟️ Ticketing Guide:

No student ID discounts currently available!!
Tickets: 10 EU

🏺Must-See Exhibits & Activities
1️⃣ First Floor Corridor: Vaulted stone ceilings and unguarded artifacts evoke a sense of medieval chic!
2️⃣ Round stone balls: Medieval "cannonballs," once weapons of war, now decorative.
3️⃣ Statue of Aphrodite: A voluptuous ancient Greek goddess in a rare, half-squatting pose!
4️⃣ The Knights' Hospital's former building: Stained glass halls and Turkish-style baths create a stunning eclectic aesthetic.
5️⃣ Second Floor Treasures: Head of Helios, Calf-Bearing Jars – instantly understand ancient Greek mythology!

⚠️Luggage Storage: Radical Storage at the entrance, 5 EU/item

This museum, listed as a "Must-See in the Aegean" by Lonely Planet, is not only a microcosm of ancient Greek civilization but also a textbook on medieval architectural aesthetics.

This isn't just a cold museum; it's a symphony of knights, mythology, and war! Spend 3 hours dreaming about the Middle Ages~

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