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Ancient Ialysos
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When:
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Daily; not Mon
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Where:
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Ialysos
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| Costs: |
€3; under 18s and students free
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| Opening Hours: |
Tue-Fri 8am-7pm; Sat & Sun 8.30am-3pm
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Archaeological remains from the prehistoric to medieval periods can be seen at ancient Ialysos in the north of Rhodes island.
Cemeteries with Mycenaean-style tombs are among the earliest important discoveries here. From the Archaic period onwards (6th century BC) there was a city on the site, and you can see the ruins of the temple of Athena Polias (3rd-2nd century BC but built over an earlier, Classical temple) and of a fountain house.
Later buildings include an early Christian basilica and 14th-century church (the Knights' period) with vaulted roof and two hexagonal chapels.
For anyone interested in history, archaeology or architecture, Ialysos is not to be missed.
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