Hafiz Ahmed Agha Library

Touring the Sites of Old Town Rhodes | Clock Tower | Colossal Statue Site | Street of the Knights

Before we sailed on this Royal Caribbean Greek cruise, the stop in Rhodes was the one we knew least about and didn't care much for. But now that it's over, Rhodes was our favorite stop and the one we wish there was more time to spend on land.

This video starts with docking in the Port of Rhodes. We walked from the ship to the walled city of Rhodes around 8am. The city was pretty quiet and most shops had not yet opened. But we walked the streets and got a chance to see most places crowd-less, which turned out to be a great idea since 3 hours later, those same locations were filled with tourists.

Our real first stop was Socratous Garden, an outdoor cafe in old town Rhodes which is worth a visit and a meal. The crepe was spot on and the coffee's were good.

Then we stopped by the Suleman Mosque and the Hafiz Ahmed Agha Library for some great pictures you can see on Instagram (@SierrasTravel)

Across the street from the Mosque is the Medieval Clock Tower Roloi, which is the tallest structure in Old Town Rhodes and one you can climb. So we bought a 5 Euro ticket and climbed to the top. They also offer a free drink from the bar as part of the 5 Euro ticket.

Then we walked the Street of the Knights toward the Palace of the Grand Masters. Our tour of the Palace of the Grand Masters will be in a separate video that will be linked here:

We walked back and out of old town through the Freedom Gate and headed north toward the Mandraki Port. A lot of shops and restaurants line the street Pl. Eleftherias, which is the steet we walked along. A great idea to spend some time if you are in Rhodes for an extended period.

As we walked, we saw the Rhodes Windmills, boats to Lindos and harbour cruises, the Fort of St. Nicholas, Hirschkuh Statue and the site where the Colossus of Rhodes once stood. So quite a lot in a short distance. All worthy of photos.

In the interest of your time, we end the video here at around 13 min and continue with Part 2 to cover the rest of Rhodes. The link to Part 2 is here -


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Sony RX100 VI



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Zhiyun Crane-M2

Karşıda görünen yayla-Aydın işleyen (Ahmet hafız ağa kütüphanesinde)

Region; Sivas

Source; Feyzullah çınar

Traditional Turkish song.

Hafiz Ahmed Agha Library is an important historic Ottoman building in the medieval city of Rhodes in Greece, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The library was founded by Hafiz Ahmed Agha in 1793.