Temple of Apollo
This may be reached either on foot (it is less than 3 km from bus, which leaves Platia Eleftherias, next the new market, every half hour. the hill is named the English admiral Sir Sindney Smith, who used he as a lookout post for keeping, Watch on Napoleon's fleet, during the French war with the Turks. As Stands to reason, the view is superb, we can gaze out over the town and the castle, the nearby islands and the coast of Turkey. The best time to go is in the evening, towards sunset, when the sun sinking in a blaze of crimson makes a spectacle not to be missed.

On the hill was the upper acropolis of ancient Rhodes. A little to the South of the hilltop is a group of important ancient remains, including, in a natural depression, the Stadium, which probably dates from the 2nd century BC, Much of it has been rebuilt. it is 192 meters long and 35metres wide, and it is sometimes used for concerts given by well-known Greek and foreign groups during the summer.

Next to the Stadium is a small Theatre, reconstruction of which in white marble was made possible by the very few remaining traces of the original. it has been suggested that the Theatre was used more for actual performances of the ancient drama. Above this, the whole area was dominated by a large Temple of Pythian Apollo...

The scanty remains of this Hive allowed one, corner to be rebuilt. These three buildings, along with the Gymnasium which there is evidence to believe stood nearby, formed one of the main focuses of intellectual and artistic life in ancient Rhodes. Entrance to the site is free at all times.

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