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Church of the Annunciation, Rhodes

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Church of the Annunciation, Rhodes

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1. Rhodes Old Town – Mandraki Harbor, Rhodes loop from Neochori

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2. Rhodes Old Town – Saint Peter's Tower (Rhodes) loop from Kritika

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3. St. Paul's Gate (Rhodes) – Rhodes Old Town loop from Agios Nikolaos

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Sasha Taylor

May 14, 2022

The Church of Annunciation of Virgin in Rhodes Town, Dodecanese: The Church of the Annunciation of Virgin is the most famous church in Rhodes Town. Located north of Mandraki, the old port of the town, this church was constructed in the 1920s, during the Italian occupation of the island. The design was based on the architectural design of the Medieval Gothic Church of Saint John, adjacent to the Palace of Grand Master in Rhodes Old Town.

Originally, this church was Catholic and served the Italian Catholic community till 1948, when Rhodes and the other Dodecanese islands were reunified with mainland Greece. This year, the church was turned into a Greek Orthodox Church and in fact, it was declared the Cathedral of Rhodes. Along with the necessary decorative reformations to turn a Catholic church into an Orthodox, interesting frescoes were also painted in the interior by the renowned Greek painter, Fotis Kontoglou.

The exterior design of the church has Gothic-style doors and windows, arches and high ceilings. A tall bell tower with a clock is located at the side entrance of the church, facing the harbor. The Church of the Annunciation celebrated on March 25th with a large religious festival.

Andreas

January 12, 2024

This church “The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin” is worth seeing right at the harbor entrance! The visit is worth it as there are magnificent paintings to see inside! Entry is free (as you would expect for a church)!

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BarneySchmid

October 12, 2024

Directly at the harbor entrance

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Location: Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Αιγαίου, Greece

Church of the Annunciation, Rhodes

1. Rhodes Old Town – Mandraki Harbor, Rhodes loop from Neochori

2. Rhodes Old Town – Saint Peter's Tower (Rhodes) loop from Kritika

3. St. Paul's Gate (Rhodes) – Rhodes Old Town loop from Agios Nikolaos

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