Rating
4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)
Interesting Sites Nearby
Archaeological Museum of Rhodes (0,7 km)
Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes (0,7 km)
Knights Street (0,7 km)
Suleymaniye Mosque (0,9 km)
Temple of Aphrodite (0,6 km)
Kahal Shalom Synagogue (1 km)
Medieval City of Rhodes (1 km)
St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral (1,3 km)
St Fanourios Church (1,1 km)
User Reviews
Krzysiek Olecha (7 months ago)
Looking very impressive on the outside, however it's not possible to get inside of those fortress walls. But still very interesting spot to stop by while taking a walk along the harbor side of the Rhodes.
Looking very impressive on the outside, however it's not possible to get inside of those fortress walls. But still very interesting spot to stop by while taking a walk along the harbor side of the Rhodes.
František Tulec (8 months ago)
A beautiful renovated fortress with a lighthouse standing in front of the harbor. You can get to it by going along the windmills. It's a pity that you can only see this building from the outside. It is not possible to enter it.
A beautiful renovated fortress with a lighthouse standing in front of the harbor. You can get to it by going along the windmills. It's a pity that you can only see this building from the outside. It is not possible to enter it.
Jakub Papierz (11 months ago)
Can't walk in but still nice to look at and admire the architecture
Can't walk in but still nice to look at and admire the architecture
Paulius Drazdauskas (11 months ago)
Nice exterior wall, however it is not possible to go inside.
Nice exterior wall, however it is not possible to go inside.
Ross (11 months ago)
The imposing St. Nicholas Fortress is located in the Rhodes Old City looking out over Mandraki harbour. In ancient times, Mandraki harbour was a military space, and in the 15th century, a guard tower was constructed there on the orders of Grand Master Raimondo Zacosta. Following the first siege, the tower was fortified. A bastion was added by Grand Master d’Aubusson and the newly formed fortress was named after the chapel inside it. It was largely thanks to the fortress that the Knights Hospitaller were able to fend off attacks from the Turks for so many years. Major sieges by the Turks were mounted in 1480 and 1522-23. The initial attack was thwarted, but the Turks ended up seizing Rhodes in 1522, and the Knights were forced to leave the city. When the fortress was built, it took into account that the Ottoman's use of cannons and other siege weaponry and its thick walls were impermeable for many years. Indeed, considering their age, they are in excellent condition to this day. The fortress is hugely popular with visitors these days, and it has been well preserved. You can walk along the path of the former moat, which has been dried out and provides a scenic, tree lined walking path. It was built between 1460 and 1467 by the Grand Master of the Order of St. John Zacosta. It suffered severe damage in the siege of 1480 (by the Turks) and by the earthquake of 1481. It was reoaired by Grand Master D’ Aubusson. The castle was built at the place of an old Byzantine church dedicated to St. Nicholas, hence the name. Since the 17th century, a lighthouse was added at the top. For the last 15 years, a major reconstruction project of the fort is in progress.
The imposing St. Nicholas Fortress is located in the Rhodes Old City looking out over Mandraki harbour. In ancient times, Mandraki harbour was a military space, and in the 15th century, a guard tower was constructed there on the orders of Grand Master Raimondo Zacosta. Following the first siege, the tower was fortified. A bastion was added by Grand Master d’Aubusson and the newly formed fortress was named after the chapel inside it. It was largely thanks to the fortress that the Knights Hospitaller were able to fend off attacks from the Turks for so many years. Major sieges by the Turks were mounted in 1480 and 1522-23. The initial attack was thwarted, but the Turks ended up seizing Rhodes in 1522, and the Knights were forced to leave the city. When the fortress was built, it took into account that the Ottoman's use of cannons and other siege weaponry and its thick walls were impermeable for many years. Indeed, considering their age, they are in excellent condition to this day. The fortress is hugely popular with visitors these days, and it has been well preserved. You can walk along the path of the former moat, which has been dried out and provides a scenic, tree lined walking path. It was built between 1460 and 1467 by the Grand Master of the Order of St. John Zacosta. It suffered severe damage in the siege of 1480 (by the Turks) and by the earthquake of 1481. It was reoaired by Grand Master D’ Aubusson. The castle was built at the place of an old Byzantine church dedicated to St. Nicholas, hence the name. Since the 17th century, a lighthouse was added at the top. For the last 15 years, a major reconstruction project of the fort is in progress.
