Rhodes is a quite beautiful island in Greece, where you can have a range of tourist destinations. This island provides most of the unique opportunities to enjoy best Rhodes holidays with various facilities and activities.

Apart from the previous years, Rhodes holidays 2010 are said to be quite more entertaining due to a lot of entertainment opportunities. The day to day developments of this beautiful island will provide you with the real charm of your Rhodes holidays.

The Governor’s Palace and its Location

Being one of the most significant infrastructures established during Italian domination of the island, the governor’s palace is an amalgamation of various architectural styles. Similarly, the arrangement of this palace stoutly bears a resemblance to the Palace of the Duces in Venice. One of the best Rhodes holidays ideas is to visit this palace of the medieval times.

The Governor’s palace is an Italian-built architect of 1927 designed by an architect of the same origin, named Florestano di Fausto. It was the Italians who used this building as their Governor's Palace. Today, this place comes under the jurisdiction of Dodecanese region.

Ancient Staircase Leading towards the Governor’s Palace

Rhodes holidays 2010 provide its visitors with the opportunity to visit a gigantic staircase of the ancient times that leads towards the Governor's Palace. It comprises of two buildings in its present form, while originally it had three buildings. After the passage of time, one building was unluckily demolished.

Later on, this staircase of its unique nature was once restored by the Danish Archaeological Mission in order to make it a museum. Afterwards, the Italians during their domination also restored this place.

There is a church of Saint John on the veranda of the huge ancient covered walkway, which can be seen high on the top of ‘cisterns hewn’ into the rock as well as the storage magazines of the Acropolis of c. 1st BC.

It is a cross-shaped decorated type of church that attracts many visitors during their summer Rhodes holidays. The ancient history indicates that this interesting church was constructed either at the end of c. 11th century or else in the c. 13th-14th centuries.

The process of its development was carried out apparently on the relics of a previously existing church. It is justified from the architectural fragments found on the Acropolis that date back to the c. 6th century AD. It is therefore a unique place to have fun and entertainment of all sorts during your stay in the brimming island of Rhodes.

No matter, whatever the condition of the governor’s palace is, but it is guaranteed that this unique building with its hidden history of centuries will leave lasting impacts on your life.

Rhodes Island does not cover just the medieval places but it also covers a wide variety of more attractive tourist destinations for the sake of fun and enjoyment. These attractions mainly include beautiful seashores, amazing villages, crystal waters, colorful sands, tranquil resorts and various others for your entertainment. Besides, Rhodes offers stuff for all age groups and tastes to make sure that they get entertainment according to their interests.