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Echoes of Rhodes & Vintage Blends

  • Echoes of Rhodes Vintage Blends
Crisscross through history discovering villages, castles, and chapels that were ruled over by the fallen Venetian empire.
Head to new heights on your day discovering Rhodes heritage and heritage blends. Travel to Eleousa, a 15th-century “Italian ghost city” once part of the Venetian empire where you’ll visit the town’s sanatorium (now a chapel), and the Kritinia Castle with its jaw-dropping views. Once your visual palette has been lifted, it’s on to satiate the taste buds with an introduction to Rhodian wine varietals to quench your thirst with some local favorites.

Shore Thing Highlights

  • Step through time in what remains of a Venetian empire fortress, Kritinia Castle

  • Visit the "Italian ghost city” Eleousa, a village with a 15th-century sanatorium (now chapel) to discover the stories behind its arcane past

  • Head for the Alpine-style hills up to Mt. Profitis Ilias for a once-in-a-lifetime view that will leave you breathless

  • Get an intro Rhodian wines in the village of Embonas and taste some of the local’s favorite blends

Need to know

  • Lunch is included

  • Please be aware this Shore Thing is not wheelchair accessible

  • This Shore Thing is not suitable for pregnant Sailors

  • The order of sites visited may vary

  • Sailors should wear comfortable walking shoes; walking over uneven and or/ steep surfaces is involved along with long periods of walking and standing

  • This Shore Thing is weather-dependent

  • This Shore Thing operator has received third-party certification based on the Global Sustainable Tourism Council criteria

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