The Rodini Park in Rhodes Town

Three kilometres from the centre of Rhodes town, along the road to Lindos, lies the townspeople's own little oasis: Rodini Park. Inside the park, it is green and leafy and relatively quiet. Straight through the park runs a stream with floating water lilies. The park is home to peacocks and muscovy ducks that are fed by visiting townspeople.

The Rodini park is a quiet oasis in the middle of Rhodes town.

One of the waterfalls in Rodini Park.

A man feeding domestic muscovy ducks in the Rodini Park.

The Rodini Park was already popular in Roman times, they even built an aqueduct here. In the park there are several tombs, an ancient tomb believed to be the tomb of Ptolemy which has been buried in a rock. I always visit the Rodini Park when I'm in Rhodes, not because there's anything new to see there from the last visit, but to get away from the intense and noisy traffic in Rhodes town.

The Roman aqueduct in the Rodini Park.

One of many wooden bridges in the Rodini Park.

This mysterious pyramid-like building looks like a tomb.

One of many lakes in the Rodini Park.

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