Part of the atmosphere of the old town. Very impressive building.

This palace was rebuilt by Italians and contains an unusual assortment of Roman mosaics, Chinese ceramics, medieval sculptures, etc.

How did you imagine castles looked like when you were a small child? Well, the Palace of Grand Master of Knights perfectly fits the bill! I do not wish to spoil it for anyone by giving a detailed account but if you are able to climb a lot of steps, just take your camera and go! You will not see... More

Follow a human guide if you can the paper guide is not good. If you can prove you are over 65 (passport) you get in half price

get there early, gets crowded in the middle of summer

This is a quite new palace. The old palace of the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier exploded in the 19'th center. The Italian occupiers built instead a residence for king and for Mussolini. It was inaugurated in 1940, just before Italy entered WWII. Almost each room has inlaid floor mosaics brought from Christian churches from Rhodes or from the... More

The only reason I give this 4 stars instead of 5 is because I wanted more information. Perhaps you have to hire a guide ... there were small plaques on all the mosaics saying where they were from and some sculptures also ... but beyond that there was very little description of what you are looking at. All that aside,... More

This is a great museum. The imposing staircase is fabulous and the whole place is atmospheric. Well worth a visit.

Fantastic mosaics to look at from the Island of Kos. Superb architecture.