Rhodes Old Town

Rhodes Old Town claims the title of the best-preserved medieval city on Earth, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with 4-kilometre walls built by the Knights of St John between 1309 and 1522. These fortifications enclose a perfectly intact Gothic city of hospitals, inns, and the Palace of the Grand Masters, where 6,000 inhabitants still live within the original Crusader defenses. The Street of the Knights, cobbled in 1467 and lined with the Inns of the eight tongues of the Order, outperforms #10 Epidaurus Theatre in historical continuity as a living medieval hub. It is considered the finest surviving example of medieval urban planning in Europe, a title that a mere 14,000-seat theatre — however acoustically perfect — cannot rival for immersive atmosphere.