Visiting the Hospice of St. Catherine, Old Town Rhodes

Established in 1391 - 1392, the Hospice of St. Catherine is located in the old Rhodes Town. Its building process was completed by the Italian Domenico d'Allemagna under the charge of grand master Heredia. He was the admiral of the Order of the Knights of St. John (Knights Hospitaller).

The Foundation Charter of the Hospice (1391) depicts its set up near the walls that go straight to the Gate of St. Catherine (1465). This very Rhodes accommodation of ancient time carries the coats of arms of 1516 inside it.

The Hospice being unique Rhodes accommodation was constructed for the famous guests of the Order, who availed it from 1394-95. The traveler, Niccole de Martoni says that this unique Rhodes accommodation has many wonderful rooms with distinguished beds that catch attention of the tourists.

It was enjoyed to the maximum extent by the local aristocracy of that period. The infrastructure of this highly attractive hospice of the aristocracy of the ancient times is quite interesting as it carries a central hub along with the axis of the square. It assembles almost all the business related activities of the town.
The Hospice of St. Catherine was basically meant to build in such a way that the officials and guests of the Knights could feel at home in this Rhodes Accommodation during their stay in Rhodes. At the time of cordoning the town by the Ottomans in 1480 and then by the jolts of earthquake in 1481, the infrastructure was highly damaged. After that, it was under the process of rebuilding till 1516.

Later on, the eastern part of Hospice was highly damaged by the Allied bombing during Second World War in 1944. Many other events took place after that and in 1986, the Hospice and 20 other buildings and state owned properties were handed over to the reinstatement plan of the Office of the Medieval Town (founded in October 1985).
The restoration of the infrastructure in the next ten years was indeed an intricate process which involved a number of factors including accommodation of hitherto within the Hospice (1985 to 1995), archaeological probing of the location (1987 to 1993), urgent rescue measures and lot more.

After a long struggle, the Hospice was rebuilt again in such a beautiful way that it attracts the attention of the visitors. Nowadays; a wide range of people from different races, origins, ethnicities, and around the globe come and visit this archaeological site to make their Rhodes Holidays an outstanding memory.

According to a tourist survey, many tourists add Hospice of St. Catherine into their list of Must See Rhodes. So do not forget to visit this place in Rhodes (Greece) during your vacations. The constructing authority of the Hospice has furnished this spot in such a manner that it attracts people of all origins and all ages.

Moreover, you can find a number of luxurious Rhodes Accommodations in the Old Rhodes Town. One among them is the Domus Studios Rhodes; it is situated 30m away from clock Tower.