Filerimos & Ancient Ialysos
Φιλέρημος
A pine-covered hill southwest of Rhodes city, with the acropolis of ancient Ialysos, a Knights’ monastery and a Way of the Cross leading to an 18-metre cross.
Filerimos Hill lies about 15 km southwest of Rhodes city, above the town of Ialysos, at an elevation of roughly 267 metres. It was the acropolis of Ialysos, one of the three ancient city-states of Rhodes. The summit holds the foundations of a Temple of Athena, a Byzantine baptistery, the Monastery of Our Lady of Filerimos, which was rebuilt by the Knights and restored again during the Italian period, and frescoes in a small underground chapel. A tree-lined avenue flanked by fourteen relief stations of the Via Dolorosa leads to an 18-metre concrete cross. Visitors can climb the stairs inside the cross for views over the west coast and the airport. Admission is about 6 euros (confirm with official sources), and peacocks often roam the hilltop.
Opening hours
Approx. 08:00–20:00 (shorter in winter)
Nearby sights
- Faliraki Water Park
- Acropolis of Rhodes (Monte Smith)
- Faliraki Beach
- Rhodes Clock Tower
- Mosque of Suleiman
- Street of the Knights
- Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes
- Medieval City of Rhodes