Rhodes Flower Festival 2011

Rhodes Flower Festival 2011 – Uniquely reviving the Medieval Age

If you are determined to take a late-spring break to a Greek island but are unsure which one to go to, Rhodes may prove a delectable choice at this time of the year.

During the last weeks of May, Rhodes Town holds an annual Medieval Rose Festival, and although the Old City is picturesque and beautiful at the best of times, the hundreds of stunning roses strewn on the old stone walls, puts a vibrant splash of colour to the city, optimising its beauty and uniqueness.

This fascinating festival attracts tourists of all ages, ethnicities and tastes, who line Rhodes medieval streets all eager to witness the multitude of spectacular activities taking place. Children visiting the festival particularly enjoy the chasing of the dragon event, whereby both children and adults play a series of adventurous games, solve numerous intriguing puzzles and many a medieval riddle.

Various seminars, tours, presentations and medieval symposiums are put on throughout the festival, of which everybody involved in dressed up in medieval costumes, such as witches, knights, fairies, wizards, jesters and alchemists, all of whom wonder around in an amalgam of group parades as well as putting on highly impressive and entertaining solo displays.

This mesmerising Greek festival is the brain child of Anna Achiola, the creative director of the festival. Talking to Neos Kosmos, Ms Achiola commented:

“I think the idea existed in my mind from a very young age. Since I was a child, I loved the castles of Rhodes and dreamed of a revival of the Medieval Age, when all these stories about knights, ladies and witches were very real.”

Few could deny that the most characteristic and impressive site Rhodes is blessed with is its medieval old port. It is of little wonder that with its Street of the Knight, Palace of the Grand Master and the Old Town, that Rhodes Town is considered to be one of the best preserved medieval towns in Europe. Given its global notoriety as being an exceptionally well preserved medieval town, it only seems right that Rhodes Town is home to one of the most spectacular and fascinating medieval events in the world.

For more information on what has been described as being one of the top three events on Rhodes not to be missed, visit the Medieval Rose Festival official website.