Constructed by the aforementioned Knights of St. John, a Catholic religious military order who dedicated themselves to stopping the spread of Islam, as well as tending to the sick and poor, this imposing hospital was built between 1440 and 1489. Fronting a beautiful herb-scented courtyard garden, it houses the city’s archeological museum. Here, you will see displays of archaeological site finds from across the island, including marble statues, urns, funerary stele, and stunning mosaics.
Also of note is a white marble figure of a naked girl crouching and running her fingers through her hair that dates back to the first-century BC and is known as the Aphrodite of Rhodes.
