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In a bicycle shop in Rhodes, a teenager inflates the tire of a bicycle with a pump, a middle-aged man interrupts him and is helping him out. Parents and children along with one of the members of the filmmaker's company are watching.

Bicycling with two bicycles. With one hand on the steering wheel, while the other hand is dragging a second bicycle. Along the way, shots of neoclassical buildings in Mandraki, Rhodes.

Cycling in the port of Rhodes. At the entrance of the port, on pillars made of sandstone, we can see the two deer symbol of the island, and next to it the small fortress of Ag. Nikolaos built in 1467.

The tour continues to the old town of Rhodes and passes by the building of the National Bank (1930) designed by B. Accolti. A stop in Hippocrates Square in the old town and cycling along the coast next to the walls of the Old Medieval City. From the tourist port next to the beach of St. Nikolaos, a view of the medieval city from a distance.

Return of the company to the Old Medieval City, from a distance the minaret of the Suleiman Mosque and the bike ride continues in the medieval streets.

The team continues its tour, reaching the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes also known as Castello (built in 1309 and rebuilt in 1937 based on the original plans) where outside the imposing entrance they leave the bicycles and enter the outdoor courtyard of the palace.
Shots from the facades of the palace inside the courtyard and its decoration.

After touring the palace, the company continues the bike ride to the old town and the cinematographer takes shots of the castle's loopholes and the bridge that passes over its moat and connects it to the entrance.

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Holder
Athanasoglou Nikolaos

Quality
HD (1440x1080)

Sound
No

Color
Yes

Duration (seconds)
161

Format
8mm