Monastery of Filerimos

Monastery Rhodes, Greece

The Filerimos hill dominates the whole panorama of the north of the island of Rhodes and is located about 15 kilometers from the capital city. Here is a monastery built by the Knights of St. John in honor of the Virgin and preserves a wonderful medieval cloister inside. At the top of the Filerimos hill, 267 meters above sea level, there is a via crucis which ends at a huge cross, it is 18 meters high, inside which there is a staircase where it is possible to climb to admire the fantastic landscape.