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Rhodes Greece Old Town is divided until today in two parts as in the time of the Knights. The northern part, which was the internal fortress of the Knights, known as the Castello and which contained the official buildings and the larger southern part, called the Chora, where Greeks, Europeans non members of the Order and Jews lived. These two parts of the town were separated by a wall running approximately parallel to Sokratous street, the old Bazaar. During the years of Turkish occupation, the Greeks were expelled from the Old Town, which was the exclusive province of Turks and Jews. Greeks were allowed to enter only during daytime and those who were caught in the old town after dark were liable to be beheaded.
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