Fort of St. Nicholas

The Fort of St. Nicholas stands at the very edge of the long pier in Mandraki Harbour. It is a massive circular structure made of roughly hewn stone, looking austere and somewhat lonely — a concrete path leads to it along the deserted pier, with only the sea and fishing boats around. But this place was chosen for a reason: it was here, according to the most famous version, that the Colossus of Rhodes once stood — that same 33-meter statue of the god Helios, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.