Though now devoted to pleasure craft, this was the main harbor area for the ancient city. Numerous trading ships entered and exited every day to trade with each other and the islanders. It is believed the Colossus of Rhodes (a giant statue of Helios) once straddled the Mandraki to show the power of the islanders. Hence the islanders were known as Colossians. This statue was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Despite the statue falling in 226 B.C. the name of the islanders was still around in the first century A.D.

Saint Nicholas, which is a circular castle, is located on one of the Mandraki. Saint Nicholas valiantly defended the town and harbor against the Turks. However, it did finally fall. The north of the Mandraki became the Turkish citadel. The remnants of this period are a Turkish cemetery which is really cool to see the head stones. From the Italian period is the new agora, which is falling apart, a replica of St. Johns and the Theater

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