On the North-Western coast of Rhodes island are the ruins of an abandoned ancient city Camaros. The ancient settlement was founded by the Dorians in ancient times. Later the area was inhabited by the Achaeans. Camaro was one of the most powerful cities on the island and along with Lindos and Ialysos in the 5th century BC have teamed up to create the powerful state of Rhodes.

The ancient city Camaro was built on three levels. On top of the hill where the ancient Acropolis with the temple of Athena Samarskoe, Dating from the 8th century BC To the 6th century BC, there was built a special water tank (capacity of 600 cubic meters), which was filled through the water system. Later on the reservoir was completed covered colonnade, consisting of two rows of columns and additional facilities. The main settlement was located on the middle terrace and consisted of a grid of parallel streets and neighborhoods. On the lower terrace was discovered Doric temple, probably dedicated to Apollo, the market place (Agora), and more.

The higher the economic prosperity the city had reached the 6th century BC Why over time the city began to decline, it is not known. In 408 BC founded the city of Rhodes, which quickly became the largest trading center of the island. The majority of the population Camarosa gradually moved to Rhodes. Two strong earthquake in 226 and 142 BC almost completely destroyed, and the residents finally left the place.

The first archaeological excavations were conducted by the Alfred Biliotti and Auguste Salzmann in the years 1852-1864, and then was discovered the ancient Acropolis. In 1928, when Rhodes was still under Italian rule, the Italian archaeological school resumed work and continued large-scale systematic excavations until the end of the Second World war.