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Lindos bay

by Christianne

If you follow the traffic signs to the beach you will arrive to left side of the beach otherwise if you go down from the Acropolis, following Palla street you will arrive to the right side of the beach.
They are two different sandy beaches of the same bay.

Beautiful Churches

by steventilly

There are churches all over Lindos and in a variety of styles. Don't ask me what any of them are, getting this kind of information in Lindos proved to be difficult. In contrast, a map marking the locations and names of tavernas and shops was much easier to come by!
(Notice the donkeys strolling down the street on their way back from the Acropolis).

Byzantine Church of St John

by sandysmith

After the darkened hall of the castle there are steps which lead up to the Commander's Palace and the ruins of a 13th century Byzantine Church - seen in this picture - this is the third level ogf the acroplolis.

St Pauls Bay

by sandysmith

Its only a short walk down the village and round to St Pauls Bay - its a really picturesque bay and a quiet place to swim - more peaceful so don't miss out on this lovely part of Lindos. Now you can see from this pic the channel in the bay where the boats can enter.
The view of the acropolis was somewhat worrying from here though. The hill lwas quite eroded and cavenous underneath the acropolis and looked as if it woldn't take too much of another earthquake or tremor to send it tumbling into the sea.

Lindos . . . .

by miman

"In Lindos"

Lindos is a town and an archaeological site on the east coast of the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese in south-eastern Greece. It is about 55kM south of the town of Rhodes and its fine beaches make it a popular tourist and holiday destination.
Above the modern town rises the acropolis of Lindos, a natural citadel which was fortified successively by the Greeks, by the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Knights of St John and the Ottomans. This makes the site difficult to excavate and interpret archaeologically. The acropolis offers spectacular views of the surrounding harbours and coastline.

Lindos was founded by the Dorian Greeks who arrived in about the 10th century BC. It was one of six Dorian cities in the area known as the Dorian Hexapolis. The eastern location of Rhodes made it a natural meeting place between the Greeks and the Phoenicians, and by the 8th century Lindos was a major trading centre. Its importance declined after the foundation of the city of Rhodes in the late 5th century. In classical times the acropolis of Lindos was dominated by the massive temple of Athena Lindia, which attained its final form in around 300 BC. In Hellenistic and Roman times the temple precinct grew as more buildings were added. In early mediaeval times these buildings fell into disuse, and in the 14th century they were partly overlaid by a massive fortress built on the acropolis by the Knights of St John to defend the island against the Ottomans.