Iberostar Lindos Royal

The Acropolis.

by Maurizioago

I wasn't impressed by this fortress. Perhaps because I know very little about ancient history.

The acropolis is built on a rock overlooking Lindos. It is surrounded by well preserved walls built by the knights (and later restored). Inside the walls you can see several remains of ancient temples. They were restored by the Italians during their occupation of the island. Today this site is still under construction. It is said the restoration done by the Italians wasn't properly done.

I enjoyed much the landscape from the acropolis. You can see most of the town from there.

There are two ways to reach the acropolis. One is by climbing lots of stairs. Another is going there by donkey.

Sidestreets III

by steventilly

Down one of the sidestreets is this old bakery. It was closed for siesta at the time we passed it so we couldn't go in. That's unfortunate because I love these old Greek bakeries, just one small room with an oven in it, acting as both the bakery and the shop.

Necropolis

by sandysmith

Something else that caughht my eye from the vantage point of the acropolis was this strucure above the highest house in the village, on an area known as Krana Hill. With my camera zoom I saw that it was some type of necropolis or tomb - simmilar to those seen near Fethiye in Turkey. Research later revealed that the tomb had belonged to a wealthy hellenistic family.

Lindos Bay, Main Beach II

by steventilly

Just a nice arty shot of a boat in Lindos Bay. It helps to show how clear the water is here. Lindos Bay is also very gently shelving, you can walk a good way out and still be able to touch the bottom (well obviously, or else you couldn't walk!).

Lindos

by miman

"Lindos"

The streets of Lindos are a maze of continuous buildings, chiefly with interior courtyards. Most of the houses have flat roofs, but some variety of types can be seen among the buildings that have not been affected by time and changes of use and shape. The material used in their construction is either the local quarried poros stone or field stones which have been plastered and whitewashed. The houses of Lindos all have features in common, but they can be divided into different classes: simple ones resembling the country cottages of the island, houses with a courtyard, and mansions.