Agathi, massari, malona,
lardos, agathi beach, lardos beach, kalathos beach, vlicha beach, lindos
beach, pefki beach, pafkos beach, rhodes beaches, haraki beach, charaki
beach
Lindos beach, Vlicha Vliha
beach, Kalathos beach, Haraki beach, Pefki Pefkos
beach, Lardos beach,
History of Lindos - Greece Grecia Griechenland
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Lindos lies on the east coast of
the island at a distance of 56 Km away from the capital city of Rhodes. Like
the old town of Rhodes, Lindos is one of the monuments that has been
declared subject to preservation and thus has been able to retain its
traditional color.
As Lindos is a cosmopolitan summer resort of international conseguence,
foreigners and Greeks take excursions daily to admire this unique village,
pay a visit to its acropolis that dominates its leeward bay and swim at its
beaches. According to Homer, Lindos was built by the Dorians in the 12th
century B.C. Rhodes sent nine ships to the Trojan war which all came from
Lindos. The oldest finds that came to light here were stone from the
Neolithic Period (3rd millenium B.C) which proves how far back the history
of Lindos stretches. The find known as "The Cronicle of the Temple of
Lindian Athena" confirms that several of the best known names in Greek
history visited the temple.
Among them included Herakles, Helen of Troy and Menelaos, Artaphernes, King
of Persia and Alexander the Great. The ancient theater of Lindos lies to the
right of the harbor. Several parts of its wedge-shaped seats and the
orchestra have survived, as they were curved into the rock. The visit to the
acropolis of Lindos is an unforgettable experience with a view toward the
village, the sea, the harbors and the island.
The Acropolis is a nearly tringular rock, 166 meters high, wider and shorter
in the north section and four levels higher to the south. The walls that
were built by the Knights dominate the top of the acropolis. Going through
the entrance you climb up the stairway that leads to the first level. There
is a magnificent view of the bay to your left and two important monuments
carved to the rock, an exedra and a ship (trireme) done in relief (170
B.C.). After that you use the stairs built by the Knights which lead to the
castle at the second level. Following the stairway from here you find
yourself on the third level, where you'll find the large Hellenistic Stoa
(3rd century B.C.). The wide staircase leads from here to the Propylea. This
staircase, that sometimes is called 'the stairs to heaven' because it does
give you the impression that you are mounting into the clouds, leads the
visitors to the top (forth level), that is the reconstructed Temple of
Lindian Athena. According to an ancient myth the first temple was the work
of Danaos while the temple whose ruins you see today was built in the middle
of the 4th century B.C. The small harbor at south took its name, according
to tradition, from the Apostle Paul who disembarked there during his visit
to Lindos.
The village today has many houses from the 16th, 17th, and 18th century
known as "Captains" houses. Their architecture and decoration is unique in
Greece. Until recently these houses were deserted but nowadays the locals
restore them under the supervision of the Archaelogical Service. Descending
from the acropolis and strolling through the lanes of the town with its many
tourist shops you should not leave out the Church of Our Lady (Theotokou).
The building technique ('chochlaki') has its roots in the Hellenistic
period.