Lindos Temple of Athens. Lindos -Samative character of the Rhodes Resort

There is a small town on Greek Rhodes - Lindos.Which in popularity with tourists is superior to all other sights of the island combined. Small and dazzling white, he stood for more than three thousand years and did not turn into abandoned ruins, but on the contrary, it was only more beautiful! Hundreds of tourists come here every day and roam through his cozy streets, and I naturally did not exception.

Lindos was founded by Dorians in the 12th century BC. In those distant times it was a prosperous city-state, known as the Center for Trade and Shipbuilding. Despite the fact that Lindos recently noted his 3000th anniversary, he clearly does not look at his years. From many ancient cities, only ruins and memories have long remained long ago, and Lindos stands as a new one and pleases the eye with its snow-white look! So come here during your holidays on Rhodes must be necessary.

You can get to Lindosa either on a flight bus that go from Rhodes or by car. Traveling on the car immediately say, parking in the city itself is not. You can park for free from the highway, which passes a little away from the city, or on the beach of Lindos. I undertook an unsuccessful attempt to bargain on the beach, after which I returned to the big parking on the road, where it was also difficult to find a place in the afternoon. From parking to the city to go about 10-15 minutes, but theoretically you can get to the city, plan / plant passengers and return to parking. But the driver will still have to go.

Lindos is an exceptionally pedestrian city, and since it is on the slope of the mountain, then walk all the time then up, then down. If it is difficult for you, you can use the services of a local donkey "taxi". The donkey parking is located at the entrance to the city, and for 5 euros you will be transported over the entire city to the entrance to the Acropolis. And you can just walk around the city, here you can agree with the "taxi driver." And consider 5 euros - this is just a one-way ticket, and you will not roll over the money for this money for this money.

Judging by this photo, local residents are still allowed to move on the motor transport. But, probably, not in the afternoon, when all the streets of Lindos are clogged with tourists and doses.

Upstairs, above Lindos is an ancient Greek Acropolisand Fortress Knights-Johnwho are considered the main attraction of the cityAnd where all tourists go. They say that this is the second beauty of the Acropolis in Greece after Athens. There are also the ruins of the ancient Greek temple of Athens Lindia, in honor of which the city is named.

But as for me, it is just ancient Greek ruins, which I have already seen in other places. And given the fact that the entrance needs to pay another 12 euros, I decided to believe the fault and just walk around the city, which in my opinion is more interesting to the ancient Greek ruins. And I will see the Acropolis in Athens, because someday I will still get there.

Snow-white quiet and cozy streets are, in my opinion, the main attraction of Lindos!

All the Lindos buildings are built in a single style, which very much resembles white cities in Santorini. But there are no blue roofs here. But greenery and colors in prosperity!

It is said that earlier the rich merchants and captains of the ships lived in these homes.

And now there are ordinary Greeks and their fluffy pets.

Sometimes you go on the street, look into the courtyard, and there is a small and cozy restaurant.

So that, and you will definitely not stay in Lindos in Lindos. Here the taverns almost every step.

Quiet, calm, cozy, snow-white, but a little expensive, compared to other less tourist cities of the island.

In Lindos, full of small Orthodox churches, which look outwardly like ordinary houses, but with a cross on the roof.

For some reason, most of them are closed. Strange, I'm used to that in this country all churches are always open.

The most famous in Lindos is the Svyaznikolaev Orthodox Church of the XIII century. This is a small church in the heart of the city whose doors turned out to be open. Especially impressed me in this church wall frescoes, which are decorated with all the walls of the temple. You can find this church according to the famous bell tower, which is seen from afar. The entrance, of course, is free.

Next to the town is the chic eponymous beach in an excellent turquoise lagoon.

This is a sandy beach in a small bay with a very small sunset in the sea. Children will like it here, but those who love to swim will have to go in search of depths for a very long time. If you want to come here it is on the beach that Parking has a tiny beach, and to park, you need to come as early as possible, otherwise you have to put the car upstairs at the road and go on foot. Sun beds are naturally paid - 5 euros, like everywhere on the island.

Is it possible to live in Lindos? - Yes, of course you can!
There are no hotels in the city, but you can stay in numerous little guesthouses or just rent housing. I had thoughts to live in Lindos, but ... Prices are serving here. And if we consider that this is the most popular tourist destination and tourists here are always the sea, then live in Ludod Lindos - dubious pleasure.

And of course in Lindos full stores. These are standard souvenir shops in which you can buy both traditional Greek products and all junk from Asian countries. Since the city is tourist, then the prices here are appropriate. I would advise buying souvenirs in Rhodes, they are a little cheaper there.

Especially beautiful Lindos in the evening at sunset (and after him). On the city itself, we wandered in the afternoon, and then left for. But on the way back, driving past Lindos, I saw a gorgeous picture and stopped a little shoes.

My acquaintance with the White Tourist Pearl of Rhodes came to an end. Yes, the city is beautiful, but too many tourists here. But these are the 21st century, all popular places have long been overloaded with tourists ...

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I continue my "Rhodes notes." Today I will begin a story about a wonderful town called Lindos, which is located on the south-east of the island of Rhodes.

Lindos is a very ancient settlement: there is a second largest and significance (after Athens) Greek Acropolis. The powerful fortress is preserved here, built in one time by Ionita knights. Yes, and the town itself with his white houses and narrow intricate streets are very colorful. All this in combination with unusually picturesque Mediterranean scenery resulted in me in a very large number of photos. So the photo report about Lindos I decided to smash into two parts. In the first will be acquaintance with the upper city - this is acropolis, fortress, views of the lower city and the sea. And in the second part there will be a photocuriant on the streets of directly Lindos ...

I went to Lindos myself, the benefit of where I lived, you can get to Lindos without problems. A regular bus goes in this direction for about 1 time per hour, besides the bus stop spread two steps away from mine. The road by bus takes minutes to forty, the fare of 4.8 euros one way (in June 2017).

Since the network was subtracted that the entrance to the Acropolis begins from 8.00 am, then by this time and went - this time and the people are not very much, and not very hot.

Stop in Lindos still almost deserted

This is the route Rhodes Lindos. In the other side of Faliraki and Rhodes

And on the side of the southern tip of the island -

Next to the car station is the church. True, in the name of whom - I do not know.

Whatever in the old Lindos needs to go from the motorway down the road. Oscals are the local "taxi" - go to work.

The terrain here is mountain. The eye clings for some recesses in the rock. Perhaps this is some kind of ancient construction. Maybe the bridge, and can rock temple or monastery.

Since the Acropolis is located on a high cliff at an altitude of about 100 meters above the city, then for some this lifting may be heavy. Therefore, it can be climbed there, riding with the breeze on the local "taxi", i.e. On donkey. The cost of this attraction is 6 euros. In the meantime, the parking lot of the local "taxi" is waiting for the influx of tourists.

But I decided to raise my legs.

On the way, it also opened various paintings

Lindos snow-white houses remain below

Cafe on the roofs of houses is a very common phenomenon here.

And of course, very beautiful bays. This bay is called Lindos Bay. Here is a large public beach. On the other side of the cliff there is another other picturesque bay - St. Paul. (about her - a little further)

On a fairly large area of \u200b\u200blifting, local craftswomen offer to buy the fruits of their works - napkins, tablecloths, embroidered towels, etc.

Everything just lies on the stones

We approach the entrance to the Acropolis ... a ticket to visit costs 12 euros.

The Acropolis of Lindos - the second largest and significance in Greece - is the main attraction of Lindos. Today you can see the monuments of several eras. On the territory of the Acropolis, the remains of the small ancient temple of Athens Lindia are preserved, the remnants of the water gallery, the monuments of Necropolis are preserved. There are remnants of Byzantine structures here. And all this is surrounded by a powerful wall erected by John knights that turned at the time of their dominion on the island, Lindos to one of the most powerful fortresses.

At the entrance to the Acropolis placed a unique petroglyph - the bas-relief of the ancient Greek military ship of the sculptor of the pithocrat, which indicates the maritime value of Rhodes in the ancient period: Lindos since ancient times was the place of intersection of the sea route.

By the way, the other famous work of the sculptor of the PIFOCRAT - Nika Samofratsky is located in Paris.

Of course, looking at the structures of the Acropolis, it is necessary to keep in mind that in most part is the result of the restoration, which was made by Italian in the 1920s and 30s of the twentieth century.

Temple of Athena Lindia

Acropolis offers stunning views of Mediterranean spaces and a small picturesque bay of St. Paul

In the next part, when there is a photo trumpet in Lindos we will reach this bay too ...

Lindos Real Pearl Island Rhodes.
Even if you came to Rhodes to lie down on the beach and swim in the sea,
it is worth caring half a day to visit this wonderful place.
You will not see such cities more on Rhodes, and I think there are few in Greece.
In Lindos, we drove from the south of the island after visiting Prasonisi.
To get to Lindos you need to go through the main route along the southern shore of the island and
rotate the right time. If from the south of the island, there will be a turn right in peff
immediately how the road will leave the sea. If you are from the north of the island, turn left immediately outside the city of Kalatos.
There are many parking lots, you can not stop on the road, and down to the bay of St. Paul.

Lindos is one of the three most ancient cities of the island. Of the three cities (Lindos, Kamaryaros and Iallyasos)
only Lindos is preserved as a residential city. Camelos we visited - only ruins remained from this city.
Lindos was founded back in the 10th century BC. The Acropolis of Lindos is considered the second largest in Greece, after Athens.

We threw the car at the parking lot from the bay of St. Paul. The bay is named after the Apostle Paul who visited the city in 43 AD.
This is one of the two bays of Lindos, the second is on the other side of the cliff.
A convenient combination of two closed bays and a high cliff made Lindos Center for Maritime Trade in ancient times.

Panorama: Left Acropolis of Lindos, on the right of St. Paul's bay.

In the bay, clean water and two rocky beach from different sides.
Boats in the bay of St. Paul.

The Acropolis of Lindos towers over the Bay of St. Paul. Rock height - 116 meters.
In the ancient Greek times on the rock, the temple of the goddess Athena Lindia was built.
This temple was considered the second most important after the temple of Zeus in Athens, Alexander Macedonsky visited him during his
hiking.

To climb acropol, we will pass through the whole city.
Entrance to Lindos.

The remains of an ancient Greek amphitheater are visible on the rock.

The streets are very narrow, any new buildings are prohibited in the city. All buildings are painted with white paint.

On the way to Acropolis there are many souvenir shops.
This store sell ceramics.

And here they sell lamps. The staircase goes to the restaurant on the roof.

Lifting to Acropolis is pretty heavy, but the species open just wonderful

View of the second bay - Lindos Bay. The beautiful beach is located here.

Panorama of the bay of Lindos.

At the foot of the Acropolis in the rock was carved trill.

The Acropolis of Lindos reflects the entire history of Lindos from Duregreic times to the knights of St. John.
Initially, an ancient Greek temple was built on the rock. Then the walls were added to it.
The Romans also noted: in 300, the castle was erected in 300.
After the Romans, the castle has already been completed and strengthened the Knights-John.

Acropolis is restored from the beginning of the 20th century. Here are still working archaeologists.

Restored Greek Colonnada

The remains of the temple of Athens Lindia.

Inside the temple

View from Acropolis on the bay of St. Paul.

From the height of the Acropolis, amazing types are opened:

Go down: the Orthodox church with the bell tower is visible.

It is possible to go up and descend from the Acropolis not only on foot, but also riding the Oslo-taxi :)

On the way back, we were a little diluted in the weakening of the narrow streets of Lindos.

View of Lindos and bay on the way to Kalatos.

The Aegean Sea is a very popular resort among tourists. In addition to his capital, there are other places that worth visiting - for example, the charming town of Lindos. What is famous for both the features of rest in Lindos, you will now learn.

Lindos City on Rhodes

This small town was built back in the 10th century BC. Today he is the only on the island, preserved as a real residential city (except Rhodes itself). From the other two - Iallyasos and Kamilearos - only ruins remained. In antiquity, Lindos was a major node of maritime trade, mainly due to its natural features. Two closed bays perfectly defended the island from the attack from the sea, and Lindos at one time became famous as the Women's Center - it was here for the first time in the world a maritime law code was adopted.

Almost all the streets of the city are exceptionally pedestrian, very narrow and winding. They are posted from white stone and black and white pebbles, which have become a kind of "business card" of the Greek Lindos. From transport in Lindos there are only donkeys - so get ready for long walking.

An interesting fact is that any new buildings in the city feature are prohibited, since it is unsafe - all local buildings are very ancient and anyone erected nearby building can disturb the fragile equilibrium. Walking around the city, pay attention to the unusual architecture - the influence of the Roman, Arab and Byzantine settlers. Cannot not attract the attention of travelers small picturesque white houses, resembling refinda cubes.

Lindos Hotels and Beaches

The famous urban beach of Lindos is located in the cozy bay. Pure sandy shore, Aegean azure water, stunning views of the Acropolis and many entertainment create excellent opportunities for a comfortable beach holiday.

Literally a few kilometers from the Old Town there is a complex of hotels for every taste. Mostly Lindos hotels in Rhodes have 4-5 stars and are focused on high-quality and comfortable rest. All of them have a well-developed infrastructure and make your vacation on Rhodes are pleasant and memorable. One of the most popular hotels among our compatriots is Lindos Mare - a four-star hotel located 2.5 km from the town and offering its guests all the necessary services, including international cuisine, entertainment for children, an outdoor pool, water rides and a sandy beach 100 meters from Cottages of the hotel.

Attractions Lindosa

Of course, the main local attraction is the Acropolis - a structure, towering over the Bay of St. Paul by 116 m. The Lindos Acropolis is considered the second largest after the Acropolis of Athens. The ruins of the temple of Athens Lindia are preserved - the goddess is revered by the ancient Greeks. It was built in the distant IV century the son of King Egypt Danos.

Near the entrance to the Acropolis you can see the famous petroglyph. This sculpture of the work of a blizzard, which is a bas-relief of the Greek warship.

In Lindos, there are monuments of Christian culture. In particular, it is the chapel of St. Paul, called the same as the bay. This holy apostle at one time arrived in Lindos to turn his inhabitants to the Christian faith. Also worthy of visits to the old church of St. John, built at the dawn of the Byzantine Empire, and the Temple of Archangel Mikhail, located with the monastery of the same name (there you can see wonderful vintage frescoes and even visit the service).

In addition to architectural attractions, Lindos attracts holidaymakers and its natural beauties. Many come here to admire the so-called valley of seven sources. There, through the long cave, seven small, but picturesque mountain streams, which are then flocked in the beautiful lake. The legend says that anyone who passed through these streams will be cleaned by the body and spirit.

Preserved to our time.

The town is located approximately 50 km south of Rhodes, in a large bay, overlooking the fishing village and a small resort of Haraki (English. Charaki) is 13 km from Lindos. The legend says that the village founded one of the Divine Sons of the Mighty Zeus-Rubejnz.

Modern Lindos as a municipal district has about 4,000 local residents, in its composition - a very small resort town (1,100 inhabitants), around which excellent sandy beaches and the same small resort villages, including Kalatos (500 inhabitants) and Lardos (1400 residents).

Rest in Lindos

Rest in Lindos Something reminds Childhood in the summer of grandmother - a quiet cozy cobbled streets, neat houses, carelessly wandering homemade livestock, and a few minutes walk from the center of the town - an endless sandy beach, a gentle Mediterranean Sea, which is what is in their foams ... in the evening Lindos comes to life - it turns into a cheerful original Greek resort, treating in taverns and fun in bars and restaurants, the taste of bright resort life is felt everywhere ...

Tourists from Scandinavian countries, British, Germans and Austrians love to rest in Lindos.

But the east coast of Rhodes, in the center of which Lindos, is known not only by excellent beaches, here is one of the main archaeological attractions of Rhodes - Acropolis of Lindos and its satellite - a renovated temple of the goddess Athens. All these architectural values \u200b\u200bare guarding the state vigilantly, so the ancient Greek island of civilization, which is essentially today Lindos, can give any no durable rest in the beach season.

Where is Lindos

Lindos is located in the center of the eastern coast of Rhodes washed by the Mediterranean Sea. Near, a few kilometers - Cape Prasonisi, where "kissing", meeting, the sea is Aegean and Mediterranean. ...

Geographical coordinates:

• latitude - 36 ° 6 'Northern Latitude
• longitude - 28 ° 5't

Lindos Card.

Weather in Lindos

Weather in Lindos completely in the authorities of the local soft Mediterranean climate on East Rhodes. Summer Lindos is a very warm and comfortable beach resort, air temperature ranges from + 24 ° to + 38 ° C, thanks to sea winds, blowing rhodes, heat is felt only in August, seawater off the coast warms up to + 26 ° C.

The Mediterranean Sea, washing the coast near Lindos, is very calm and clean.

Winter Lindos is a rather wet and rainy town, but not at all cold - the air temperature is saved at + 12 ° + 14 ° C.

Lindos Hotels

As a housing, the resort offers a variety of options - villas, hotels, apartments and studios. Choose from anything - most of the offers is located either in the center of the town, or next to it, but there are also those that are practically on the beach.

On the one hand, it is very convenient, but on the other - every time you need transport to go in the evening at the nightclub or your favorite tavern in the city.

• Lindos Blu Hotel 5 * - price from 200 euros
• Lindos Mare Hotel 5 * - price from 220 euros
• Lindia Thalassa Resort 4 * - located on the main beach of the neighboring peff. Here you can combine the beach, rehabilitation and even rest with children! Expensive...
• PEFKOS Beach Hotel 1 * - Hotel in the neighboring village of Pefka, is suitable for self-rest
• PEFKOS GARDEN Hotel 3 * - Very quiet and cozy hotel near Lindos (Distance OK. 3 km), 350 meters from the beach
• Lindian Myth - Apartments and studios a 15-minute walk from the center and the beach, the price of 60 euros / 2-bed room
• Eugenia Villa and Studio - located next to the small beach of Small Beach (famous for both Pallas), it is convenient to stop the whole family and even large groups. Supermarket, bars and restaurants are a 5-minute walk
• Villa Lindos - in the heart of the city, the beach is within walking distance (300 m)

Lindos Hotels

Lindos, Rhodes Hotels: Super discounts

Lindos has at its disposal a few of the few sandy beaches on the island of Rhodes, they are always filled with vacationers and are often even crowded. Therefore, going to relax in these places, plan in advance the car for rent in order to be able to sunbathe in quiet secluded bays.

Unfortunately, due to the overcrowability, the popular sandy beaches of Rhodes, including the Lindos Beach, are dirty, and garbage, and cigarettes ... But in the bay you can rent one of the boats and make a maritime excursion around the shores of Rhodes, there is even Boats with a glass bottom - for dating the underwater Mediterranean world.

Long and rather wide golden Lindos Beach is near the town, on Cape Crane, on the southeastern part of the island. As entertainment on the beach Lindos tourists expect a wide variety of water sports and recreation, and you can eat in one of several taverns located right there, right at the beach. Around the corner of the bay - excellent shallow water, where the snorkeling fans who study the underwater world of Rhodes are renounced.

Another, no less popular beach of Lindos spread out in the stragic Bay of St. Paul. The nature of the heart shaped in the shape of a heart created an unusual marine object in the stronghold of the sushi of Rhodes. The water in the bay is very clean, there are both sun loungers and umbrellas, and a nice pool, and a tavern for tavering appetite. The southern side of the bay, starting from 17.30 pm, is in the shade.

The price of renting an umbrella and two chaise lounges on the beach of St. Paul's bay - € 8.

Right over the bay is the ancient Greek Acropolis of Lindos, where it is certainly worth noting.

Acropolis Lindos

A visit to the Acropolis of Lindos and the reconstructed temple of Athens Lindia we advise you to plan by the end of the day - at this time not so hot, and the visitors in the archaeological site are smaller. In the southern part of the acropolis, the reconstructed temple of Athens Lindia is towers. As the Greek myths say, the temple was built in the XIV century BC. We give it the 50th daughters, when they were all forced to hide from the manifestations of the jealousy of the goddess gee.

The first ruins who meet travelers on the way of lifting are medieval walls built by the Crusaders at the beginning of the XIV century as fortifications. They stand on the remnants of even older strengthening structures raised during the time of Byzantium and more ancient eras.

Access to Acropolis is open daily, from March to December, time for visits 8.00 - 19.40, the price is 6 euros.

In order not to get tired when lifting the hill, at which the monument of archeology is located, we advise you to hire a donkey for traveling to the mountain, their services are offered at the entrance to Lindos.

Lindos sightseeing

The main attraction of Lindos - the town itself, his winding streets of the slyly flowing between small traditional white Greek houses. Do not dwell on the center of the city, try to get acquainted with the most remote neighborhoods of the town! Free map for dating Lindos can be taken at the tourist information center of the town.

On the outskirts of Lindos there are very old houses, once belonged to rich sailors who went to the sea on shopping ships. Building dates back to 1400 years, on the map they are marked as Captain "S HOUSES (Captain Houses). Houses are decorated with Gothic, Moorish, Byzantine architectural elements, the floors are covered with unusual pebble mosaics. From curious views of the houses of the sailors protected high walls, slimming large Courts around buildings.

Of the others, no less interesting sights of Lindos should be noted:

1. The tomb of Kleobulus (eng. Kleoboulous "s Tomb) is a small structure of stone on a hill above the bay.

2. Church of Assumption (English CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION) - The most cool tourist place in Lindos. Free admission.

3. The Bay of St. Paul - they say, the apostle was forced - the storm broke the ship on which the preacher was traveled and therefore Pavlu had to spend some time on Rhodes. By the way, the bay is often used as an excellent open-air concert platform. Here in 2007, even the famous Pink Floyd, and his free time the musicians spent on the beaches of Lindos.

If there is a desire, during his holidays in Lindos, it is worth organizing a trip to the capital of the island, the city of Rhodes, to visit the merry night parties in the next resort of Faliraki, or to sunbathe on the neighboring beautiful beaches of Afandu ...

Lindos how to get

The nearest international airport is the diaphores where airplanes arrive from all over Europe is located next to the capital of the island, the city of Rhodes, 50 km from Lindos. By taxi from the airport, a trip to Lindos costs about 75 euros.

If you use a local bus that runs from the capital, Rhodes, from the bus station on Rimini Square, then the trip one way will cost 5.5 euros, it will take about 1 hour. In the morning, buses from Rhodes to Lindos run every half an hour, in the evening - less often, about 1 time per hour.

But first you need to move from Rhodes airport to the capital. Regular city buses that run from the airport to Rhodes with a periodicity of 20-30 minutes will deliver you for 2.2 euros.

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