Lindos continued

Like many other Greek towns, the cobbled narrow streets of Lindos are lovely.  The beautifully laid black and white pebbles are here as well.

A traditional Lindos house.  It is fitted out as a shop but it is beautiful inside with traditional plates on the wall.

Traditional wedding bed with steps leading up to it and a beautifully woven curtain as a canopy.

Lindos is one of the most impressive archaeological sites on Rhodes.  The dramatic natural landscape is enhanced by the picturesque quality of the more modern town.  While the most important archaeological monuments are at the acropolis, interesting ruins are also scattered at various points within the town and some just outside.

Lindos Castle is found on the top of the 116 m rock and serves as an entrance point to the Acropolis and the castle, once used as the administrative building of the Knights of St John.  Ascent is still by the same steep road as in ancient times.  The medieval walls are the first ruins one encounters, fortifications built by the Crusaders, ie. the Knights, in early 14th century on the remains of the earlier defences, both Byzantine and ancient.  At the highest point of the acropolis, the remains include the temple of Athena, dating from 4th century BC.

With Joan and Ben.

The walls of the acropolis were reinforced by the Crusaders during the 14th century.

A view of Lindos Beach from the castle.

After we explored the ruins at length we went down to the beach and had a glorious swim.  The water was warm, calm and the sand was a delight.  Most Greek beaches are rocky or pebbly but this beach, the first for Greece, was sandy.  The sea here is shallow and very clean.  Ben took this photo of the three of us, emerging like mermaids, from the water.

The view of the castle from the beach.  What an amazing view as you are swimming in the luscious water.  You look up and you see a castle just above.  I mean how good is that?????????

St Paul's bay, south of the acropolis at Lindos.  From the castle it looks as if the rock completely encircles the inlet.

When you get down to the other side you see where the break is and where boats can enter the small bay.

On the way back to the hotel via the inland road we came across this lake.  A nice oasis in the dry hills surrounding it with patches of olive groves even here where habitation seems scarce.