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Here is a paving stone from Lindos very graceful village from Rhodes island.

Traditional Lindos ,with it's white houses,ship-owners'mansions,Byzantine,churches and cobbled marrow lanes, lies at the foot of the rocky acropolis.

Taking one of these marrow lanes through the town,or hiring a donkey from the main square, you can ascend the ancient acropolis that stands dominating the village, surrounded by the strong walls.

On main Lindos beach or at the bay,you can relax in the azure sea or join the water sports .

There are numerous shops, restaurants and night -clubs catering for all visitors

Dilightful tavernas and restaurans slightly more upmarket than the tranditional tavernas can be found ,some serving vegeterian specialities as well as great fish restaurants serving fish caught that day
Lindos was founded by the Dorians led by the king Tlepolemus of Rhodes, 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.

Some scenes of the well-known film, The Guns of Navarone, were filmed here.