Lindos
Breakfast in a quiet cafe before the tourist hordes arrived.
Doorways and alleyways
After breakfast we made a spontaneous decision to walk up to the acropolis/ fort. It was 9am and we only had to queue for a few minutes - exiting the site there was a line for a 100m, mainly tourist bus groups.
Fascinating site - brief history.
The site high above the town has been established since the 6th century BC
Caves were used for worshipping.
First a Temple of Athena Lindos in the 4th century BC - sandstone columns covered in white stucco.
Over the centuries it was fortified by the Byzantine, Medieval and Ottoman colonisers
For two hundred years from 1397-1522 it was the headquarters of the Knights of St John during the Crusades until it became a Turkish garrison until 1844.
Magnificent views to St Paul’s Bay where we are regularly swimming.
A mid-morning swim, perfect for doing a few laps. Then this afternoon the wedding guests met at the beach for a meet and greet. There was another wedding at the little chapel by the beach.
Pre-dinner drinks with Ros, Jenny and co
A generous pre-wedding dinner hosted by Ashleigh’s family in their beautiful (rented) villa in a bay 10 minutes north of the Old Town.
M&M
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