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What can I say about this destination? Lovely, Beautiful, Quite, Perfect
We as a family visited Lindos in October 2004, we where their as a party of 18 people including young children and elderly. Lindos was our chosen destination to get married.
Why Choose Lindos:
We choose Lindos due to its lovely scenery, Cost effective,
This can be a little scary, as the driver's batter along these long and open roads with not a care in the world. Or so it appears. It takes about 45/55 mins to get to Lindos.
Lindos its self is very hilly and we would not recommend it to anyone with walking difficulties.
Lindos Offers:
Lindos is all focused around one area; we referred to this as the down town. Not as bad as it seems. It's just that in order to get to the town you had to navigate a rather hilly road, tho there was the option to get a free bus down, (set times),and of course you could jump in a taxi for this too.
Once in the town it's an amazing place to be, you are greeted with bars, restaurants, novelty shops, crepe shops, linen shops, souvenirs shops and of course there is a donkey stop. Yip I said a donkey stop you will find out more shortly. Whilst in the town you can stroll around until your hearts content weaving in and out of the narrow little streets, this area is great as there are no cars around. However it can be busy with people.
Restaurants: There is such a variety of restaurants to choose from in Lindos. You have your traditional Greek
in addition to this you have a great selection including, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, English, and of course Turkish. The food we ate was excellent, until we decided to have an evening meal on there open top roof, this is not advisable due to the number of cats that you will attract. A typical three course meal will call you 12-15e each. The portions of meals given are a generous size. Kid's meals are very good too; most restaurants provide you with a basic menu for the children. The cost of children's menu is usually 2-3e
Shops: There are a lot of shops with the same goods in them, so be careful that you are not paying to high for an item. It's well worth checking out the other shops and then going back to them. All the shops sell lovely handmade linen which is so stylish I am sure that many people will love it. There are of course your designer shops including Versace, Gucci and more however I did not look in them so can comment. I stayed to all the local shops. When walking through the narrow streets looking at all the shops what we all noticed it was very difficult to tell what shop owned what products. Most shops in the town do not sell alcohol or cigarettes.
Acropolis,
My favourite part of the holiday (except wedding) you have an option here take the donkey up to mammoth hill or walk? I had chosen to walk believe it or not. Walking up to the acropolis is an amazing experience. There are possibly about 300 steps for you to climb, whilst climbing these steps you will have several opportunities to get some great pictures over Lindos town. On the path to the Acropolis there are a lot of locals selling locally produced items (expensive). I would not recommend this climb to any young children as there in no railing to hold on too. So I made it to the top and now I needed to pay in it cost 5e at that time (subject to change) then your left to your own devices. From the first glance you thin that you're looking at some old pieces of rock. Just wait till you get close enough to see what you're looking at. Now I am not historian however I will do my best to tell in my words. There is a wall around the entire perimeter of the acropolis and I believe that this dates back to the 9th c BC. There are many ruins which date back hundreds of years, you may find this interesting if you're into ruins. Unfortunately we as a family are not. When you climb the acropolis you will be pleasantly surprised by the view over Lindos and the opportunity to get some amazing pictures. I certainly recommend that you look over to St Paul's bay; this is found at the far end of the acropolis. There is a shop on the top of the acropolis, I would not advise you using this as it is very expensive. I suggest that you take a bottle of water with you. So once you spend your time looking at all the ruins and taken your pictures you are only left with a rather steep walk down or of course you can take the donkey (5e each way).
Beaches:
Lindos Town Beach The beaches are very busy with tourist and locals alike, the main beech in Lindos town is very clean and has lovely sand. However there are a lot of rocks on the beach no always easy on the feet. You do have a good 15min walk to the beach from Lindos town centre. The water is lovely and clear and free from rubbish of any sort. You are able to snorkel in the water. Don't worry if you don't have the equipment to snorkel you can buy it at the beach for approx 10e. There is a lot of fish to see in the water and once again its an amazing place to get pictures. Sun beds are on the beach, If you decide to use them you will have to pay between 2-4e per day. Overall I would give this beach a 8 out of 10.
St Pauls Bay Beach
This is amazing beach, completely different from the other beech. To get to St Pauls you need to walk through the town centre, It will take you apporx 10 minutes to get there (well worth it) When you first get to St pauls bay you will be able to look right over the bay as you are approx 150ft above the beach. As you walk along you will see that there is a nice steep hill to take to take you to the beach. The beach itself is extremely clean, manmade. The water is perfect in every way, clear, clean and even smells nice. This beach is for the people that enjoy a peaceful place to relax. There are sun beds to hire at a cost of 6e, these sun beds are of good condition and made of wood then have a nice soft cover on them. You have the choice to place your sun bed close to the beach or further away. There are a few different height locations at this beach. The local retail outlet on the beach has a lovely wooded area where you can sit and enjoy a nice cold beer or refreshment. As you lie on the beach you are able to see St Paul's chapel, this is the location where most weddings take place. If your like me and want to get as much as possible from your holiday there is an option to jump aboard the glass bottom boat here for a cost of 3e each and you spend 30-40mins exploring the sea. Make sure you top up your sun tan lotion whilst on the boat.
Night Life:
This is where Lindos lacks, for those looking for the lively night life. Your night life is spending a few hours in one of the many local pubs. Most pubs have there own entertainment. The price of alcohol varies so much. See below
Vodka and Coke: 3e Alco pops 3e Local beer pint 1e
As you can see the prices are fair, if your in a group (5 or more) then you will find that most of the bars will give you a discount. Come on people get asking
Getting around:
Local Greek buses are very cheap and for approx 2e you can leave Lindos for the day and visit our parts of the island.
Car hire is cheap for ¾ days; you can hire a basic car (fiesta) for approx 80e. I would not advise driving in Lindos as there are too many locals that drive on the wrong side of the road whilst going round corners.
Taxis. The best way to get around Lindos, All taxies are like the ones in the UK and all have valid Licences numbers so you know they are real taxis. There taxis are all private care; however they are very stylish, Most have leather interior and of course these are all Mercedes with air con. Costs of taxis vary so much depending on the time. Average taxi fare from Lindos town to our hotel ¾ miles away was 4e. I would advise everyone to ask the driver how much before you get in. If you need to call a taxi to your hotel then you can expect to pay an extra 1e.
A must see/do in no particular order:
Acropolis St Paul's Bay Local Shops Glass bottom boat at St Paul's bay
Overall I would day Lindos is beautiful place and we as a family have already booked to go back for our wedding anniversary this October.
Hope to see you there
Pictures of Lindos (Rhodes)
Wedding Day at St Paul's
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We visited Lindos on our holiday in Rhodes in June this year. Loved the Acropolis, that's why we went. Wish we'd taken a donkey though, was knackered at the top. Great review. Thanks Jono :-)
orientalorange 15.07.2005 12:09
sounds lovely. have never been to greece before. thought it might be too hot- i burn easily and like to be active which is hard when its so hot. great review tho! Helen
teacherofhooch 13.07.2005 16:58
It looks lovely and laid back, i could feel the lazy nights of just sitting outside a bar all scrubbed up with the sun burn burning - chilled out. The walk sounds as if it is worth it too. Linda
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Advantages: Quiet enough but with the option of a more lively time. The food, the people, the beaches and the weather, Disadvantages: Hills may not be suitable for some people. The weather, sometimes it can be TOO hot.
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Advantages: Quiet enough but with the option of a more lively time. The food, the people, the beaches and the weather, Disadvantages: Hills may not be suitable for some people. The weather, sometimes it can be TOO hot.
Niknak 11.07.2001 ·
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