Lindos Holiday Guide - A travel guide to the resort of Lindos on the east of Rhodes in Greece.

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Lindos Holiday Guide

Lindos is one of the most popular resorts in Rhodes and the destination for 73% of the tourists visiting the island. The village of Lindos has absolutely everything you need in one resort, from the beautiful beaches, winding alleyways and streets filled with Taverna's, cafes and bars. Moving up the hill that shadows the village you have the Acropolis of Lindos, which sits about 380ft up and has some amazing medieval architecture, including a massive castle and tombs.

Lindos can be found on the east coast of Rhodes just 47km from the main capital of Rhodes Town, due to the hill that the village is built around the area is one of the hottest in Rhodes due to a lack of wind that falls against the hill of Lindos.

Lindos is the perfect destination for couples, singles and families but be prepared to spend a bit of money as the shops and bars in this area are quite upmarket. The guide to Lindos is below and includes some pictures and a video of the village.

Lindos Daytime

Most people tend to choose Lindos due to its lovely sandy beaches, and Lindos has two different beaches. You will find Pallas beach to the north of the village which sits in a deep cove within Lindos bay.

To the south of Lindos village you will find St Paul's beach, which is mainly a sand and pebble beach, its surrounded by high rocks and hills within a cove but once you get to the beach its well worth staying all day. Both the beaches have an abundance of watersports, umbrellas and sunbeds to hire on a daily basis and there are plenty of small beach bars to keep you refreshed and cool all day long.

Lindos is also one of the few places you can find naturist beaches and the beach sits about 2km down from St Paul's beach, you can normally catch a boat there or take a brisk walk.

If you have spent enough time on the beach and are looking for something different then you can take a donkey ride or walk to the top of the hill and see the amazing sight of the Acropolis of Lindos. Here you will find the ruins of the temple Athina Lindia, also a fortress that was built to prevent the invading Turks.
The Acropolis is a main draw for many people visiting Lindos, your kids will love it and you can take some amazing photographs from the top over the bay of Lindos.

Also you can venture in to see Tharri monastery which is enclosed with a Pine forest, you will find the monastery covered in painted 14th century frescoes, the monastery sits just 11km from the village of Lindos.

Shopping in Lindos

The narrow and winding streets and alleys are closed to traffic so you can relax and wander around the village at your leisure. The shops here can be quite expensive but the merchandise is amazingly good value, look out for ceramics and hand woven rugs and carpets and also some excellent hand crafted lace.

There are many souvenir shops each with varying prices so it does pay to shop around, if you've chosen self catering then there are plenty of supermarkets to keep you going with well priced groceries.

Lindos Nightlife

Firstly you will want to find the restaurants and Tavernas of Lindos, and here is a quick tip when it comes to finding the best meals; moving towards the top of the hill you will find the more expensive Tavernas, with the views over they bay making it all worthwhile. If you stick to the Tavernas near Pallas beach you will find the food just as good, all home cooked and authentic Greek but nowhere near as expensive as at the top of hill.

After you have had a nice meal then get out and enjoy the many upmarket bars and clubs within the resort, near Pallas beach you will find two main open air clubs which play long into the night, they are called Acropolis and Nama. Also try Amphitheatre which sits on the crest of Lindos hill. Matching the prices of most things in the village drinks can be more expensive than the UK but you do get what you pay for and the atmosphere is electric and very safe.