Just around the corner from Pefkos is the town of Lindos, which we decided to explore in our first full day in Rhodes. The most eye-catching element of Lindos is its acropolis, which rises above the town and offers absolutely stunning views of the Aegean.
The Acropolis of Lindos dates back as far as 300 BC and has been built and rebuilt and destroyed and excavated and rebuilt time and time again. It's kind of a fortified village containing statues and remains of structures from all different time periods and was well worth the 6 Euro entry fee.
Carla and I with St Paul's Beach in the background
View of Lindos from the acropolis
It was a bit of a walk from Lindos up to the acropolis in the heat, the other option which many tourists took was the donkey or "taxi" as the Greeks called it. We decided to walk and were harrassed every few steps to take a "taxi" instead. When we expressed sympathy for the donkeys we were told "it's okay, it's their job" which made us laugh a bit.
After exploring the acropolis we found ourselves at St Paul's beach, a lovely, sheltered bay that is almost a lagoon. It really was beautiful, if a little rocky and shallow, and as we didn't have our togs on we dipped our feet in and decided to come back another day.
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