Outdoor Lifestyles

Lindos’ Acropolis (4th century BC) being located on Rhodes Island is a shrine dedicated to goddess Athena. It is a famous site on Rhodes Island and is visited by many tourists during Rhodes Holidays. The site can be reached through Lindos Taxi (Donkeys) or on foot.

History:

According to traditional views the religious group that worshiped goddess Athena Lindia was pre-Hellenic but this is not supported by some findings. It is said that the history of this sacred place date back to ninth century.

There are many archaeological sites in Lindos that extend outside and around the Acropolis on Rhodes Island. To get all pleasures, you must visit these sites while you visit Acropolis of Lindos on Rhodes Island.

1. Theatre:

The Theatre near the Acropolis of Lindos is situated below the Athena Temple on the south-western side of the hill. The theatre acts as a circular auditorium as well as a rock band for the tourists. The honorary seats and proedries for officials around the orchestra are present even today. You will find a seating capacity of seven people and ninteen people both over the diazoma and its above portion respectively. The theatre could accommodate about eighteen hundred spectators at a time.

2. Four-Portico Building:

During Rhodes holidays, you can even visit the infrastructure of Four-Portico in the Acropolis of Lindos. A slanting roof is supported by four columns on all four sides and surrounding a small open air square. North-West side with slab carrying row of columns is the entry point of Four-Portico building. The building was mostly used for religious functions and ceremonies in the past.

3. Tomb of Kleoboulos:

An afflaunt dynasty was the owner of this circular tomb of Kleoboulos. It has masonry and a domed roof. The entrance way has a decorative plaster moulding along with palmettes.

The wall paintings and the Ayios Aimilianos name give evidence that it was converted to a Christian church later.

4. Boukopion:

You can find Boukipion (an altar) in the north-east of Acropolis. One can find about thirty eight writings on rocks that help recognizing the place.

5. The Archokrateion:

A large number of cemeteries can be seen around the Acropolis. One of the important funerary monuments is the Archokrateion. You can also visit a rock slashed tomb situated in the hill west of Acropolis and Krana (the surrounding area of Kampana).

The exterior part of Archokrateion is divided into two stories. The top and ground floors possess various pillars supporting blind openings and slabs with triglyphs and metopes respectively.

On the ground floor there are funerary religious structures having the name inscribed on the bases. To acces the place of performing burial rituals, you are advised to travel through the indoor road. There are about nineteen graves cut into the chamber walls. On your entrance to the hall, you will find pillars alternated with the panels of plaster.

The modern name of the place suggests that it was a church during the medieval times. Besides the beauty of other infrastructures near Lindos’ Acropolis, this place is worth seeing for toutists.

You can enjoy the unique opportunity of travel various historical place during Rhodes Vacation. Rhodes Accommodation is available at considerably reasonable prices with all-inclusive facilities and services in many Hotels on Rodos.

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