Greece
The ancient village of Lindos on Rhodes, Greece
This beautiful village is located south of the capital. The medieval village itself is amazing, founded by the Dorians around 2000 BC. The village is totally pedestrianized and no vehicles are allowed on the paved streets of Lindos. Donkeys are the only way of transportation or by foot. You can walk through the village to the hill for the Acropolis. Streets are full of small shops, selling jewelry, clothes, souvenirs...
Rhodes - The island of the Knights
Trip to Rhodes was quite short, we stayed there only for half of day but enough to see the most beautiful parts of town.
A little about Rhodes
Rhodes is located in Aegean Sea and one of the largest of the Dodecanese islands. The city is popular around the world for its Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was constructed to celebrate Rhodes' victory over the rules of Cyprus. This impressive giant statue was demolished during an earthquake, although parts of it were preserved, it was never rebuilt.
Outside the Old City
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| The Three Windmills at Mandraki Harbour Rhodes |
These medieval windmills were used to ground the grain that came from commercial ships docking in the harbor. It is believed that once were 13-14 windmills, but most of them has disintegrated over time.
Néa Ródha village in Chalkidiki
In the beginning of September we decided to visit this cute little village situated in Chalkidiki. It was a long drive (around 11 hours) and the weather was nice till we arrived in Greece. At some point we had to stop and wait till rain stops because it was impossible to drive. Anyways , in late hours , somewhere around 11pm we finally arrived. I was so exhausted but also so excited to explore this place.
About & history
Néa Ródha is a peaceful village, built at the narrowest point of the Athos penisula, where Xerxes, king of Persia (480 BC) opened a canal for his fleet to pass through. Walking through the village you will see a lot of nice houses with beautiful gardens, a lot of fish taverns and there is also a great bakery.
Néa Ródha is named after the original village called Roda. Rodi , meaning pomegranate , is the root of the word Roda which means "many pomegranates" . And Nea meaning new is the meaning of the first word. This due to an abundance pomegranate trees in the original village. This can be seen even today in the new village, where many people still have pomegranate trees in their backyard. Fishing, tourism and agriculture are the people’s main occupations.
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