There are some great Excursions in Rhodes and Sightseeing is a must either on the island or further afield ...

LINDOS

You can go to Lindos by bus, car, or by boat, but the last one, we feel offers you a fantastic trip along the eastern Rhodes coast, with beautiful scenery, and stops to have a swim , so you get the best of both worlds.. The boat sails from Faliraki at 09:30 am and returns at 05:30 pm.

LINDOS  HISTORY: 3000 years of history and an incredible landscape.

Here Cleoboulos, one of the seven sages of ancient Greece lived and ruled. While Rome was a small Etruscan village , Lindos was a centre of civilized life, or art and culture. The temple of LINDIA Athena was built by Cleoboulos in 550 B.C. and rebuilt in the 3rd century B.C. in the form you see today.

The Apostle Paul was ship-wrecked at Lindos, founded the Rhodium church, and gave his name to St. Paul's Bay. When the Hellenistic and Byzantine world fell to the Saracen invasions , the knights of St. John occupied the island. They fortified the Acropolis, incorporating the old Byzantine church which is still visible.

The church in the village, dedicated to Assumption of our Lady (Panache) was built by the knights in the 14th century and frescoed by Gregorio of Symi in the traditional style in 1779.

The fascination of Lindos depends on the layering of the centuries each providing a distinctive flavor, the ancient Greeks, the knights, the houses of the 18th century ship masters, the restaurants and shops of today.

The entrance to the village is on the north, by its only square, which is now used as a car park and has a large tree in the middle and a small fountain with many features from the period of the Knights. Just inside you will find the "taxi station", some beautiful and very quiet donkeys you can rent to have an easy way up to the Acropolis

MARMARIS

This excursion lasts all day, from 08:00 am to 05:00 pm. The hydrofoil or the catamaran's departure is from Rhodes Commercial harbour.

Marmaris is one of Turkey' s premier vacation resorts, built around a sweeping natural bay at the foot of steep pine covered mountain slopes. The old town is a maze of twisting little streets and alleys with whitewashed houses in the Turkish style amid an excellent shopping bazaar.

The beautiful harbour water front hosts many restaurants and bars where you can relax and take in the spectacular view. Netsel Marina is an important yachting centre full of romantic restaurants, shops and boutiques. One look at the yachts in the harbour will tell you that Marmaris is a stylish and cosmopolitan resort. The traffic-free promenade is stretching from the marina all the way round the bay to Icmeler. It has a sophisticated 'Riviera' feel to it, vaguely reminiscent of St. Tropez.

Shopping in Marmaris is an experience in itself. Leather goods, gold, carpets and clothing are very reasonably priced.  The bazaar is a must for visitors, a rabbit warren of shops of every description, where the shopkeepers will try to entice you into their shops.

There is a large outdoor market on Fridays, the prices are cheaper than the bazaar and cheaper still in the evening when the vendors are eager to sell their remaining wares.

 SYMI ISLAND

This is a full day excursion, with the boat departing from Faliraki around 08:30 am and returning at 06:30 pm. The trip takes you to the main town and to Panormitis Monastery.

Symi, famous for its sponges and herbs, is a small but quite hilly island just eight miles by six, with a mountain called 'Vigla' (2020ft) in the centre. It nestles inside Turkey's rugged coastline.

The main town of Symi is divided into the upper and lower town. The lower town is also called Yalos, the upper town known as Chorio (pronounced Horio). The two districts are linked by a lane so steep is has steps (the Kalistrata-good street). It is flanked by charming neoclassical houses, some of them painted in warm pastel colors, with balconies and peaked, red tiled roofs.

Many of them are also embellished with neoclassical features on the doors and windows. Their interiors are decorated with wood carvings, the locals having been adept at the craft for generations.
 

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