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According to Wikipedia:
Above the modern town rises the acropolis of Lindos, a natural citadel which was fortified successively by the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Knights of St John and the Ottomans. This makes the site difficult to excavate and interpret archaeologically. The acropolis offers spectacular views of the surrounding harbours and coastline.
Lindos was founded by the Dorians led by the king Tlepolemus of Rhodes, who arrived in about the 10th century BC. It was one of six Dorian cities in the area known as the Dorian Hexapolis. The eastern location of Rhodes made it a natural meeting place between the Greeks and the Phoenicians, and by the 8th century Lindos was a major trading centre. In the 6th century it was ruled by Cleobulus, one of the Seven Sages of Greece. The importance of Lindos declined after the foundation of the city of Rhodes in the late 5th century.
In classical times the acropolis of Lindos was dominated by the massive temple of Athena Lindia, which attained its final form in around 300 BC. In Hellenistic and Roman times the temple precinct grew as more buildings were added. In early medieval times these buildings fell into disuse, and in the 14th century they were partly overlaid by a massive fortress built on the acropolis by the Knights of St John to defend the island against the Ottomans.
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Came across this church during a hike in the south of Crete, just before Agia Rumeli, the village at the end of the famous Samaria gorge. Agios Pavlos, or Saint Paul, is the oldest church in Crete. If I remember right, it is about 1100 years old. It is said that it was build on the spot where St Paul baptized people on his way to Rome.
Amazing church to see, especially after a few hours hiking.
Earlier in the week I got a phone call from my lawyer saying that my case against the police who assaulted me in 2007 had been thrown out of court due to lack of evidence. Yesterday I received the public prosecutor's (district attorney) decision, all 12 handwritten pages (the typewriter in one form or another has been round longer than the modern Greek state yet these guys still write everything by hand.).
It makes for fascinating reading as do all works of fiction. A mixture of half truths, spin and outright lies which makes a mockery of my attempts to get justice for an unprovoked attack during a peaceful demonstration which ended up with me in hospital with two hefty guys trying to shove my shoulder back into its socket (don't try that at home, kids).
I won't bore you with all the details, just some of the more ridiculous claims the DA made in their statement:
- Apparently I was trying to escape after being told repeatedly to stop and answer their questions (no one said anything prior to the attack). Strangely, while supposedly running away I managed to get several pictures on the officers who attacked me.
- My alleged injuries which were documented by a iatrodikastis (a doctor who specialises in police cases) were caused by me falling down and tripping over a police officer who was chasing me. Not a fully equipped riot cop who used his shield to slam me into a lamp post.
- I provided no proof that I had suffered anything more than a few scratches and bruises since I had not had any x-rays taken. Conveniently ignoring those I had from the Agios Pavlos hospital and testimony from the doctor on duty that night.
Reading the rest of the DA's report I seem to be a strange cross between Spiderman, "he (the plantiff) made quick suspicious moves, darting from one side of the street to another" and Che Guevara, "individuals from the anti-authoritarian groups counter attacked in order to free their comrade". Not that any of this is true but is does make for a fascinating insight into their mindset.
Nowhere in the 12 page scrawl is their any mention of the fact that several eyewitnesses testified on my behalf or the fact that I had photographs of the events leading up to the incident. However, it did give an excruciatingly detailed account of the police's side of the events.
Oh, I almost forgot I now have to pay the courts 40 euros in court fees for this piece of badly written fiction. Click for the story in the Guardian
Le magnifique littoral vierge d'Agios Pavlos, sud de Rethymnon, Crète- Grèce
The magnificent virgin seashore of Agios Pavlos, south of Rethymnon, Crete, Greece
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This is one of the wonderful beaches I could visit these days that I spent in Greece. This was the best one because it was difficult to acces, so we were only two couples there. It is on the other side of the cliffs of Agios Pavlos.
Plages de Crète : Agios Pavlos (Agia Gallini)
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Listed as Endangered in the European Red List of Grasshoppers, Crickets and Bush-crickets (Hochkirch et al., 2016)
Panoramic view of Lindos and Agios Pavlos beach from the Acropolis, Lindos is an archaeological site, a town and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes
For years we'd been driving past this abandoned church in the island of Rhodes, Greece, wondering why it had been left to decay, and whether it would ever 'come back to life'.
Imagine our surprise when we drove along the road this year to find that a café had opened up in the building alongside, and the church was well on its way to being restored.
Of course we stopped, parked the car and went inside for coffee, and to explore a little.
Photos inside the building show the church during the Italian occupation.