Lindos

Atop the Acropolis of Lindos is the Sanctuary of Athena Lindia. Occupied since at least the 9th Century B.C., it has been built on, built over, and built around by Hellenes, Romans, Byzantines, and the Knights of St John. Getting to the top involved climbing a lot of stairs, and I'm surprised my legs held out as well as they have.

The fortress looked like and medieval fortress you might imagine--with crenellations and wedge-cut archers' windows, archways and stone floors. There is no marble in Rhodes so the structure was built from sandstone. The mixture of medieval architecture seemed to clash with the columns from the old temple. A legend says that Paul the Apostle visited this temple during his trip to Rhodes (is there anwehere in Greece this guy hasn't been?) On the streets, women sold tablecloths and doileys.