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Posted 16th March 2010 Sinatras Sad news. Sinatras will not be open in Lindos this year. Spiralling rents and falling trade in the village have forced Peggy, Mike and Kara to rethink their business plans. Yet another indication of the damage being done by developments at Krana. Posted 7th October 2009 Dogs Update Manolis Pallas, the Mayor, tells me that according to the Greek laws, dogs are not allowed on all organized beaches during the summer time. He says the problem is persuading the owners to obey the law. Next year he hopes to have signs on all beaches outlining what is not allowed on the beaches. This initiative is not just aimed at the dog problem but also the rubbish problem and others. Posted 7th June 2009 I came back from Lindos on 29th May and have a few things to mention... Village Accommodation The Tour Operators's preferment of Krana to the village accommodation continues to cause problems for businesses. There are fewer people staying in the village itself and fewer bodies on the beach and fewer bums on seats in restaurants and bars. This has led to a tangible unease which has increased since last year. The situation has not been helped by the closure of the Pallas Travel Agency office and, consequently, the removal of a focal point of access to holiday reps. The reps are now based at Pefkos. Dogs Further to the complaint made last year about dogs fouling the beach the problem arose again this year. An Italian working at Alex's Restaurant on the Pallas Beach allowed his dog to pee on my grand-children's beach toys. There were as many as four or five dogs on the beach that day. I have yet to take this to the Mayor again but another official suggested that the dogs should be killed. I don't believe this is a solution and will press for a ban of dogs on the beach. There is simply too congested a number of holiday makers to allow the risk of dog fouling and the danger it presents to the youngest children. Nicol Williamson
Should you recognise former actor Nicol Williamson in the village I advise you not to approach him as you are likely to get a rude response. He clearly wants to be left well alone so, please, keep clear of him.
Posted 9th November 2008 One of the many Lindos regulars who have been in touch tells me that the deli Swedco, near the Palazzetto Restaurant, has changed its name to Melia. Also, that there is a new restaurant called Kamariko near to The Lindian House Bar.
One particular concern raised with me this year was the fouling of the beach by local dogs. I raised the issue with the Mayor, whose family I have known for many years. He took the comments on board and said he would consider the provision of "poop" bags.
Posted 17th July 2008
Early on Tuesday morning July 15th an earthquake hit Rhodes. The quake, registering as high as 6.4, occurred on the seabed to the south of the island.
Reports indicate that it was a pretty scary experience necessitating the evacuation of hotels. There doesn't appear to have been any structural damage
and only one death was reported. A woman at Masari panicked and slipped on a staircase, falling to her death.
Posted 11th June 2008 The Tours of the famous Captain's Houses of Lindos was a great success and raised a lot of money for young Vasili's treatment. This level of fundraising is a new concept in Lindos and, hopefully, we will see more of this. As mentioned on the Useful Info page take extra care of your valuables. Uncharacteristically, there was an alarming level of crime in May this year and, while many Greeks will insist that it is not possible for Greeks to steal from tourists, the evidence is fairly damning. We had cash and passports stolen from a handbag in a bar. There is no getting round it. One bar owner remembers seeing the folder containing the cash and passports being zipped up safely in the handbag. Even though the bag wasn't opened again, later that night, the empty folder was on the floor of another bar we had gone to and the contents gone. A few days later a Greek lady who lives in Lindos overheard two Greeks in the square planning which bars they would go to to steal that night. She is sure they were from another village. The passports were found discarded in the square later that night. The other incident involved British people who tried to steal jewellery from one of the village shops. This was no small shoplifting moment this was a deliberate attempt to steal a quantity of jewellery. They were caught and would not have enjoyed their brush with Greek police and Greek justice. Talk of the theft of our money brought out other stories of thefts in the last year or so. Be careful!
Posted 5th May 2008 On 1st, 2nd & 3rd May there were tours of the famous Captain's Houses of Lindos.
Posted 21st June 2007 The current Mayor is continuing in his endeavours to return the town to a more natural state. It is rumoured that satellite dishes will be banned in the near future and that a system of cabling will deliver the sports feeds popular in many bars. He has also barred deliveries (small vans and motorcycle trucks etc) in the town between 8.45 am and 5.00 pm (or thereabouts) to keep the streets clear for tourists and donkeys. He has also barred donkeys from the streets after 6.00 pm.
The Pallas Travel Agency has moved from the corner/junction near the Apollon Bar to the house next door to the Lindianet Internet Cafe.
I spotted two new delicatessens in the town.
Tassos (in the hat - who used to work the Courtyard Bar and then Lindos by Night) and his brother are now running Nikos Bar - just up from the donkey station.
It is rumoured that the Amphitheatre Club will be replaced by a medical centre. Posted 28th May 2007 I have heard that the Council has passed new legislation banning restaurants and bars from using any platforms or space other than their own natural roof space. This means that restaurants such as Dionysos and The Lindos Restaurant (to name but two) have been forced to remove some higher platforms which have been in use for years. While this will reduce the almost attractive, Dali like, surreal eating platforms and create a more natural architectural setting or view, it will lead to reduced employment of an already struggling workforce and reduce the areas of breeze which many aspire to on hot evenings. It will please some and disappoint others. I hope to have some new photos by the end of June. Another thing which has come to my attention is that the Lindian Way website has closed. This leaves me as the main information site for Lindos. PREVIOUS POSTINGS
The new arena for Greek Theatre, dance and other events has been finished. Here is a view looking towards St Pauls Bay.
Il Palazzetto, the Italian restaurant, is to the right.
Another change involves the parking and traffic arrangements. All the parking on the beach road and the car park at the back of the village
(by Lindos Reception) is now Pay & Display - I believe it will cost you €3 for
the day. You will also find Traffic Wardens directing traffic and checking parking
tickets.
There is a big change on the Pallas beach. The Villa Scala, which my family stayed in from 1984 to 1987 and which has been unused (virtually derelict) for many years, has been refurbished by Sotiris Diakoulas (Lindos By Night) as a teverna and is doing a roaring trade on the beach. It is pleasant and the food is good. Here it is as it is now...
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All proceeds from these tours went towards the treatment and rehabilitation of Vasili, a young man injured in a traffic accident. Hopefully, there will be
further tours and, if so, I will post a notice on the site.
