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!

The forced removal of some of the illegal restaurant platforms has had some good effects. One is the refurbishment of Dionysos Restaurant. Congratulations to Konstantinos and Mary Diakoulas on a great job. You can see the results on the Restaurants page.








Friends of Cliff, Rena and Nat at the Sunburnt Arms will be interested to know that there is a feature on them in the June 2008 issue of Greece. You should be able to buy a copy at newsagents like W H Smith and Borders.

Posted 5th May 2008

On 1st, 2nd & 3rd May there were tours of the famous Captain's Houses of Lindos.

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.

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.
Swedco is by the Palazetto restaurant and the Village Cafe is on the corner beyond the Apollon Bar.

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.

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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.
The car park below the back car park is still free.

You will also find Traffic Wardens directing traffic and checking parking tickets.
They have black shirts and caps and do a great deal of whistle blowing.
They are very officious and fascisti like...

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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