Lindos and Zorba the Greek.

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Rhodes It is a very cosmopolitan island, there you find many very beautiful cities and towns among them Cute, where the movie was filmed Zorba the Greek.

The most beautiful town on the island is Lindos 58 km from Rhodes, on a small gulf with crystal clear waters. The houses are mostly from the XNUMXth century, authentic, well preserved, white, beautiful, presenting a magical atmosphere. It is noteworthy that all the streets on the island are made of mosaics, made with the same white pebbles from the island's sea, with the most beautiful that they could find.

Above the town is the Acropolis of Lindos, on a cliff. Inside this fortress there are many buildings including the archaeological site of the Sanctuary and Temple of Athena, the Portico, the Propylaea, the Temple of Dionysus, the Theater, the Tomb of Cleobulus, the Castle of the Knights, the Church of San Juan, and others no less important.

En Lindos there are small shops that sell souvenirs, not lacking what characterizes the place the tablecloths and handmade fabrics that invite you to buy.

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The world-famous film was shot in Lindos Zorba the Greek, whose main actor was Anthony Queen, based on the novel by Kazanzakis, and which made known and made famous the Syrtaki, (dance danced by Queen), to the melody of Mikis Theodorakis. It is proven that in Greece any reason is good to start a dance, you start dancing almost without realizing it and little by little everyone joins the dance.

From Chania you can reach Stavros, on the Akrotiri peninsula where scenes from the film were filmed Zorba the Greek, there the beaches are spectacular.


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  1.   Emperor Arides. said

    Beautiful view.
    downtown santa marta old colombia.