Lindos

Busloads of tourists pour into Lindos every day and walk through the narrow streets to visit the acropolis perched dramatically on the cliff overlooking the town and the sea. We caught the local bus in the morning, hoping to beat the crowds, but the coach park was already heaving. Access to the town is restricted to traffic so everyone parks on the hill and walks down into the maze of little streets.

The main streets are crowded and full of the usual tourist tat, but, happily, this is where most people stay, leaving the side streets a quiet place to wander. It's a pretty town. 

Hohlaki, decorative pebble mosaics, are an architectural feature of the town. The most impressive example is the floor of the Byzantine church of Panagia. The interior of the church is wonderful, the walls covered with frescoes. No photography was allowed, and although many people ignored this I kept my camera in my pocket and only took a photo once out in the little courtyard. 

Hohlaki details were everywhere.

I noticed that in some places there was a bit of cheating and instead of black pebbles someone had set to work with a pot of black paint and a brush!

The route up to the acropolis is steep.

Yes, we're going up there!

Many tourists take the easy option and travel by donkey.

We could hear gentle strains of music and turned a corner to discover the musician had found a patch of shade in which to sit and play.

36 degrees. Time for us to climb back up to the bus stop and head for our hotel and the beach!