Here is the planned Rhodes tour with Nicholas (no lunch and some will be riding donkeys instead of stairs):
http://www.rhodesprivatetours.com/
Flexible Tour
1: (Rhodes Town & East Coast) this is
a half day tour, including the highlights of Rhodes Medieval-town (World
Heritage Site), New-town, and Lindos 35 miles from Rhodes town. Stop on the way
at the highlights and panoramic places for pictures, shopping, etc….
From the pier you'll drive to the Old town,
you’ll pass through one of the gateways (No bus can pass through) and by the
Agora and the Collachium, where the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem lived and
worked, building a stronghold of Christendom in the
Eastern Mediterranean.
Remaining remarkably intact, the Old Town is home to the churches, marble coats
of arms of the Knights, canon balls, the inns of the Knights, and most
impressive the restored Palace of the Grand Masters (stop picts).
You continue to the entrance of the old harbor
where the famous Colossus of Rhodes
once stood, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world (stop picts).
Then past the many hotel complexes of the New
town, continuing up the hillside to Monte Smith which overlooks the
OldTown.
Enjoy excellent views of the new and old town of
Rhodes
(stop picts). Then we drive to the Temple
of Apollo,
and the restored Greek Stadium and the Greek Theatre (stop picts).
Then your journey to Lindos will take you along
a beautiful, 35-mile drive of the east coast of the island, past picturesque
little villages, with many glimpses of the sea and a splendid landscape of
orange and lemon groves, and gnarled olive trees.
From a vantage point along the coast, the
impressive Acropolis will come into view with the
village
of Lindos
situated in a picturesque bay below (stop picts). Once part of an ancient Greek
civilization. The Lindos Acropolis also includes the remains of the medieval
fortifications of the Knights of St. John.
You continue to the south of Lindos, to
St. Paul's
Bay, where the apostle is said to have landed in the year 51 AD to preach
Christianity to the Rhodians (stop picts).
From this point you can also view the cave where
the film “The Guns of Navarone” was filmed.
Then we drive to the main
square of
Lindos
so you can climb up to the Acropolis of Lindos.
Walk through
LindosVillage
and up the many steps and narrow uphill cobblestone pathways to the summit of
the Acropolis to see the magnificent remains of past civilizations. Marvel at
the 4th century B.C. Doric Temple of Athena Lindia, a double winged portico, a
Byzantine church and the fortifications of the Knights, including the remains of
the Governor's quarters. This view is truly panoramic.
On the way back you drive along the coastal road
to Faliraki, a marvelous sandy beach.
Upon returning to
RhodesTown,
you may choose to be dropped off near the city gates of the
OldTown
for independent browsing. You would then be responsible for your own return to
the ship on foot, which will be docked approximately a quarter mile away.
If you wish you could add on this program lunch
or even swimming (May to September) on the marvellous
beach of
Lindos.
Duration:
Approximately
4:30
hours.
Notes:
Suggested time for this tour: All the year round
1) To reach the Lindos Acropolis you will be
required to climb (or ride on a donkey) 292 steps, entrance fee is approx.6
euro per person in the Acropolis (no
charge to enter Lindos)
2) There is shopping available on this tour.
3) You can extend the tour as long as you
need.
Pics from Rhodes are here.