Lindos Acropolis

The Theater of Lindos is situated on the western side of Acropoli Lindos, below the Athena Temple. It is the site where many important events, sacrifices, and competitions were held in ancient Greek times. The auditorium has seven rows of seats above the diazo and nineteen below, with the first three rows reserved for the high-ranking officials. It was constructed in the fourth century BC and comprises a stage building. The theatre can accommodate up to eighteen thousand spectators.

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Four-portico is a four-sided building's remains situated near the main theatre. Religious ceremonies were organized in this building, and it could easily accommodate up to 1500-1800 spectators at one time. At a later stage, three Christian churches were constructed at this site, enhancing its religious significance. It is surrounded by an open-air courtyard with a porch at the entrance. A pitched roof supports all four sides of the building's inside columns.

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Situated on the northeast of the Lindos Acropolis, Boukopion served as the place of sacrifices and various religious ceremonies. You can see thirty-eight inscriptions on the rocks around this site, making it a great architectural wonder. In the ancient era, it housed a small stone church, pronaos, a temple, and a vestibule. During the tenth-ninth century BC, it also had votive offerings, including bronze and clay figurines of oxen dedicated to an unidentified deity.

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The Tomb of Kleoboulos is a small stone structure with a vaulted roof and carefully constructed masonry. It does not have any connection with the tyrants of Lido and is assumed to be a wealthy family's tomb who lived in the nearby village in the first or second Century BC. Some inscriptions and wall paintings testify that it might have been a Christian church in the ancient period. 

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The Archokrateion is a double-storied tomb of Acropoli di Lindo situated at Krana in the locality of Kampana. The first floor's facade comprises memorial altars with the deceased names inscribed on their bases, and the passage on the inside leads to a site where burial rituals are conducted. The walls of the chamber have been created by cutting nineteen graves. To the west, you'll find the Ayios Georgios Kammenos.

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The Church of the Panayia is also known as the Virgin Mary of Lindos Church or the Church of Our Lady, and it is situated near Acropoli Lindos. It has a domed roof, a stone bell tower, and beautiful frescos that are still well-preserved. The painting in the church is considered to be the work of Gregorios from Symi. In 1489, a groin-vaulted vestibule was constructed, and a few areas of the church were repaired.

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Ayios Georgios Chostos is located underground and dates back to the fifteenth century BC. This single-cell chapel has five layers of fresco painting and a dome dating back to the post-Iconoclast period. The beautifully inscribed cruciform church is in a ruined state now, with only a few remains visible.

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As evidenced by the inscriptions, Ayios Georgios Pachymachiotis dates back to 1394/95. The church's south wall is beautifully decorated with full-body saints in plush clothing and scenes of the Ascension in the vault. According to an inscription on the front side of the arch, it was wall-painted and erected from the ground up by a priest and his wife.

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Situated on the northeast side of the entrance area to the Lindos Acropolis, Ayios Demetrios is a barrel-vaulted church. On its north wall, you can see a fifteenth century. St Demetrios riding a horse. The marble tiling and an Early Christian basilica mosaic floor dating back to the fifth century have also been found at this site.

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