CASTLE WALK
TRADITIONAL GREEK DANCING
OUR VILLAGE ASKLIPIO
Welcome to the first
of our village reviews, featuring accommodation, eateries and history.
Should you be
staying at the many Hotels, Guest houses, Apartments or B&B’s in the
area or surrounds it is always good to get out and see the beauty of the
country and sample the local fare.
Our first village to
be featured in Southern Rhodes is Asklipio, to get to the village you have to
be travelling along the Lindos-Gennadi road and at the intersection with
Kiotari you travel up towards Asklipio.
The
village is renowned for its beautiful traditional houses and Byzantine church,
the church of the Domitian was originally built in 1066 and next door to the
church a museum of the local produce, ”olive oil”. Moving further up from the
church square you go up to the remains of a medieval castle built for and by
the crusades, this can either be walked or driven up dependent on your fitness
level. As you ascend the slope towards the castle many varieties of herbs grow
on the sides of the road and or pathways these include Oregano and sage both
used in medieval medicine hence the name Asklipio “Place of healing” Asklipio
is not only renowned for its, beauty and friendly villages it also has some of
the best local fare found on Rhodes island. Just off the square you find
Nikolas’ traditional Greek food and Sylvia’s Greek Food and Merkouri Cafe/Snack
bar all highly recommended. Then just further into the village you find
Stamatis Cafe/snack bar. Then as you enter the village to the right you will
find Agapitos Cafe / Restaurant. During the season I will be featuring them
separately to get the full rating. But all are recommended by this blog and
blogger.
VIEW OF THE VILLAGE AND RIVER
BYZANTINE CHURCH
The village
Asklipios or Asklipiio is nestled in the mountains, built around the castle of
Asklipio, a monument that proves the passage of the Knights. There are small
white houses, examples of traditional architecture. Right in the centre of the
village, there is a splendid church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, built in 1060
a.c., next to the old Olive press, which is now a Folklore Museum. The name
Asklipio comes from the scholar of medicine Asklipios, as archaeological
discoveries testify. It is believed that there was a temple dedicated to
Asklipios. The castle of Asklipio, a Knightly fortress of the 13th century is
worth seeing.
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