Churches of Lindos

The Dormition of the Holy Mother of God

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The Dormition, the Acropolis beyond Evening light on the roofs From the Acropolis, the setting
The campanile still rings a 7pm curfew Reliefs set above the entrance Steps to the bell tower
Fresco: Abraham and Isaac Fresco: the raising of Lazarus Icon: St Nicholas
The Dormition at sunset Behold, the Saviour of the World: the Virgin Hodegetria An older fresco depicting the Virgin Hodegetria

  DORMITION OF THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD - the main church of the town, and open daily from 7am to 7pm. You enter the courtyard from which the campanile rises - the bell here rings out the hours over town. You step into the back of the church, and then into the amazing, frescoed interior, the spectacular iconostasis ahead. As with all Greek Orthodox churches, photography is strictly forbidden - this normally wouldn't bother me, but I was never able to be in here on my own, so on this occasion I could not get away with it. You can then walk through the lemon trees across another courtyard to the Lindos Church Museum (entry 1.50 euro) which is splendid. Frescos from some of the other churches in the town have been lifted and reset in the walls, and there are icons and other treasures on display. Again, photography is forbidden, but this time I did manage to photograph what I wanted.  

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