Apolakkia ( gr, Απολακκιά) is a
Greek village in the municipal unit of
South Rhodes, on the island of
Rhodes,
South Aegean region. In 2011 its population was 496.
Geography
The village is located in a valley between two hills, near the
Aegean Coast
The Aegean Sea ; tr, Ege Denizi (Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος: "Egéo Pélagos", Turkish: "Ege Denizi" or "Adalar Denizi") is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia. It is located between the Balkans a ...
, 78 km from the town of
Rhodes and 37 from
Lindos
Lindos (; grc-gre, Λίνδος) is an archaeological site, a fishing village and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it ...
. Nearest villages are
Arnitha (3,5 km),
Istrios and
Monolithos
''Monolithos, Poems 1962 and 1982'' is the second book of poetry by American poet Jack Gilbert. It was nominated for all three major American book awards: the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and the National Boo ...
.
Main sights
Apolakkia Beach, also known as Limni, is a receptive place for summer tourism. The beach, on the west side of Rhodes Coast, is 3,500 m long and 35m wide.
Near Apolakkia are located the ancient ruins of the churches of Agia Irini and Agios Giorgios. Some km in north of the settlement is located the
Apolakkia Lake.
Apolakkia at rhodos-travel.com
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References
External links
South Rhodes website
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Populated places in Rhodes