Paralia Kiotariou
Long sandy and pebbled shore where a village once scared off pirates with dressed-up sticks.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Paralia Kiotari, on the Rhodes coast, tells of the moment medieval villagers heard pirate oars approaching and, with no time to hide the harvest or run inland, improvised a defense at the wall of the village's Byzantine monastery. You'll hear how the ruse worked entirely through what the raiders believed they saw from the water. The same monastery wall, the oldest building in the village, still stands a short walk from the sand.
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