Stegna Beach
Sandy cove split by a small fishing harbor, sheltered by hills and named for its own calm.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Stegna Beach on Rhodes follows the meaning behind its name, Greek for roof or shelter, and the hilltop fortress inland that fishermen once trusted to protect the village of Archangelos. You'll hear how that shelter failed more than once, from an Ottoman raid in 1457 through further sackings decades later, while the knights themselves eventually judged it not good enough. The guide also traces how fishermen quietly split this beach in two, a rockier side for working nets and a calm sandy stretch for hauling boats ashore. Listen for what that divide still looks like from the small harbor today.
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