Monolithos, Greece
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Monolithos (Greek: Μονόλιθος) is a Greek village on the island of Rhodes, South Aegean region, belonging to the municipal unit of Attavyros. It is located 8 km south-east of Apolakkia and 28 km from Prasonisi.
Monolithos
Μονόλιθος | |
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 The castle of Monolithos | |
  Monolithos Monolithos (yellow dot) within Attavyros municipal unit (red) .png) | |
| Coordinates: 36°7.9′N 27°44.4′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | South Aegean |
| Regional unit | Rhodes |
| Municipality | Rhodes |
| Municipal unit | Attavyros |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 169 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Outside the village is a medieval castle, built on top of a 100m rock. This castle was built in 1480 by the Knights Hospitaller to protect the island from attacks. In fact, this castle was never conquered. The Castle of Monolithos is widely ruined today but it offers great views of the sea and the two islets opposite to it. Inside the Castle, there is a small working chapel dedicated to Agios Panteleimon (Saint Pantaleon). Access to the castle is by a staircase cut into the rock. The steps, whilst not particularly steep, are quite slippery simply due to the numbers of visitors wearing them away.
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