Rhodes Holidays Destinations: Embonas Village
Embonas Village being one of the alluring Rhodes Holidays destinations comes under the municipality of Attavyros. It is located at a distance of 52 km from Rhodes Town and has a population of 1,415 people. Embonas is a beautiful village surrounded by the mountains and is situated halfway up the Attavyros Mountain.
According to the local people, it is one of the highest villages in Rhodes Island (800m above the sea level). As a unique tourist place for Rhodes Holidays, it is the hub of the local wine industry in Rhodes, Greece and one of the most attracting resorts in Rhodes.
Embonas offers a number of Rhodes Holidays Ideas to choose from. It is indeed a full of life village with crowded pubs, cafeterias and bars all year round. You can walk freely in its back alleys. Similarly, you can visit its famous Folk Museum and see ancient household items, agricultural tools, mementos and personal items of the museum’s donator poet Ioannis Konstantakis. You can also buy some of the colorful handmade carpets and blankets in this village. Apart from this, you can find a lot of vaults offering tasty wine along with its locally made liqueurs.
During your Rhodes Holidays in Embonas you can see the prominent dance group dressed in their conventional dresses. The locals of Embonas are well known for their extraordinary dance and good spirit skills. They are very welcoming and helpful.
Apart from the Folk Museum, other main attractions in Embonas include a Natural Monument and Natural Cypress-tree Wood. Talking about its location, Embonas is blessed with an immense natural beauty with spectacular surroundings areas. Additionally, taking walk in such lush green resort will make you feel much good.
The high location of the Embonas village is a factor that has declined the rate of tourism in this resort but still it is being visited by several Rhodes Holidays makers due to its lively environment and completely unspoiled beauty. May be, it is the possible reason that this village still carries a lot of unexplored secrets that even the local people are unaware of. One among them is its secret and glorious waterfall.
With respect to the Rhodes Holidays, Embonas village is famous for its grilled meat taverns that offer high quality chopped & grilled juicy meat at the spot. Similarly, its wine is considered to be the ever best wine of the island. If you are a bold hiker and carry a lion-heart then you must visit this place. It is because it carries a secret path leading to the top of Attavyros Mountain.
On reaching to the top, you can see the remains of the temple of Attavyrios Zeus. According to a myth, it was developed by the hero Athamenes. Moreover, this place has been indicated in several ancient works.
According to the new age travelers, Embonas village is a masterpiece of the Mediterranean. Being one of the beautiful places in Rhodes, it is a combination of Greek culture with the charm of a true village. It is no doubt a worth- seeing resort for the people visiting Greece for their Rhodes Holidays.
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