Rhodes - Discover the Unknown Rhodes

Returning to the main road we can
pay a visit to one of the most ancient relics of
the history of Rhodes: the Mycenaean
necropolis of Pilona, which is reached via a
path that begins at the entrance to the village
and winds through the fields. The necropolis is
formed of six tombs from the fourteenth and
thirteenth centuries B.C., which, because they
were never plundered, have yielded a great
quantity of valuable finds: pottery, idols,
jewellery and a rhyton bearing the image of the
Master of
Animals, one of
the most important
divinities in the
Mycenaean
pantheon. For
those who would
prefer not to seek
out the modest
remains of the tombs, we recommend a visit to
Pilonas two churches Ayia Kira and Ayios
Georgios with interesting frescos.
Both the courtyard
and the floor of the
church are covered
with pebble mosaics
Mycenaean tomb at
Pilona
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