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A self-guided audio tour of ancient Kamiros on the west coast of Rhodes, walked from the lowest terrace up to the acropolis, with a drive down the coast to the Castle of Kritinia. Kamiros was one of the three Dorian cities of Rhodes, with Lindos and Ialysos, and the smallest; in 408 BC the three joined to found the city of Rhodes. An earthquake in 226 BC destroyed the Classical city, and what you walk through is mostly the Hellenistic city that replaced it, laid out on a grid down the slope; a second earthquake, usually dated to 142 AD, struck it again. The site was first dug between 1859 and 1864, and the Italian Archaeological School excavated and restored it from 1928. On the lowest terrace are the small temple probably dedicated to Pythian Apollo, the Fountain Square and the Peribolos of the Altars; the stepped main street climbs between the houses to the acropolis, with its great cistern of the sixth or fifth century BC, the long stoa and the precinct of Athena Kameiras. The tour ends at the castle the Knights of Saint John began in 1472 above Kritinia. Kamiros is a drive from Rhodes town, so cruise passengers should keep the all-aboard time in mind; for anyone short of time, the ship's own excursion is the safer choice.
8 narrations, yours to keep — no subscription, no expiry. Works offline once downloaded, and if it isn’t for you we’ll refund it.
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Every claim in this tour traces back to a named source — excavation records, the heritage authority for the site, and the primary texts themselves. Nothing is copied from other guidebooks, and anything we can't source doesn't make the recording.
Each stop is built from OpenStreetMap · 10 features in this old town (the field-surveyed mapping database behind Apple Maps), Wikidata · 2 cross-referenced entries (peer-reviewed structured records), the heritage authority below, and the primary historical texts where they exist.
Cross-referenced against Modern excavation publications · academic peer-review.
Every sentence is checked against those sources before it is recorded. If a claim can't be traced, it doesn't make the audio.
Every tour is reviewed by a person before it goes on sale. Stop selection, the route and anything ambiguous come back to the editor for a decision, and those questions routinely send a stop back for another accuracy pass. Nothing publishes on a machine’s say-so.
Spot anything inaccurate? Email [email protected] — fixed in the next pass.
The way onto the lowest terrace, the civic and commercial heart of the smallest of the three Dorian cities of Rhodes.
The Fountain Square, the social centre of Kamiros, with its late Classical fountain and inscribed bases for votive statues.
Rows of poros altars on two levels, each carrying the name of the god or hero it served.
The stepped main street climbing toward the acropolis between houses built around open courts on the Hellenistic grid.
On the acropolis, a plaster-lined cistern of the sixth or fifth century BC that held about 600 cubic metres of water.
The castle of the Knights of Saint John, begun in 1472 on a steep hill above the village of Kritinia and the harbour of Kamiros Skala.
Tap "Start Walking Tour" and allow location access. The map shows all 8 narration points.
Follow the suggested route or explore freely. GPS tracks your position. Reach a site and the narration plays automatically.
Each site has its own narration. 8 narration points.
Narrations play when you reach each site. No buttons, no track numbers. Walk naturally — the stories find you.
Premium narration that sounds like a documentary. Warm and knowledgeable, not a textbook reading.
Every narration is drafted, cross-checked against primary sources, then passed through a second editorial pass that strips unsupported claims. Dates, names, and citations verified.
See all narration points on the map. Tap any point to hear it early or replay it later.
Every narrated point in Ancient Kamiros and the Castle of Kritinia, each with its own narration.
Spend an hour or a full day. Skip sites, revisit favourites, take breaks. The tour adapts to you.
8 narration points, including Temple of Athena Kameiras, Kritinia Castle, Ancient Kamiros entrance, Temple of Pythian Apollo and Fountain house and agora. That is about 14 minutes of narration in all, and you walk between the stops at your own pace.
Yes. It plays in your phone’s browser as you walk: no guide, no group, no app to install and no fixed start time.
Three ways, all built in:
The map-tap option means you can stand anywhere — even at home before you travel — and play any narration. GPS just makes it hands-free while you’re actually walking the site.
No. Use the “Download for offline” button before you go, and the entire tour — audio, maps, narration text — works without any data connection. Tap-to-play and the map both work fully offline. GPS itself doesn’t need data; only the download does.
Add the icon first, then download from the icon. On iPhone a guide downloaded in Safari cannot be seen by the home screen icon, so downloading first means downloading the whole thing twice.
Putting it on your home screen — iPhone or iPad (Safari):
On Android (Chrome): tap the three-dot menu at the top right, tap Add to Home screen (some phones say Install app), then confirm. On Android either order works.
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Two backstops. First, the map shows every site — just tap the marker for the place in front of you. Second, you can manually queue any narration even when GPS is off. The platform never assumes GPS works; it’s the convenience layer, not the gate.
The audio runs ~1–2 hours total, but you walk at your own pace. 8 narration points across the site. Most visitors take 2–4 hours; some spread it over multiple visits. Once you buy it, it’s yours — there’s no expiry and no subscription. Come back next year if you like; the link in your receipt always works.
One purchase covers one device session. Most couples share earbuds and use a single phone — the audio is paced for that. If you want everyone listening on their own device, each person needs their own purchase. We do not gate sharing aggressively; we trust visitors to do the right thing.
Full refund if you never trigger a single narration on-site. Partial refund based on how far you got. See the refund policy for specifics.