Profitis Iliad (Salakos)
| Profitis Ilías | ||
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 Profiti Ilias, summit (antennae) with an accessible secondary summit (left), seen from Agios Antonios. |
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| height | 798 m | |
| location | Rhodes , Greece | |
| Coordinates | 36 ° 16 ′ 20 ″ N , 27 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The 798 m high Profitis Ilias ( Profítis Ilías ) is a mountain on the Greek island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean .
The limestone mountain, which is the third highest mountain on the island after the two peaks of Attavyros, which are quite far apart , is located in the mid-west of the island about 2 km as the crow flies southwest of the mountain village of Salakos .
Because its summit area is a restricted military area, you cannot hike directly to the summit when climbing. Mountain climbs are possible up to approx. 750 m to a secondary peak with good views. With good visibility you can see parts of the Dodecanese archipelago and the Turkish south-west coast to the east coast.
The mountain is known by tourists as a sight, as the Italians built hotels and villas in Alpine style below the summit during the occupation. Benito Mussolini, for example, had a chalet built up here in the so-called South Tyrolean country house style, modeled on Hitler's Berghof, with a main building and farm buildings around it, the outbuilding was renovated and reopened as Hotel Elaphos (Greek for deer).
A little below the road a farm road leads towards Salakos to the chapel of St. Antonios.