Tinos: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 59 - 140 Tiniako Panorama - Tinos View
 Located 200 metres from Agios Fokas sandy beach, Tiniako Panorama offers Cycladic-style apartments with furnished verandas overlooking the Aegean Sea.… MoreEUR 48 - 84 Tinion Hotel
 Tinion hotel is located a few metres away from the port of Tinos, in the heart the main town, Chora. It offers a lounge area with satellite TV and fre… MoreEUR 40 - 350 Vincenzo Family Rooms
 Situated in the religious district of Tinos, this charming family hotel offers a wide variety of well-appointed rooms and apartments complete with a p… MoreEUR 45 - 135 Voreades
 Voreades is a family-run traditional cyclades hotel, ideally situated in Tinos Chora.
Enjoy an ideal location just 3 minutes´ walk from the por… MoreEUR 30 - 90 Poseidonio Hotel
 Poseidonio is situated a few steps away from the busy Evagelistria Street and 300 metres from the beach, in the old town of Tinos. It offers beautiful… MoreEUR 38 - 70 Meltemi Hotel
 Hotel Meltemi offers affordable rooms and is perfectly located just 200m from the beach and 250m from the port. On-site facilities include a snack bar… MoreEUR 40 - 100 Agali Bay Hotel
 Just 10 metres from the sea, with an endless view of Agios Fokas beach, Agali Bay Hotel is located at the most idyllic spot of Chora in Tinos , only 1… MoreEUR 45 - 75 Delfinia
 Located right on the seafront in Tinos Town and just steps away from shops, taverns and restaurants, this year-round hotel offers guest rooms with bal… MoreEUR 45 - 200 Golden Beach Hotel & Apartments
 Golden Beach is a small aparthotel offering quality studio accommodation; it is surrounded by spacious gardens in a great location on the sandy beach … MoreEUR 30 - 72 Leandros Hotel
 Leandros Hotel enjoys a quiet spot near the main port of Tinos, just a 5-minute walk to café, taverns and shops. It offers spacious common verandas a… MoreEUR 35 - 999 Afrodite
 Afrodite is a family-run hotel, just a few minutes’ drive from the Tinos Port and the Church of Panagia (500 metres away). Port transfer, Wi-Fi, and… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tinos: Guide
Tinos (Greek language|Greek: Τήνος; Italian language|Italian: Tine) is a Greek island situated in the Aegean Sea. It is located in the Cyclades archipelago. In ancient times, Tinos was also known as Ophiussa and Hydroessa. The closest islands are Andros, Delos, and Mykonos. The area is about 194 km² and has about 8,000 people.
Between 1207 and 1715, Tinos was in Venetian Republic|Venetian hands. From 1715 to 1821, Tinos was ruled by the Ottoman Empire before joining with Greece.
Tinos is famous amongst Greeks for: the Church of Panagia Evangelistria, its 20 or so windmills, about 1000 artistic dovecotes, 50 active villages and its Republic of Venice|Venetian fortifications at the mountain, Exobourgo. On Tinos, both Greek-Orthodox and Catholic populations co-exist, and the island is also well known for its famous sculptors and painters, such as Gyzis, Chalepas and Tsokles.
The island is located near the geographical center of the Cyclades island complex, and because of the Panagia Evangelistria church, with its reputedly miraculous icon of Virgin Mary that it holds, Tinos is also the center of a yearly pilgrimage that takes place at the date of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (15 August, known in Greek as "Dekapentavgoustos" = 15th of August). This is perhaps the most notable and still active yearly pilgrimage in the region of the eastern Mediterranean. Many pilgrims make their way the 800 metres from the ferry wharf to the church on their hands and knees as sign of devotion. The day also commemorates the 1940 sinking by the Italians of the Greek cruiser Elli|Elli, which was participating in the festivities that year.
Tinos has a unique and varied landscape. From the shores of Panormos and Kolimbithra on the North Shore to Kionia, Agios Yannis O Portos, and Agios Sostis on the Southern Shore, Tinos has many beaches, just to name a few. Tsiknias is the highest mountain on the island at 750 meters and hides the quaint village of Livada. The mountain of Exobourgo is quite distinct, and unlike its more rounded Cycladic neighbors, has a more jagged appearance that is more home in the Alps. Between Tsiknias and Exobourgo lies the fruitful plain of Falatados. This area is unique on the island as its relatively flat (yet elevated terrain ~ 300 M) is rare on the island. This made it a strong candidate for an as of yet inbuilt airport on the island. The Meltemi winds and valid concerns of local villagers of the towns of Falatados, and Steni have all but halted the project. The area around Volax is a surreal and very unusual landscape with giant boulders some the size of multistory buildings. The village of Volax lies at the center of this amazing landscape. To the west, the mountains surrounding Pyrgos are full of some of the most beautiful green marble in all of Greece.
The mining on the island includes marble, Verde antico, asbestos and granite mine near Volakas (also known as Volax).
Climate
Tinos experiences only Mediterranean climate and has warm and dry summers and mild and wet winters. The Etesian winds that come from northwest India affect the island bringing
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Transportation
Tinos has three ports, one for passenger speed boats, and two for ferries and highspeed boats which carry passengers and cars to other ports, including Mykonos (35 min), Piraeus, Rafina, Andros and Syros.
Historical population
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Falatados
Isternia
Kalloni (Tinos), Greece|Kalloni
Kampos (Tinos), Greece|Kampos
Kardiani
Komi (Tinos), Greece|Komi
Ktikados
Livada (Tinos), Greece)|Livada
Ormos Panormou
Panormos (Tinos), Greece|Panormos
Steni
Tarambados
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Triantaros
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