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One of the largest islands in the area, Tinos has a dramatic mountainous landscape dotted with beautiful little villages, which maintain a traditional Greek lifestyle and are relatively untouched by international tourism. Tinos’s two most famous sights are the church of Panagia Evangelistrias, a shrine which is.....
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One of the largest islands in the area, Tinos has a dramatic mountainous landscape dotted with beautiful little villages, which maintain a traditional Greek lifestyle and are relatively untouched by international tourism. Tinos’s two most famous sights are the church of Panagia Evangelistrias, a shrine which is believed to have healing powers and celebrates this at an annual festival on 15th August when many Greeks make a pilgrimage here; and the jagged looking mountain of Exobourgo, whose breath-taking views over Andros, Mykonos, Syros and Delos are absolutely worth the vigorous climb to the top. The island boasts three ports, with the main one being Tinos Town or Chora, which is also its capital and is a vibrant and busy town, quite unlike the rest of the island. Away from this, Tinos offers a peaceful holiday, with unspoilt and uncrowded beaches and many quiet villages and time-honoured tavernas to while away your days. The largest village on the island is Pyrgos, located 24 kilometres from Chora, where you can relax in the picturesque main square, visit one of the many sculpture studios, or take in the ornate marble carvings at the local cemetery. Highlights of the beaches include Agia Sostis and Skilandari, a 6km bus ride from Chora, where golden sand and crystal clear waters are accompanied by a handful of tavernas and some sunbeds and umbrellas; pretty Kolimbithra in the north (pictured above); and the more isolated Agia Petros, Agia Dimitrios and Santa Margarita in the north east of the island, which offer a truly undisturbed paradise, with not even a taverna to break the tranquillity. Tinos can be accessed by ferry from one of the nearby islands or from both Pireaus and Rafina in Athens, and also by helicopter as it has a helipad but as of yet, no airport.
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