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 Tinos the blessed
and holy island of the Virgin, the birthplace of many great contemporary
Greek sculptors and artists. With its 40 picturesque villages untarnished by
time and man.
With its thousand dovecotes, monuments to popular sensitivity and
craftsmanship.
With its hundreds of chapels nestled in ravines or perched on hillsides,
characteristic examples of Cycladic architecture.
With its surface 'cut' by dry stone walls stretching for thousands of
kilometres which lend a unique plasticity to what is in any case a sensitive
landscape.
With its spotlessly clean shores, archaeological sites, museums and art
galleries.
Awaits you. Come. Because even if you visited sometime in the past to make a
vow, you didn't really get to know it. You left on the same boat.
Tinos is the best known and -
at the same time - the least known island of the Cyclades. Discover it. It
will be your own personal discovery.
 Tinos: Island of Faith and the
Arts. The holy island of the Virgin (the miracle took place in 1823) and
birthplace of many great contemporary Greek sculptors and artists (G.
Halepas, N. Lytras, N. Gyzis, L. Sochos, D. Philippotis, et al.). The island
with 40 exquisitely beautiful villages, which have preserved their
traditions and architectural features, with undreds of chapels and
dovecotes, masterpieces of folk art perched on hillsides or nestled in the
ravines of the island. A stunning landscape, its surface 'cut' by dry stone
walls stretching for thousands of kilometers, a tribute to the hard-working
nature of the local people, then when the island was entirely
self-sufficient.
Tinos, with its 195 square
kilometers, extremely interesting history and archaeological sites spanning
3000 years, its beautiful beaches extending for many kilometers and its
secluded bays. The island with many caves and the unique landscape of Volax
with millions of boulders scattered about. Tinos awaits you, so that you can
ascertain for yourselves that what we say is far less than what you will see
and experience when you visit the island.
Don't hesitate. Rest assured
that you will have made the best choice for holidays which will be
unforgettable. Because the 'other Tinos', which has for so many years
remained untouched by mass tourism, has preserved its traditional features
just as its inhabitants have maintained their humanity.
THE MAYOR OF TINOS
SAVAS E. APERGIS |
