Tinos Reviews -General

When we visited Tinos last year, we stayed in a lovely hotel in Kionia. It seems that we were lucky to find a nice place to stay, as we were very worried with this issue. Most of our friends who have also been to Tinos were unhappy with their accommodation. They said that the hotel's pictures on the Internet were much different from reality. Anyway, we did find a nice place and the location was what we needed: close to the beach and calm.

Tinos is famous for the Church of Virgin Mary in Chora that has a sacred icon inside. We went to this church and we were impressed by the way people showed their faith. Others would go on the knees for the port to the church (a fairly long distance, about 20-30 minutes walking), others would cry in front of the icons and others would put golden offerings there to ask for a favour. Greeks are really religious!! Inside the church, there is a small museum with works of local artists. Next to the church, there is a park with statues of monks and politicians.

Unfortunately, we didn't have much time to explore the island. We intented to rent a car and see the north side, but finally changed our mind and stayed in the south to relax. The best beaches (of what I've seen) is Porto, Kionia and Agios Romanos. All have great taverns ashore.

We stayed only for three days in Tinos and then hopped to our beloved Mykonos, but a couple more days would be great to see the other villages.