Tinos belongs to the Cycladic islands and it is situated between Andros and Mykonos.
The total land surface of this beautiful island is 194 sq km and its coastline stretches for almost 114 km. The entire region is covered with rugged mountains and dotted with over 40 villages.
Mount Tsiknias is the highest |
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Between these two mountains, |
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Tinos also has some important mineral resources of chrome, lead, iron and manganese. This white and green marble of Tinos is extremely famous worldwide and it has been used in the construction of many works of art since the ancient times.
In fact, the traditional of working with marble is very long on Tinos and a workshop functions in |
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