Tinos Town is quite impressive with the Neoclassical mansions at the waterfront and the large Monastery of Virgin Mary. Travelling across the inland, visitors can see small mountainous villages, Byzantine monasteries and picturesque dovecotes, the trademarks of the island.
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Location: 24 km north west of Chora
Description: One of the largest and prettiest villages on Tinos, Pyrgos has great architecture and a long tradition in sculpture. Even today a marble sculpture school works in the village.
Location: On the southern side of the island
Description: Tinos Town, or Chora, is the capital and main port of the island. It is mostly famous for the impressive Church of Virgin Mary, which has made the island an important religious destination for the Greeks.
Location: 12 km north east of Chora
Description: Fatalados is a beautiful village with interesting traditional style. The nature around the village is wild and rocky.
Location: 10 km north east of Chora
Description: Arnados is a picturesque village with traditional architecture. Houses with local style, the beautiful square and the labyrinth paved paths make the picture of Arnados.
Location: 10 km north east of Chora
Description: Dyo Choria is among the most beautiful villages of Tinos. They have an intense traditional style and nice view to the southern side of the island.
Location: 20 km north west of Chora
Description: Located on the northern side of the island, Isternia is built amphitheatrically on the slopes of a mountainside. The village has a long tradition in sculpture and many famous artists come from there.
Location: 7 km north west of Chora
Description: This tiny village is surrounded by many traditional dovecotes, scattered in the landscape of the island.
Location: 16 km north west of Chora
Description: Kardiani is a picturesque mountainous village that lays on the slopes of a mountainside, offering nice view to the sea.
Location: 10 km north west of Chora
Description: Koumaros is built on the slopes of a steep mountainside and it impresses visitors with the traditional colours.
Location: 8 km north of Chora
Description: Loutra is a picturesque village that mostly distinguishes for its impressive monasteries, such as the monastery of Ursulines and of Jesuits.
