Στα 14 καλύτερα ελληνικά νησιά η Τήνος σύμφωνα με το www.cntraveller.com
· TINOS
Best for: Traditional villages
and knockout tavernas
Tinos has more than 50 villages, each vying to be
fairest of them all. In Pyrgos, famous for its marble craftsmen, sculpted birds
and flowers decorate every doorway. In Volax, basket weavers squat outside
cottages carved from giant boulders, seemingly flung from the heavens by Zeus
in a fit of pique. There's even a village called love, Agapi, where you can tuck
into wild-fennel fritters at the only taverna. Tinos takes its food culture
seriously: there are artichoke, caper and honey festivals. Greeks travel for
days to eat cuttlefish risotto at Thalassaki, served on the jetty in Isternia
bay, then watch dusk bleed into the horizon from Exomeria bar.
Tinos is only 15 minutes from Mykonos, so it's a wonder it isn't overrun with tourists. The
harbour is swarmed on 15 August, however, when Orthodox pilgrims flock here to
kiss the icons at Panagia Evangelistria monastery, one of the holiest sites
in Greece. Otherwise, the island is miraculously untouched.
Solitary chapels and whimsical dovecotes stud thyme-scented hills, dropping to
sandy bays whipped by the meltemi wind. There's a nascent surfer scene on
Kolibithra beach.
Where to stay in Tinos: Hipaway has villas with real personality, including
Loutra house, a masterclass in Cycladic minimalism. For fancier villas,
try Five
Star Greece.
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