Known for its ancient villages and intact Greek culture, Tinos is a special island with many picturesque villages, churches, windmills, Venetian pigeon houses and vistas. The cathedral of Tinos is an important place of pilgrimage. The terraced landscape, charming beaches, beautiful mountain villages with traditional tavernas make it a breathtaking and interesting Cycladic island. May Greek VIPs, like the current Prime Minister, have purchased a retreon Tinos. There is a lot of farming on Tinos, so besides vegetables and fruits local cheese and honey or dried tomatos are availabe throughout the year. Tinos is only 8 km from Delos and Mykonos and is served by speedboats in 2 hours from Athens and car ferries in 4 hours from both Piraeus and Rafina.
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