Tinos
Villas with soul on Tinos
Tinos attracts Greek-island connoisseurs and, at least where our collection of villas there is concerned, lovers of inspiring design. If you’re looking for a sophisticated property on an island of great authenticity and tradition, look no further.
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Our guide to Tinos
Tinos possesses a truly Greek soul. Tradition is everywhere, from the windmills and dovecotes that dot the hinterland, to the creamy local marble beloved of Greek sculptors for millennia.
Getting there
Fly to Mykonos and then take a ferry (15mins - 30mins).
Good to know
- Surface area: 195km2 (approx)
- Population: 5,000 (approx)
- Artistic traditions: Tinos is famed for its marble and its sculptors – just see the marble museum in Pyrgos
- The most curious sight: the over 600 ornate dovecotes scattered across the island
- Village life: Tinos has many picturesque little villages, the most perfect of which is Kardiani- Most visited sight: the Panagía Evangelístria church is one of the top pilgrimage sites in the Greek Orthodox world
From our local specialist
From our local specialist
"You must visit the village of Pyrgos, an open-air museum of marblework. Everything, from the churches and the cemeteries, to the fountains and the lintels over doors and windows, bear witness to Tinos’s deep-rooted and renowned artistic traditions."
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