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Tinos Island

We decided to pay a visit to Tinos Island after the recommendation of a good friend living in Athens. Part of the Cyclades group, the island is not as popular as nearby Mykonos, but it's definitely very beautiful.

Our first stop on the island after we arrived and rented a car was in the Pyrgos village. It has the reputation of being the prettiest village in Tinos. Whitewashed walls, colorful doors, beautiful flowers make the perfect combination, it's the very Greek air of a village.

We slowly moved to Volax village situated on a hillside. Like Pyrgos, it has all the ingredients of a gorgeous Greek village.

Then moved to Aetofolia village, also a nice village. After we visited a while we stopped to eat at a fantastic restaurant in the village.

We stayed for hours at Kounaria restaurant. We really enjoyed talking and drinking with locals there.

Late afternoon we went down to beautiful Panormos bay, with its lovely colourful cafe and fishing boats.

We continued our tour of the island on the second day.

Isternia is called “village of artists”. We explored the village with its labyrith of stairways and its beautiful marble church.

Then moved to Kardiani, the traditional hillside village with communal laundry washing areas and perfect sea views.

We then moved towards Xinara, where we parked and started any easy hike from there.

We hiked to Mount Exomvourgo. Along the way, we admired the specific pigeon houses, remembering of the Venetian period. From the top of Mount Exomvourgo there's a all the way around view with the island’s beautiful landscapes, terraced hills and blue ports.

We then moved towards the beach of Agios Fokas in Tinos, but first we stopped to eat at Marathia, where we had some perfect fish.