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Ándros
Koumelas
Malli
Marlas
Pánormos
Pýrgos
Tínos
Kolymbíthra
Ystérnia
Ándros, Ormos
Rafína
Ysterníon Kalloní
Kómi
Livada
Ormos
Kardianís
Exómbourgo Falatádos
Ágios
Romanós Moní
Kechrovouníou Potamiá
Kiónia Santa Margarita
Beach
Stavrós Feró Horió
Beach
Tínos Town
Ágios Ioánnis
0 kilometres 5 N Ágios Fokás Ágios Sóstis
Beach
0 miles 5 Sýros, Mýkonos
that was built in Classical home to the Venetian fortress
times. To the north near of St Elena. Built by the Ghisi THE DOVECOTES
Kiónia are the foundations of family after the Doge, leader OF TÍNOS
the 4th-century-BC Sanctuary of the Republic of Venice, The pretty villages
of Poseidon and Amphitrite, handed over the island to of Tínos are studded
his sea-nymph bride. them in 1207, the fortress was with around 1,300
North of Tínos town is the the toughest stronghold in beautiful white dove­
12th-century walled Moní the Cyclades, and was not sur- cotes (peristeriónes), all
Kechrovouníou, one of the rended to the Ottomans until elaborately decorated.
largest convents in Greece. 1715. You can see remains of They have two storeys:
You can visit the cell where ancient walls on the crag, the lower floor is for
Sister Pelagia had her visions medieval houses, a fountain storage, while the upper
and the chest where her and three churches. houses the doves and
embalmed head is kept. is usually topped with
stylized winged finials
Panagía Evangelístria 3 or mock doves. They
# Daily ∑ panagiatinou.gr are also found on the
Pýrgos islands of Ándros and
Archaeological Museum ⌂ 23 km (14 miles) NW of Sífnos, but the peris­
" ⌂ Megalóharis § 22830 Tínos town teriónes of Tínos are
29063 # 8am–3pm Tue–Sun considered the finest.
¢ Main public hols Overlooking the harbour of
Pánormos in the northwest
of the island, the pretty village
2 of Pýrgos is famous for its
marble, and has a notable
Exómbourgo tradition of creating marble-
work, particularly sculptures.
⌂ 15 km (9 miles) N of There are studios throughout
Tínos town
town, and the old grammar
Dominating the central part school is now the School of
of the island, at 640 m (2,100 ft) Fine Arts, where students learn
high, the rock of Exómbourgo the craft. There are fantastic
was the site of the Archaic city ex amples at the Museum of
of Tínos and later became Marble Crafts in town.
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