Tinos island

Tinos is a Greek island located in the Aegean Sea and in the Cyclades archipelago. The island Tinos was also known as Ophiussa and Hydroessa. The closest islands to Tinos are Andros, Delos, and Mykonos.

For those interested in historic events, note that between 1207 and 1715, Tinos was in Venetian hands and from 1715 to 1821, Tinos was ruled by the Ottoman Empire before joining with Greece.

Sail with M/S DOXA II to Tinos which is famous for the amongst Greeks: the Church of Panagia Evangelistria, its 20 or so windmills, about 1000 artistic dovecotes, 50 active villages and its Venetian fortifications at the mountain, Exobourgo. On Tinos, both Greek-Orthodox and Catholic populations co-exist, and the island is also well known for its famous sculptors and painters, such as Gyzis, Chalepas and Tsokles are also well known on the islands for it.

The island is located near the geographical center of the Cyclades island complex, and because of the Panagia Evangelistria church, with its reputedly miraculous icon of Virgin Mary that it holds. Further note that Tinos is also the center of a yearly pilgrimage that takes place at the date of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (15 August, known in Greek as "Dekapentavgoustos" = 15th of August). This is perhaps the most notable and still active yearly pilgrimage in the region of the eastern Mediterranean. Many pilgrims make their way the 800 metres from the ferry wharf to the church on their hands and knees as sign of devotion. The day also commemorates the 1940 sinking by the Italians of the Elli, which was participating in the festivities that year.

Yacht with M/S DOXA II to the island Tinos and enjoy your holidays not only with the unforgetable sun and sea also with the unique expierence, which you will life on that day.

Tinos has a unique and varied landscape and also many beaches, just to name a few: Kionia, Agios Yannis O Portos, and Agios Sostis. On the deck of M/S DOXA II you will see Tsiknias which is the highest mountain on the island at 750 meters and hides the quaint village of Livada. The mountainExobourgo is quite distinct, and unlike its more rounded Cycladic neighbors, has a more jagged appearance that is more home in the Alps. The area around Volax is a surreal and very unusual landscape with giant boulders some the size of multistory buildings. You will find the village of Volax at the center of this amazing landscape. To the west, the mountains surrounding Pyrgos are full of some of the most beautiful green marble in all of Greece. Just travel with M/S DOXA II to Tinos and feel the greek tradition.