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Tinos
, the island of Aeolos, is one of the most beautiful islands of the
Cyclades, Being orthodoxy's holy pilgrimade, every year gathers thousands
of visitors from all over the world. Apart from the temple of the virgin.
Mary and its miraculous icon, it is worth visiting Tino's unknown mainland
territories, an outdoor museum of Folk Art and Architecture. The visitor
will be charmed by the various traditional villages with their cycladic
architecture characteristics and picturesque environment.
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famous marble decorative sculptures of their buildings, including chapels
and the famous dovecotes of Tinos, bear witness to the artistic tradition
of the island that is home of many great modern Greek sculptors and painters
(Halepas, Sochos, Gyzis, Galitis, Lytras). |
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The natural
environment combines the rocky landscape of the Cyclades, Little green ravines
and wonderful beaches. |
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One
of the island's main characteristics is the countless lines of dry stone
walls, used to challenge the sloping terrain pose and to protect cultivated
soil. Agricultural dry stone constructions such as stables, huts, threshing
floors and many more are shattered throughout the Tinos land, constituting
an important part of the architectural and agricultural heritage of Tinos. |
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Most regions
of Tinos are of Great archeological interest and especially the region of
Xoburgo, where traces of a large fortified citadel with its streets, as
well as the sanctuary of Demeter can be found. On the southern side of the
mountain one can see the ruins of an Enetic castle which dused to be the
medieval capital of the island. |
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It is now
know that the main road connecting the sea port with the Enetic castle still
exists in his ancient form, leading from Tripotamos to the chapel of Panagia
(Thiridia). |
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From that
point on, the ancient wall and the alley paved with flagstones is preserved
even in our days. |
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