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Stories from our Tinos

Wine, trails, marble and village life — written from Dyo Choria & Triantaros, Tinos.

Granite boulders of Volax, Tinos, near the island vineyards
Food & Wine

Wine Tasting on Tinos: T-Oinos, Volacus and Vineyards Between the Boulders

Some of the most talked-about wine in the Aegean grows between granite boulders, twenty minutes from our houses. Here is how to taste it.

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Marble lanes of Dyo Choria village, start of Tinos hiking trails
Hiking & Villages

Hiking Tinos: Marble Villages, Dovecotes and Trails That Start at Our Door

More than 150 km of waymarked paths link monasteries, dovecote valleys and marble villages. Two of the prettiest villages on the network are home.

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A whitewashed covered alley in the hilltop village of Arnados, classic Cycladic architecture on Tinos
Hiking & Villages

Tinos Villages: A Guide to the Island's Marble Hamlets and Whitewashed Lanes

Tinos has more than forty villages, each with its own square, fountain and feast day. Here is a host's guide to the ones worth a slow afternoon — and how to read Cycladic architecture once you know what to look for.

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Panormos bay, the old marble-shipping port below Pyrgos, Tinos
Hiking & Villages

Pyrgos: Tinos’ Marble Village and Its Sculptors

Pyrgos is the marble village of Tinos, where stonecutting became fine art. Here is a host’s guide to its sculptors, its museum, and the quarry port of Panormos just below.

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Grilled octopus, a classic Aegean meze served in Tinos tavernas
Food & Wine

What to Eat on Tinos: Louza, Wild Artichokes and Cheese Ripened in a Gourd

Tinos quietly out-eats its famous neighbours. Here is a local's field guide to the island's table — what to order, what to buy, and when the food festivals happen.

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Stone dovecotes (peristeriones) in the green valley of Tarambados, Tinos — Cycladic folk architecture
Arts & Culture

Tinos Cultural Events in Summer 2026: Koinono, the Dovecotes and a Season-Long Festival

Summer 2026 is a big cultural year on Tinos — ten years of the Koinono art gathering, a new digital platform for the island's dovecotes, jazz in the villages and the great August pilgrimage. Here is what is on, and where to stay for it.

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