Welcome to the island of contrast and tradition that has been maintained unchanged through the time.
In Tinos you will find natural beauties particularly fascinating and charming for you. You will find here wonderful clean beaches, either organized or not, with light-blue/green waters. You will be charmed by the unique architecture of the island. You will feel in abundance the Cycladic art in every corner, every small road, every village. Blue windows, parterres filled with flowers, windmills, hundreds of picturesque country churches and dovecots built in a unique artistic way characterizing only the Tinian technicians, in combination with the exotic barren landscape of dry walls.
This is Tinos Island.
Tinos, the island of smiling peasants whose hospitality will capture you for ever. Tinos is unique due to the fact that it is one of the most modern islands of Cyclades without having lost its particular colour and culture.
There is a perfect road network leading to all parts of the island.
It has available a perfect road network leading to all parts of the island. It has one of the most modern harbours of Greece with the biggest number of arrivals and departures in the Aegean Sea. It is at a distance of 64 geographical miles from Rafina and Lavrio and 86 geographical miles from Piraeus, a distance covered within 2-4 hours, depending on the speedboat or conventional boat you may choose for your journey.
Access to the harbours is easy from El. Venizelos airport, too, since there are buses leaving for the harbour of Piraeus every 20 minutes. For the other two harbours (Rafina and Lavrio) there are frequent bus itineraries from the centre of Athens where you may go by train from the airport.
Tinos' cuisine is of particular interest. A big number of local products like caper, tomatoes, louza, cheese, honey, veal and pork meat are the basis for the meals prepared in most restaurants and taverns of the island.
Try louza (pork delicatessen), syglina (boiled pork meat prepared in a special recipe), fourtalia (omelet with chopped tomatoes), artichoke, omelet, tomatoes dried in the sun.
For the lovers of night life, the island offers many options for entertainment in bars and clubs either in the capital of the island or in the villages.
Select Tinos for your country house next to the sea or up on the mountain with an amazing view and enjoy the island's magic for moments of full relaxing, family company or intense entertainment.
Transportation
By ship: There is a ship connection of Tinos with the harbours of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio including many itineraries of conventional ships and speedboats. Journey time: 2 - 4.30 hours, depending on the type of ship you may select.
From El. Venizelos airport, you may arrive at the harbour of Rafina by taxi or by bus in about 20 minutes, at the harbour of Piraeus by the subway, the suburban railway, by bus or taxi in about 1.30'' and at the harbour of Lavrio by taxi in about 30''. For more information, please call:
Tinos Port Authorities, tel.: 22830.22348 & 22830.22220
Piraeus Port Authorities, tel.: 210.4124585
Rafina Port Authorities, tel.: 22940.28888 and 22940.22300
(Eastern Attica, 27 km to the east of Athens)
Lavrio Port Authorities, tel.: 22920.25249 and 22920.26859
(South-eastern Attica, 54 km to the south-east of Athens)
Itineraries of air and ship transport: 1440
By airplane: You may arrive at Tinos by airplane through Mykonos. Many airplanes of local airlines and many charter flights get to this airport on a daily basis.
There is daily and frequent connection by ship between Tinos and Mykonos and the duration of the trip is 15 minutes.
In general, the frequency of ship itineraries depends on the season.
From March to October, itineraries are more frequent, the peak being during the summer months.
How you will to go from Tinos Harbour to Naiades and Nirides complexes, at Vourni bay.
When arriving at the harbour of Tinos, you should follow the direction to the east, towards Kionia settlement.
You drive on a parallel line with the beach and after about 2 km you pass before Tinos Beach Hotel.
You keep on following the same direction, always having the sea to your left, and you arrive at a crossroad, where you should turn to the left. Following the signs of the complexes you will shortly be at Vourni bay.
The total distance from the harbour to Vourni is 4.5 km.
At the moment there is no bus itinerary to Vourni settlement.
In case you arrive at Tinos without your own means of transportation, there are taxis and car and motorcycle renting agencies where you may select the most convenient transport means for you.
You may find respective contact information at www.tinos.gr , www.e-tinos.gr & www.exombourgo.gr.
