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Tinos (Greek: Τήνος) is a Greek island situated in the Aegean Sea.It is part of the Cyclades archipelago.The closest islands are Andros, Delos, and Mykonos.It has a land area of 194.464 square kilometres (75.083 sq mi) and a 2021 census population of 8,934 inhabitants.
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- Tinos (town)
All around Tinos are 750 chapels and churches (Catholic and Orthodox), 600 ornate dovecotes, 34 settlements and the Temple of Poseidon, where the ancients were purified before they visited the sacred island of Delos. Once you get to know Tinos, you too will become a believer. What to do on Tinos island Explore the villages, dotted around like gems
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Until 1821, Tinos was the most populated island of the Cyclades and the economic capital of the group. Recent years. Tinos highly contributed to the Greek Revolution against the Turkish rule. The island became part of the Modern Greek State in 1830. After the liberation, Tinos became a pan-Hellenic religious and cultural center.
Jan 18, 2018 · The Modern Age began on Tinos on 31 March 1821 in the village of Pirgos, when, for the first time in the Cyclades, insurrection against Ottoman rule was proclaimed. It has been estimated that 5.000 islanders left Tinos and took part in the Greek War of Independence. Tinos also played an influential role in the coordination of the resistance ...
May 17, 2023 · The Sculptors of Tinos. Tinos has birthed some of the most gifted marble artists in Greece and the world, who have gained widespread recognition for their exemplary creations. After 1830, the island pioneered the reconstruction and beautification of the newly liberated Greek state, emerging as Greece’s foremost centre of marble sculpture.
