TINOS

Tenos, the Holy island of the Virgin, lies between Andros (780 m.), Mykonos (8 nautical miles) and northeast of Syros (13 nautical miles). It is the fourth largest of the Cyclades, after Naxos, Andros and Paros, covering an area of 194 sq. km., with 106 km of coastline and 85 Nautical miles away from Piraeus. Its population is 7,700. There are daily car and passenger ferries from Piraeus and Rafina (62 nautical miles), as well as links with Andros, Mykonos, Paros, Ios and Santorini. The island’s capital and harbour, Tenos, is a convenient centre for visiting the other villages on the island, large and small. Tenos is essentially mountainous (highest peak Tsikinas, 713 m. a.s.l.) with a few small, fertile valleys. Its coast, mainly steep in the east, follows the configuration of the land, forming small bays, the largest and most sheltered of which is the gulf of Panormos on its northeast side. Tenos has its own, distinctive Cycladic charm: lush, verdant vegeration, small villages with snow-white houses, ornate dovecotes and numerous tiny chapels. There is limited touristic development and Tenos is just right for quiet holidays.