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Klidonas

Thursday, 18 January 2018

Klidonas is revived on the Feast of Aghios Ioannis Fotaras June 24. The custom refers to a kind of popular divination usually celebrated on that day. A little earlier, each one of the villagers puts secretly an object into the Klidonas, which is sealed when the process is over. On the day of the celebration,

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Chirosfagia

Thursday, 18 January 2018

Chirosfagia (slaughter of the pig) revived unabated to the present day in November and December, in the villages. Note that families usually breed at least one pig, which provides meat for the whole year, as well as “louza” (kind of sausage stuffed with meat), “glina” (fat), “pichti” (pieces of meat in a thick jelly) etc.

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Agapi (Love)

Thursday, 18 January 2018

It is an ancient custom, revived every year on Easter Monday in Ktikados. Rooted in the early Christian time it is associated with the deep faith of Tinians in the Resurrection of Christ. Aim of this custom, called “agapi” (love), is that, on this very day, when the Resurrection of Jesus is celebrated, all believers

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Residence in Lia, Tinos

Wednesday, 20 December 2017

Louvaris Construction – Technical company A new constructions project, the first sustainable residence has just been completed in Lia, Tinos. Having adopted all green practices which gain field in constructions activity, the new residence is in total harmony with the imposing Cycladic landscape, contributing to the overall beauty of the area. One of the main

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Cultural Foundation of Tinos

Wednesday, 20 December 2017

Tinos Cultural Events, Conference and Exhibition Centre www.itip.gr The Cultural Foundation of Tinos is a private benefit, non-profit institution, sponsored and supported by the Sacred Foundation of the Church of the Annunciation. Purpose of the foundation is the research, study and promotion of historic cultural heritage of the island along with the natural and man-made

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T-OINOS

Wednesday, 20 December 2017

Strong winds, waterless soil and somewhere among the round granite boulders of Tinos – a bizarre island – you notice it. “The vineyard that talks” and now…it speaks loudly all over the world. Having produced 20.000 bottles per year with a potential to reach shortly 30.000 bottles and many international articles, the time is ripe

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Meatmark

Wednesday, 20 December 2017

ΜΕΑΤMARK is a meat processing and packing company, with excellent specialization in poultry and with a wide variety of products. Having launched a series of high quality poultry products right from the start and for many years on end, the company then moved on to the pork meat production and distribution.. . . .

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Verve Juices

Wednesday, 20 December 2017

Martha and Kely Hatzigianni, the twin sisters from Tinos, developed the company Verve Juices! It’s the first cold press juicery and juice cleansing company in Greece. They produce nutritious premium juices and complete cleaning programs. They don’t live permanently in Tinos, but they visit the island in every instance. . . . Unfortunately ,

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Chef D’ Oeuvre

Wednesday, 20 December 2017

Cooking à la Tinos At CHEF D’ OEUVRE, the first Cooking and Pastry Making School ever operating in Greece, you will find out that a good cuisine is of…Tinian gender! The Professional School of Gastronomy, CHEF D’ OEUVRE, is the first specialized School ever operating in Greece, set up by two siblings with a Tinian

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Gastronomic tourism in Greece

Wednesday, 20 December 2017

PRECONDITIONS FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT Defining the term gastronomic tourism we mean the new form of an alternative way of having a holiday, where the local cuisine culture plays the leading part. Gastronomy is a significantly profitable tourist product for Greece which has a wide range of raw ingredients available and an inexhaustible wealth of traditional