Let’s go the way we used to

Sometimes, time goes by merciless. Other times, we enjoy every day pleasantly like “tsibity” cheese pie with cold water. This is “ Hydrousa” with its long history and its tradition. How everything began The island of Aeolus, as it is known today, because of the strong north winds, is inhabited since the prehistoric ages. It
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Kastraki house

In this project we restored, renovated and turned into a special shelter one of the scattered abandoned stone former farm buildings in the countryside of Tinos, called by the local “cells”. The building is situated on the slope of a hill with view of the Aegean and is built from local stone which we restore
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Orthodoxy

Megalochari

Megalochari of TINOS ISLAND

How the miraculous Icon was discovered  A lot of things have been said about the Icon of the Annunciation of Virgin Mary. The discovery of the Icon was considered a divine omen for the Turkish occupation. Since the discovery, many miracles as well as works started happen. One of them was the Holy Church of

Catholicism

Chapels

White specks The architect Maria Vidalis analyzes the strategic position of chapels to the landscape of Tinos as well as their connection with the villages and their people. At the two hundred km² of Tinos, there are around seven hundred and fifty chapels, sparse over cultivable land, close to paths or at the tops of