From the bowels of the Earth to the ends of the world. A story of faith that was destined to mark the island, is the one of finding the holy icon of Our Lady of Tinos.

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

EASTER TINOS ISLAND

Easter belongs to Tinos Exaltation of the soul in magnificent Tinos Tinos is considered to be ahead of the game when it comes to Easter. But Easter in Tinos is much more than the devotion and the magnificence of Megalochari. Yes, Tinos with its dozens of churches in all its villages, and Our Lady of

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