Ελληνικά 
From the capital of Tinos (Hora) to Falatados
Distance: approximately 10.5 km
Hours: approximately 5
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The route starts at the square with the two palm trees on the coastal road of Hora. Heading southeast, go past Saint Chrysostom’ s Church on the left and after 300 m, turn left, passing by Hotel Aeolos.
Aeolos – Holy Trinity Monastery at Girla
Follow the coastal road to the east towards Saint Fokas. Go past two vertical streets on the left, one before the tavern named Galaxias, the other one before the tavern named Yaloussa. You can see Vriokastro on the horizon, a protected area of a Neolithic settlement. The islands just opposite are Mykonos to the left, Delos and Rinia to the right. After 890 m, turn left onto a small cemented road, after a characteristic stone wall, before a plain two-storey building. The road runs in front of vineyards, an olive grove and a chapel on the right, which is one of the island’s 2000 chapels. The mountain in the background is Mount Kechros. On the left the granite massif of Exomvourgo stands out.
After 940 m, you will reach the main road to Porto. Turn left for 35 m and then right, following a small road shaded by cypress trees and oleanders. At 380 m you will reach the parking lot of the Monastery. Cross the small bridge and enter the cool courtyard of the Monastery. At the gate there is a mural of Holy Trinity with a rare depiction of a triangular halo (the Monastery dates back to 1000 AD approximately). Look for the guard; he will be glad to show you the hidden school and the beautiful collection of lintels, typical of Tinian marble sculpture.
Holy Trinity Monastery – Triandaros
As you exit the Monastery, turn right, following a path which runs parallel to the outer wall of the Monastery. After a laundry room, at 80 m, turn left onto a small dirt road. Then, continue onto a cemented road, passing by a dovecote on the left. After 210 m, right where the road swings to the right, go left and uphill onto a path next to an electric meter. Ignore a path coming from the right and follow the ledge which is parallel to the parcel. Turn right (260 m) onto a clear path, passing by a small stone cell with rounded walls. The path becomes wider and continues uphill until an intersection (300 m) where you go left and then at the next intersection (150 m) left again. Turn right onto the cemented road, passing by a blue gate on the right. After 30 m, turn left onto a small weedy road before a stone wall. When you reach the lowest spot and the railing gate (250 m), turn right onto the old parallel path which traverses the valley.
Make right onto a distinctive right turn of the path (410 m), walking parallel to the valley on your left, and ignore a cobbled alley with stairs from the right. At the next verdant intersection with fig trees and Spanish brooms, continue straight onto the traces of the old path. Low vegetation and ruined parts of the path will make your route a bit more difficult. At 250 m, the path becomes uphill again, running by stone cells on the left. Soon, it becomes downhill again towards the bed of the valley. At an intersection opposite a mulberry tree (240 m), continue straight ahead, ignoring the path which comes down from the right. At the ruined cell (65 m) go right and uphill.
Triandaros – Dio Choria
Go up the steep stairs until Saints Anargiri chapel on the right, which has a beautiful, cool courtyard. Go all the way up the stairs, past the chapel and turn left at the cemented road. Soon, you will find a spring of water (not potable) on the right. Continue onto the road until you reach the spot where the path becomes uphill and turn right. Follow it to get to the main road of Triandaros (380 m from the chapel).
Turn right and keep walking until you find the tavern named Lefkes (at 200 m) with traditional cuisine (open from April to October). A beautiful stone fountain (drinking water) nearby has replaced the two enormous poplars from which the tavern took its name. The machinery of an old olive mill also decorates the place.
To continue your route, go up the wide stairs behind the tavern, to the left of the fountain. At the first intersection, go right and uphill in order to walk through the upper part of the village (on the left there are some characteristic stairs under a balcony). At the house with the lintels just opposite, turn right passing by a wooden telecommunications pillar. Turn left into an old, covered alley and go up the stairs until you reach the paved street of the village, where you go right. Go past a number of parking lots on the left and follow this street for another 120 m. After a chapel, turn left onto an alley with stairs (340 m from the tavern). Follow the old path for 120 m and turn left. Go through the bulldozed path (125 m) so that you reach the main road after a few meters. Turn left, going past the road sign of Dio Choria, until you reach one of the many fountains on the way.
At the fountain with the plane tree (there is drinking water here too), go uphill towards the village square with the wide stairs. Go past a telephone booth and a playground. There is a small café at the cool village square and two more fountains. The baptism of Jesus in Jordan River is depicted on one of them.
Dio Choria – Steni
Take the stairs to the left of the fountain with the icon of the Baptism. At the next intersection, turn right. After some steep steps, turn right again. Afterwards, the path splits (230 m from the main road) and you follow it to the left and uphill, towards the ridge.
On the ridge (280 m from the village), there is a path on the right which leads to two deserted windmills. It is worth going for a walk there. Otherwise continue to the next intersection (after 60 m) with a characteristic rock. Turn right and immediately diagonally to the left, ignoring a path coming up from the right. The mountain opposite is Mount Tsiknias (altitude 730 m). You can also see the villages of Potamia right below, Steni and Mirsini diagonally to the left and the big village of Falatados behind them. Myconos is to the right. The path traverses the slope and right where you find another path (320 m) coming downhill from the left, you continue straight ahead. You can see the Monastery of Our Lady of the Angels (“Kira ton Angelon”) to the right and downhill, on a hillock close to the sea.
At the dirt road (220 m) turn left. Follow the dirt road until you find a small verdant road (430 m) to the right, towards a blue railing gate. Turn right and immediately to the left of the railing gate, onto a verdant path which looks like a creek at first glance. Turn right at the stone cell on the left and, at the next intersection, turn right again until you reach the main road to Potamia (365 m).
Turn left and immediately left again towards Steni. At the war memorial (105 m) go down the stairs to the right towards the center of Steni.
Then, you will pass by a small square with a plane tree and a tavern. Turn left, following the main street of the village. There are characteristic arch bridges connecting the houses with the gardens opposite.
Two small cafés invite you to come over and taste the amazing homemade raki. When you reach a clear before the asphalt road with a telephone booth on the right, turn right going past the church on your left. Follow the small road to the left until you reach a small parking lot (400 m) where you go left.
Go down the cemented road, cross the river and when you reach a small asphalt road (425 m), go right. This road will take you to Falatados. To get to the bus station and the tavern named Lefkes (really good food) on the outskirts of the village (485 m), turn left right before the road starts going downhill. You will pass by a Catholic chapel on the left and you will go right. Turn left again immediately towards the small river. Follow the path over the small bridge and go up the stairs until you reach the big parking lot of the village (230 m). To get to the village square with the church continue onto the uphill road, passing by the school on the left and the tavern named Katoi on the right.
