| The island of Tinos is a little heaven on earth. And | | | | planning to finish. |
| when you get there, there are some great places | | | | 3. If you have a car and don't wish to hike, drive 1 |
| that you must visit. You may be thinking of the | | | | km out of Tinos and you will find yourself at the |
| villages and the religious shrines, but you MUST not | | | | Pacheia Amos and the Lihnaftia. They are both |
| forget the beaches. Some of the most beautiful | | | | known for their beautiful sand dunes and again, you |
| beaches in the world are found at Tinos. | | | | will not find crowds of noisy tourists. |
| They are many and scattered through out the island, | | | | 4. It's finally surf time. You'll want to drive to Livada |
| and each beach has its own special distinctions. Some | | | | Beach, which is at the end of a small river. Full of |
| of them are of golden sand, others are pebbled and | | | | accessible puddles that are full of life, this is the |
| yet others have secluded coves where you can sit | | | | perfect place to explore water life. Once you are |
| back and have a great quiet time. The common thing | | | | done with the puddles, the sea itself has strong |
| amongst all of them is that unlike many commercial | | | | winds for surfers and you and your surf board are |
| beaches that are usually overcrowded, at a Tinos | | | | sure to feel at home here. |
| beach, you will get a feeling of exclusivity. There | | | | 5. Another place to surf is the Megalo Kolimbithra. |
| won't be the great crowds you usually see at holiday | | | | Surfing is great here because of the strong winds, |
| beaches, and of course this helps keep them clean. | | | | but if you want to go for a swim, make sure that |
| So if you have settled down into the great villa, and | | | | you have the strongest strokes and a life guard at |
| its time to sightsee, put beach visits on your itinerary. | | | | hand- the surf is pretty strong. |
| Just to give you a taste of what you'll enjoy, let's | | | | 6. The villages have beaches too. Take the village of |
| take a little walk around and visit some of these | | | | Panormos, whose beach goes by the same name. It |
| beaches: | | | | means that you can go sight-seeing at the village and |
| 1. Not too far from Tinos town itself, you will find 2 | | | | then come right out and enjoy a dip in the sea. |
| that are favorites - the Agios Fokas and Kionia. Kionia | | | | 7. For the pilgrims, visit Anna's Rooms. Just a few |
| is right at the Tinos Beach Hotel and you can get to | | | | minutes walk from there you will find the beach of |
| do lots of beach activities. Other than just the | | | | Stavros, where there is a pretty little white church |
| relaxing swim, you can windsurf as well as enjoy | | | | and where that atmosphere is heaven-like - totally |
| pedaloes. The Agios Fokas is the perfect place for | | | | silent. |
| that last swim as you head back into town towards | | | | There are so many beaches at Tinos that you'd have |
| your comfort villa. | | | | to visit Tinos to experience all of them. So as you |
| 2. At the Porto Raphael Hotel, after a sumptuous | | | | head out, make sure to pack some beach wear, |
| breakfast of the tastiest organic Greek cuisine, walk | | | | your sun cream as well as snorkeling gear. Once you |
| five minutes along the beach and you will come to | | | | get out of doors, there's more to explore than you'd |
| the Agios Sostis Beach. No noisy beach bars, and the | | | | imagine. |
| quiet and seclusion will only compliment the beauty | | | | As you plan for all this, don't forget to make an |
| that you will see all around you. You can take your | | | | advance booking for a luxury villa. This piece of Tinos |
| swimming costume and your snorkel gear if you like, | | | | real estate will be the icing on the cake. To view it, |
| or catch up with that book that you have been | | | | simply click on the link below. |