The island's capital, Tínos, a little town of whitewashed cube-shaped Cycladic houses, is a conspicuous sight above an open bay on the south coast. Originally a modest coastal village, it became the chief place on the island after the Turks destroyed the original capital on Mt Exómbourgo.
It is worth visiting the town on "Our Lady's Feast Day" on August 15, when there are special festivities around the town.
Below the church of Panayía Evangelístria at Tínos is the Archeological Museum, which contains finds from the sanctuary of Poseidon and Amphitrite, including architectural elements (in the courtyard) and, on the upper floor, large pottery vessels, among them a pithos with relief decoration depicting the birth of Aphrodite from the head of a winged Zeus (seventh century B.C.).
Always opened on: Assumption Day - Christian (August 15), Óhi Day - Greece & Cyprus (October 28)
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Greek National Day (March 25), May Day / Labor Day (May 1), Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Easter - Christian, Good Friday - Christian
Tips: Admission is free on Sundays between November and March and the first Sunday of each month except July.
On a broad paved street in the town of Tenos stands the magnificent Church of Our Lady. Built in marble from Paros and Tenos itself, the church stands overlooking the town on the site where a miraculous icon of our lady was discovered.
Address: Holy Foundation of Our Lady, Tínos , Greece
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