Tinos
A Cyclades island with a well known pilgrimage church, the Panagia Evangelistria, built after an icon of Mary was found in 1823. It is also known for villages with carved marble work and many dovecotes.
- Where
- South Aegean, Greece
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 37.5333, 25.1667
Get the Tinos stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Tinos. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your South Aegean volume with your photos and a note.
Near Tinos
Mykonos 17 km
A Cyclades island with whitewashed lanes, windmills and the waterfront district of Little Venice. It is known for its beaches and nightlife, and it lies close to the ancient island of Delos, a short boat ride away.
Delos 18 km
A tiny island near Mykonos that was a major sanctuary of Apollo and a trading centre in antiquity. Houses with mosaics, the Terrace of the Lions and a theatre survive, and no one lives here now.
Syros 25 km
A Cyclades island whose capital Ermoupoli grew rich in the 19th century and has grand neoclassical buildings and a town hall by Ernst Ziller. The medieval hilltop town of Ano Syros is Catholic.
Portara of Naxos 50 km
A huge marble doorway standing on the islet of Palatia beside the harbour of Naxos town. It is all that remains of an unfinished Temple of Apollo begun in the sixth century BC by the tyrant Lygdamis.
Paros 54 km
A central Cyclades island famed for its fine white marble, used by ancient sculptors. It has a pretty harbour town at Parikia, the fishing village of Naoussa and a Byzantine church called Panagia Ekatontapyliani.
Naxos Island 57 km
The largest island of the Cyclades, with fertile valleys, high mountains and long sandy beaches. The great marble doorway of the unfinished Temple of Apollo stands on the harbour islet of Portara.
Antiparos 60 km
A small island just west of Paros, reached by a short ferry. Its cave with huge stalactites has been visited since antiquity, and the village has a quiet kastro and pleasant beaches.
Serifos 73 km
A rocky Cyclades island with a hilltop Chora, a handful of sandy beaches and old mining tunnels. In myth it is where Perseus grew up and later turned a king to stone.
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Questions
Where is Tinos?
Tinos is in South Aegean, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mykonos (17 km), Delos (18 km), Syros (25 km).
How do I get the Tinos stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Tinos and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your South Aegean volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Tinos before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your South Aegean volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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