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CRETE 2016 15th Conference on Research on Economic Theory and Econometrics |
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About Tinos
Tinos is one of the largest islands in the Cyclades, located at the center of the archipelago, near Mykonos, Syros and Andros. The island’s history goes back to the classical antiquity, when it was known as Hydroessa and Ophiussa and was a place of warship of Poseidon, as the ruins of the 4th century B.C. settlement at Kionia attest. Like other islands in the region, Tinos was under Venetian rule for most of its recent history (early 13th through early 18th century). It was ruled by the Ottomans for a century, before it became part of the modern Greek state in 1830. Tinos is famous for the temple of Panagia Evangelistria, a site of great significance in the Greek Orthodox religious tradition. This church attracts perhaps the largest annual pilgrimage in the Greek Orthodox world, on August 15th, in celebration of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary. Nevertheless, despite the island’s special place in the Greek Orthodox tradition, most of Tinos’s 9.000 inhabitants are Roman Catholic, living in harmony with the local Greek Orthodox community for centuries. Tinos is well known for its scenic villages, the numerous old windmills and artistic dovecotes scattered on the island’s countryside and for the well-preserved Venetian fortifications at the Exombourgo mountain. The island is also famous for its artistic tradition, having being the birthplace of world-renowned sculptors and painters, most notably Nikolaos Gyzis, Yannoulis Chalepas and Nikiforos Lytras. More about Tinos at Tinosecret, or at Tinos360. |