Thassos shopping rewards travellers who want to carry the island home in a jar, a bottle or a block of stone. Market stalls and family shops here sell the same olive oil, honey and wine that fill the local table, alongside marble crafts and herbal soap made from island plants. The port town of Limenas … Read more
The Panathenaic Stadium, known as Kallimarmaro, is the world’s only stadium built entirely of marble and the host of the first modern Olympics, held in 1896. Visit this Olympic landmark and run its ancient track with skip-the-line tickets and guided tours from My Greece Tours for a richer experience. The Panathenaic Stadium is a unique … Read more
Isternia Tinos is a beautiful mountainside village on the north-west coast, draped over a green slope with sweeping sea views toward Syros. Known for its marble fountains, its painted church and the shaded marble path to neighbouring Kardiani, it sits above the fishing cove of Ormos Giannaki. This guide covers what to see in Isternia … Read more
The Museum of Marble Crafts in Pyrgos explains the quarrying, tools and techniques behind the island’s renowned marble sculpture. Run by the Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation, it traces the craft from the quarry face to the finished fanlight and statue, framed against the marble villages of northern Tinos. This guide covers the Marble Museum, … Read more
Yannoulis Chalepas, born in the marble village of Pyrgos on Tinos, is widely regarded as the greatest modern Greek sculptor. Celebrated for his expressive marble figures, above all his Sleeping Female Figure, his troubled life and late recognition made him a legend of Greek art. His home in Pyrgos survives as a museum. This guide … Read more
Tinos dovecotes are ornate two-storey stone pigeon houses decorated with intricate geometric latticework of slate and marble, scattered in their hundreds across the island’s valleys. Built by Venetian landowners and local masons, they turned a working farm building into folk art, and the island holds the densest concentration in the Cyclades. This guide explains the … Read more