Landmark· Tinos· Greece — Cyclades
Dovecotes of Tinos
37° 34.8′ N · 25° 8.7′ E · approximate
Tinos is famous for its ornate Venetian-style dovecotes: two-storey stone towers whose upper walls are latticed with triangles, rhombuses, suns and cypress patterns, scattered along streams and footpaths.
Practical
Sources count them differently: about 1,300 with half in good condition (SailingIssues), about 1,000 (Wikipedia), or more than 600 (Visit Greece). The densest groups are near Tarampados, Potamia and Tripotamos (SailingIssues); the Tarampados valley is the classic walk. Pin is approx: Tarampados village (OpenStreetMap).
Best for
A walk through Tinos's vernacular architecture
Nearby
- Tinos Meltemi & Winter Southerlies0.7 NM away
- Exomvourgo Hike (Tinos)1.1 NM away
- Kionia Tavern (Tinos)1.6 NM away
- Agios Romanos Bay (Tinos)1.7 NM away
- Kionia Bay Anchorage (Tinos)1.7 NM away
- Kionia Beach & Sanctuary of Poseidon and Amphitrite (Tinos)1.7 NM away
- Kochyli / Akrogiali Taverna (Agios Romanos, Tinos)1.7 NM away
- Maistrali Taverna (Kionia, Tinos)1.7 NM away