Landmark· Tinos· Greece — Cyclades
Pyrgos Village & Museum of Marble Crafts (Tinos)
37° 38.4′ N · 25° 2.6′ E
Pyrgos, the largest village on Tinos and the home of its marble carvers, with marble-carved doorways, fountains and workshops still at work, and the Piraeus Bank Foundation's Museum of Marble Crafts, the first of its kind in Greece.
Practical
Museum (opened 2008) shows quarrying and carving tools, a reconstructed quarry and workshop, and the richest collection of master-carvers' sketches in Greece. Hours: March 1 to October 15 daily except Tuesday 10am-6pm; October 16 to end of February 10am-5pm; closed Tuesdays and 15 August among other holidays. Standard ticket EUR 8, reduced EUR 4, under-18s free (PIOP, 2026). Tel +30 22830 31290. Also in Pyrgos: the Museum of Panormos Artists and the house of sculptor Giannoulis Chalepas (OpenStreetMap). From Panormos it is about a 40-minute hike up (SailingIssues).
Best for
Marble village and museum from the Panormos anchorage
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- Pyrgos Medical Office & Pharmacy (Tinos)0.1 NM away
- Tinos Trail E2: The Alley of the Mills (Pyrgos-Panormos)0.1 NM away
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