A circular hike for demanding hikers, visiting nine traditional villages of the inland
This is a circular hike that passes through a large area of the inland, crossing nine picturesque villages. The route starts from Komi village, one of the largest villages of Tinos. We continue to Perastra, a nearby small village with few inhabitants, full of dense vegetation. Then we ascend to Krokos village, passing by watermills, dovecotes and also the ruins of the medieval village Lazaros. Our route continues uphill, passing through Skalados and Koumaros villages and we reach the foot of Exomvourgo, the third highest mountain of Tinos, where we visit the ruins of the Venetian castle.
Then our route becomes downhill where we pass through the villages of “Xynara”, “Kampos”, “Tarampados” and “Smardakito” and finally we return back to Komi.
An easy downhill route with lush greenery, visiting four Catholic villages of the inland
Our route starts at Tarampados village, known for the ‘Dovecotes Valley’. A valley where both the most elaborate and in best condition dovecotes of our island are found. We cross the village, admiring the dovecotes from afar. Then we continue our route to Kampos village. A beautiful village, where the Honey Festival takes place in the summer. We also have the option to visit the ‘Kostas Tsoklis’ museum of modern art, during summer.
After crossing one of the most beautiful cobbled streets of the island which passes through a lush valley, we descend to the village of Loutra. There, we have the opportunity to visit the Ursulines Monastery, which used to host a girls’ boarding school, renowned across Europe. It now functions as a museum that houses an interesting folk life exhibition and can be visited only during the summer months.
We continue downhill, parallel to a lush dell, crossing the ruins of the medieval village Lazaros, until we reach Perastra village. Perastra is a small village, with just a few locals, full of lush vegetation, built along the river that flows through it.
The route ends at Komi village, one of the largest on the island, located near the largest agricultural area called Livadi, where the famous Tinian artichoke is grown. Most of the villagers work as farmers and every year in spring, the Artichoke Festival is held in Komi.