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Tilos island Greece travel guide

Tilos is a small island at the Dodecanese between Nisyros and Halki on the marine way from Kos to Rhodes. Its main villages are Megalo Chorio and Livadia .The island is connected by ferry with Piraeus and Rhodes.
The acquisition of a high technology fast-ferry by the maritime company "Tilos 21st century" has opened new horizons in sea-transport for the development of the island.
The best beach of the island is Eristos 2 km to the South, a large beach covered with trees, 1200 m long.
You can also swim in Aghios Andonios, 2 km to the West and in Plaka further to the West.There is also a pebbled beach at the coast of the Livadia A boat tour of the island, offering you the opportunity to visit the beaches Lethra and Skafi to the North, Aghios Serghios and Theologos to the South.


Places of enviromental interest
Caves :The Charkadio Cave is situated 2 km to the SE.
In 1971, the excavations of the paleontologists Nikolaos Symeonidis and Georgios Theodorou brought to the light Neolithic tools and bones of dwarf elephants and deer.
The deer were 140.000 years old and the elephants 45.000 old. The deer have disappeared 3.000 years ago due to the eruption of the volcano of Nissyros and the elephants have disappeared 4.000 years ago due to eruption of the volcano of Sandorini. Sediments (layers) of volcanic rocks from Nissyros have been found in the area.
These findings are exhibited in the Palaeontological Museum (of the Athens University Campus).

Cultural events
In summer months, concerts, theatre and choir performances are organized.
Folklore feasts and Celebrations
A three days feast takes place in the monastery of Aghios Pandeleimon from July 25 to 27. The celebrations start the day before the eve and are attended by all Tilians. Traditional food is offered, folk musicians play violin, lute, guitar and santouri. The preferred dances are syrtos, sousta, all the Cretan dances and the local dance "apostolitikos".

On the eve of August 15, when the Assumption of the Virgin is celebrated, a feast is organized in Mikro Chorio. Chickpeas and wine are served.

On the eve of August 23 the feast of Panaghia Politissa is celebrated.

On September 23 a feast is organized in the little church of Aghios Ioannis near Livadia.


Local food
Goat cooked with lemon and potatoes or stuffed with rice and spices, koulourida (a kind of hand-made macaroni), wheat with pork in the oven, pork kavroumas (meat brown-roasted), chondros (ground wheat, cooked with water or milk), green-pies, cheese patties and myzithra-patties, thyme-honey, feta cheese, myzithra cheese.

Sweets: Doughnuts, xerotighana or diples, poungakia stuffed with almonds and sesame, melokouni (served in marriages).

Herbs: Sage, rosemary, marjoram, oregano, thyme, thrimbi (for grilled fish and in the salad), marsh-mallow, "tou petinou ta kali" (the Italians called it the "dynamite breaking kidney stones to pieces"), aoustros (polykombos) a herb for the therapy of prostate.

Useful Telephones

Police : +30.22410. 44222
Port Authorities : +30.22410. 44350
First Aid Centre : +30.22410. 44210
Municipality: +30.22410. 44212

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