Tinos lies very close to the southern tip of Andros. This is the holy island of Our Lady, which in August is swamped by pilgrims who have come to pray in Her church or in fulfilment of a vow. As Our Lady's feast day on 15 August approaches, the church and the town of Tinos become crammed with people, and religious services take place next to the commercial fair being held in the surrounding streets. A line of mountains, whose highest peak is Mt Tsiknias (in the myths, the home of the wind-god Aeolus), runs the length of the island.

Antiparos is a beautiful, bright island full of colorful patches, right in the middle of the Aegean Sea. A place with a great history! Monuments and symbols reveal a unique culture. The creators of the Cycladic civilization lived here. In the middle of the island, upon a hill, you will find one of the greatest and oldest cave of the world. Well preserved, it offers its visitors many surprises. The island of Antiparos is becoming well known between 17th and 19th century, when foreign travelers visit it and then publish their impressions and sketches of the cave and the rest archaeological sites.

Because of its proximity to Attica, the history of Kea is closely linked to that of Athens, and the island has been inhabited since the late Neolithic period. During the Persian invasion the Keans fought alongside the Athenians at both the battles of Salamis and Artemisium. The only Cyclades islands to fight on the side of the Greeks apart from Naxos were Kea, Kythnos and Tinos. The Parians prudently waited at Kythnos to come in on the winning side, and for this act of duplicity they were afterwards forced to pay a heavy indemnity by Athens.

We inform our visitors that that from the 31th of March our printed guide "GREEK ISLANDS" will be available in the kiosks of all Greece. In case you can not find, you can ask for it from the central agency distribution of Press "ARGOS" in the telephone: 210-6690560.

It is particularly functional because of the small size and weight that it has and is suitable to have it always with you. You can buy it in order to help you in your vacations to the Greek Islands.

We encourage you to buy it, not only for the information you can find inside but also for its price against all the other printed annual drivers.

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