Capital: Megalo Chorio

Overview:

Tilos is a romantic island with a tranquility atmosphere; a get-away from the mainstream of the busy, spoiled tourist resorts. The island is connected to mythology, while historical elements are to be found in the impressive sights. Ruins and monuments go back deep in the past, while stone houses of unique architecture give out a traditional style that describes the whole island's image.

Tilos map

Best Tilos Sights:

• the Ancient Walls

• the Fortress of Misaria

• Picturesque, well-preserved Churches and Monasteries

Places to visit:

• The Exhibition Centre

• The Charkadio Cave

• The islets of Gaigaros and Antitilos

• The villages of Livadia and Mikro Chorio and the fishermen's settlement of Agios Antonios

• The rural settlement of Ghera with a water spring known as "Nero tou Despoti" (clergyman's water)

Best Tilos beaches:
 

Eristos, Agios Antonios, Plaka, Livadia, Lethra, Skafi, Agios Sergios and Theologos

 
Special Events:
 

Mainly religious feasts take place in Tilos, such as those of Agios Paneleimon (July 25^th-27^th), the Assumption of the Virgin (August 15^th), Panagia Politissa (August 23^rd) and Agios Ioannis (September 23^rd), all with local food and music.