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What to do and see in Tilos, South Aegean: The Best Sights & Landmarks
Tílos (Greek: Τήλος; ancient form: Telos) is a small Greek island and municipality located in the Aegean Sea. It is part of the Dodecanese group of islands, and lies midway between Kos and Rhodes. It has a population of 780 inhabitants (2011 census). Along with the uninhabited offshore islets of Antitilos and Gaidaros, it forms the Municipality of Tilos, which has a total land area of 64.525 square kilometres (24.913 sq mi). Tilos is part of the Rhodes regional unit.
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1. Agios Nikolaos
2. Agios Pandeleimonas
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 97 reviews
This 15th-century monastery was built in honor of the patron saint of Tilos.
Reviewed By saronic - Zurich, Switzerland
There is nowhere further to go from Livadia than to the monastery of Agios Pandeleimonas in the northwest of the island. It is a distance of 14km by road with the last stretch being quite narrow and spectacular high up on a very steep and rocky hillside There is also a not very easy path from Eristos Beach towards the monastery over 6km of rugged terrain. The monastery lies in a small valley at an altitude of 270m asl. Its location must have been selected because of the water found here. There is still today a spring to the left of the outer entrance gate, with flowing water, which is considered to be very healthy. Unfortunately there are often dozens of oriental hornets around it, so many visitors might skip this offer of a healthy sip.. In the old days the pirates didn't spare religious sites on their forays, so the monks fortified their monastic buildings all over the Aegean. Here too one encounters first a defensive tower and it is through a passage in it that one enters the monastery proper. As so often in the Dodecanese one will find a lovely courtyard with a floor mosaic made from black and white pebbles. The not very big, but pretty church was open, when I visited. From the icons, especially the 'Proskinitari', one can see that Agios Panteleimon is venerated here, the physician and patron saint of Tilos. The monastery is considered to be one of the most important in the Dodecanese, together with Panormitis on Symi, the Panagia Spiliani on Nisyros and the famous St.John the Evangelist monastery on Patmos. There was one monk around, when I passed by in May, but I didn't get a chance to speak to him. What I especially also enjoyed here was the rich vegetation, with oriental plane trees, with pines, cypresses and walnut trees.
3. Mikro Horio
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4.5 based on 182 reviews
Reviewed By andy5552017 - Swansea, United Kingdom
Visited in the day to explore after hiring a scooter really beautiful peaceful place we were the only 2 people there at 1600hrs . Except for the goats who wonder around the narrow paths. Returned on the 2300hrs bus for an Ouzo with the Ghost Town gently lite and music playing watching the Moon. Brilliant a Must in Tilos
4. Taxiarchis Monastery
5. Castle of the Knights
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4.5 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By howiet1971 - Swindon, United Kingdom
High above Megalo Chorio is the castle of the knights. The whole region has long history of Templar Knights and is littered with these abandoned castles. Having been to a few (3 in Rhodes for example), this is a really good example and the only one I’ve seen with original frescoes in the church along with the altar. It’s probably the finest example I’ve seen. It’s a hell of a climb up; I went at speed and it took me 30 minutes to get up and I was exhausted and it was hot (and not mid-summer). There is a grand entrance, a walk up steps to a complete church filled with frescoes and an altar, and the walls all around the castle have spectacular views down (over Megalo Chorio one side, and San Antonio the other). It’s important to note that there are no barriers up here; you fall… you fall. I would not have kids up here (it would be hard to get them there anyway) but it’s not a safe place. It took 15 minutes down, and I twisted my ankles 3 times… lots of loose scree and rocks. PS: Don’t forget your water!
