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Tinos
island Greece
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a decent fine-sand beach 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) west of Tinos town at
Kionia, and another 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) east of town at busy Ayios
Fokas. From Tinos, there's bus service on the south beach road (usually
four times a day) to the resort of Porto, 8 kilometers (5 miles) to the
east. Porto offers several long stretches of uncrowded sand, a few hotel
complexes, and numerous tavernas, several at or near the beach. The beach
at Ayios Ioannis facing the town of Porto is okay, but you'd be better
off walking west across the small headland to a longer, less populous beach,
extending from this headland to the church or Ayios Sostis at its western
extremity; you can also get here by driving or taking the bus to Ayios
Sostis. There are two beaches at Kolimbithres on the north side of the
island, easily accessed by car, although protection from the meltemi winds
can be a problem--the second is the best, with fine sand in a small rocky
cove and two tavernas. There are more beaches around the headland from
here--longer, less populous, and more exposed to the wind; you can reach
these by a short drive on a poor dirt road beyond the beach mentioned above.
The pebble cove at Livada is accessible only by a long, rough dirt road,
and the north-facing beach receives the worst of the meltemi winds. Several
beaches on the southwest coast (Ayios Romanos, Ayios Petros, and Isternion)
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