Tinos Greece Marble

If you visit the museums in tinos you will get a much better idea of the importance of this magnificent material for the life and economy of the island.

Tinos greece marble. We offer two and three week intensive workshops may through october for artists at all levels of stone carving experience. Spring green chinese marble. Eleftheroupolis akrovounio greek marble. The island has marble of great quality and many people who were born or lived here became famous for working with it.

Tinos s rich heritage in marble craftsmanship was recently recognized by unesco which in 2015 inscribed it it in its. Tinos in greece has lots and lots of beaches. Sculpt marble in greece. Related materials marble green.

Pyrgos the village of the marble artists. The scenic villages of tinos. Lying away from the seashore and where a venetian castle used to stand the word pyrgos in greek means castle pýrgos is one of the largest villages of the island and definitely the centre of the marble art of tinos. There you will find the museum of traditional marble technology a respectful sculpture academy and the halepas museum that houses artwork of greece s celebrated marble sculptor.

The marble you carve is from the ancient quarries of our island and workshop participants formulate and complete a piece. Breccia fawakhir egyptian marble. Rajasthan green indian marble. τήνος is a greek island situated in the aegean sea it is located in the cyclades archipelago in antiquity tinos was also known as ophiussa from ophis greek for snake and hydroessa from hydor greek for water.

We have reviews of the best places to see in tinos. The marble artisans of tinos were famous for their skill since ancient times and it s a tradition that is very much alive to our days in pyrgos. More than any other material it is marble that is most associated with greek art and architecture from antiquity until today and no place has a richer modern marble crafting tradition than the island of tinos located near mykonos in the northern cyclades. Tinos town and port are 1 6 mi from marble villas while agios fokas beach is 2 300 feet away.

Immerse yourself in the five thousand year history of marble carving in greece on the beautiful cycladic island of tinos. Find what to do today this weekend or in october. Tinos green country of origin. Couples in particular like the location they rated it 9 6 for a two person trip.

The closest islands are andros delos and mykonos it has a land area of 194 464 square kilometres 75 083 sq mi and a 2011 census population of 8 636 inhabitants. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in tinos greece on tripadvisor. Visit top rated must see attractions.