Tilos Island - Dodecanese, Greece
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Tilos is situated between the islands of Nissiros and Chalki. It has an area of 64 square kms, a coastline of 63 kms and a distance of 290 nautical miles form the port of Piraeus. The ground is rocky with the only exception being a small fertile valley found almost in the center of the island and which ends up on the idyllic, one kilometer long, sandy beach of Eristos. Today Tilos has 300 inhabitants. The island has two basic settlements Livadia , which is the island's port, and Megalo Chorio. Megalo Chorio is the capital and quite an impressive settlement built as
it is at the foot of a rocky hill with the Castle, which built by the Knights of St. John, poised above it. Until early in the 18th century, the entire village resided within the castle walls. more frescoes from the 16th century. In the past years Tilos had more inhabitants and more districts, from which only Megalo Chorio, which is the island's capital and Livadia, the island's port are still inhabited today. At a 2,5 km distance west of Megalo Chorio you can visit the monastery of St. Antonis whlie 6,5 kms NW is the monastery of St. Pandeleimon - the most important monastery of the island. It is estimated that it took its current appearance during the second half of the 15th century and it flourished around the 18th century. It has many frescoes and a pebbled yard. Another settlement of the island, deserted today but while worth visiting is Mikro Chorio. It is postulated that it was built during the Knights era but its inhabitants started leaving it during the 1930 decade.