Pyrgos the village of the marble artists.
Tinos greece marble.
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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.
Related materials marble green.
Eleftheroupolis akrovounio greek marble.
Tinos green country of origin.
Breccia fawakhir egyptian marble.
The marble you carve is from the ancient quarries of our island and workshop participants formulate and complete a piece.
Megalochari church is 2 5 mi from the accommodations.
The scenic villages of tinos.
Lime green indian limestone.
Couples in particular like the location they rated it 9 6 for a two person trip.
Immerse yourself in the five thousand year history of marble carving in greece on the beautiful cycladic island of tinos.
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.
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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.
The island has marble of great quality and many people who were born or lived here became famous for working with it.
Rajasthan green indian marble.
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Tinos in greece has lots and lots of beaches.
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Sculpt marble in greece.
Tinos s rich heritage in marble craftsmanship was recently recognized by unesco which in 2015 inscribed it it in its.
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Spring green chinese marble.
Tinos town and port are 1 6 mi from marble villas while agios fokas beach is 2 300 feet away.
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.
We offer two and three week intensive workshops may through october for artists at all levels of stone carving experience.