Gardens, Terraces and Around
XINARA VILLAGE 10 - 15 minutes from Tinos's main town and port, the 18th-century village is pedestrian with a free carpark. Though we're at the village centre, we are not overlooked and the gardens are enclosed with old stone walls. Typical of Tinos, with old houses, two churches, two public laundries (from the past), a taverna (a couple of minutes from us), and lots of cats.
BLACKSMITHS' TERRACE Seating, with a table beneath a tree scented with white blossom (Blacksmiths guests).
HOUSE ENTRANCE TERRACE Cactus, old Greek pots, pretty pebble-pattern paving. An 8-seat marble table and chairs (House guests).
MARBLE TERRACE 150m² terrace with loungers(above). Outdoor kitchen with seating and original wood-fired oven. Pergola with ten-seater table. Traditional Tinos dovecote, walnut, lemon and orange trees (House guests).
GARDENS Private terraced garden to wander or lounge amongst ancient olives, cactus and citrus trees, or hang-out up at the pool terrace. Fruit and vegetable gardens where guests can help themselves, and chickens for fresh eggs (House guests).
WALKS + BOULDERING Old partly-paved tracks lead directly from Xinara House to the mountain, down to old villages, the port, and to beaches. Or you can climb the mountain immediatly above, See TINOS
BEACHES One of the best of the island's beachs, Kolymbithra - safe, sandy and with a nice bar - is a short drive from the house. See TINOS
BOATS Apart from numerous big ferries connecting us to surrounding islands of Syros, Mykonos, Naxos, etc, you can arrange a trip to the nearby Archeological island of Dilos, and unoccupied Rhinia Island.
EATING OUT There's our village cafe and lots of excellent village tavernas neareby, plus restaurants in the town and around the island. See xinarahouse.com/
