Ormos Isternion
The village's bay, with a sandy beach, tamarisks and tavernas by the water.
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Isternia
Marble, blue domes and a bay of fish tavernas far below
The west-coast villages · Tinos
About Isternia
Isternia is a village of marble carvers on the west coast, between Kardiani and Pyrgos, built in tiers on a slope that falls steeply to the sea. Its church has a dome of blue and white tiles, its doorways and fountains are carved in local marble, and its cafés look out over the Aegean to Syros. Far below, at the end of a winding road, is Ormos Isternion, its little harbour, with a beach under tamarisks and fish tavernas at the water's edge.
Where to eat
Tables we love in Isternia
Taverna by the sea
Thalassaki
Ormos Isternion · The west-coast villages
A Greek taverna on the little bay of Ormos Isternion, at the bottom of the road down from Isternia, with tables by the water. Swim, then eat.
Within an easy drive
Around Isternia
Good to know
Before you go to Isternia
Getting there
Isternia is on the main road to Pyrgos, about 25 km from Tinos Town, with buses in summer. A separate road winds down to Ormos Isternion.
When to go
Evening: watch the sun set from the village, then drive down to the bay for dinner by the sea.
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