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Tilos island

Tilos is a small Greek island and municipality located in the Aegean Sea. It is part of the Dodecanese group of islands, and lies midway between Kos and Rhodes. It has a population of 533 inhabitants (2001 census). Along with the uninhabited offshore islets of Antitilos and Gaidaros, it forms the Municipality of Tilos, which has a total land area of 64.525 km².

Popularly, Telos (the ancient form of its name) was the son of Helios and Halia, the sister of the Telchines. He came to the island in search of herbs to heal his ill mother, and later returned to found a temple to Apollo and Neptune. However, Telos does not appear in Greek mythology and the name probably has an unknown pre-Hellenic origin. Pliny the Elder notes that in antiquity Telos was known as Agathussa.

At the north-west end of the island, the Monastery of Ayios Panteleimon, (also the island's patron saint), sits on the slopes of Mount Profitis Ilias (654 m). The mountain borders a fertile plain running across the island's width, with the settlements of Ayios Andonis to the north and Eristos to the south. To the north-east of the plain is the island's capital, Megalo Chorio, built in the early 19th century at the foot of the ancient city of Telos. The archaic ruins stretch up to the site of the acropolis of the ancient city, dedicated to Pythios Apollo and Poliada Athina, and the Venetian Kastro, built over it. To the west is Kharkhadio Cave, where excavations in 1971 unearthed Neolithic finds and bones of dwarf elephant.

Above the cave stand the ruins of the medieval Fortress of Mesaria. At southern end of the island, bordered by more fertile meadows, is Livadhia, the major harbour and economic centre of the island. The island's old capital, Mikro Chorio, first settled in the 15th century by the Knights of the Order of St. John, overlooks the bay. It has been completely abandoned since 1960, its inhabitants having moved down to the harbour in the 1930s. A number of other settlements such as Lethra, Ghera, and Pano Meri have similarly been abandoned. Mount Ayios Nikolaos (367 m) stands to the south of the bay.

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How to get here

Tilos connects to Rhodes, with frequent and fast timetables. Tilos is also connected by boat with the islands of Simi, Nisyros, Kos, Kalymnos, and with islands that are in the north, along with Piraeus and Salonica ports. The International Airports of Rhodes and of Kos, are connected with most European airports, also serving as gates for those willing to taste the unique experience that Tilos is.
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