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Smardakito & Loutra

By March 22, 2022No Comments

Smardakito

It owes the dense vegetation that surrounds it to the abundant waters of the region. The location on the southeastern edges of the mountain Rahes allows the visitors to overlook the plains at Kato Meri and Xobourgo rock. In the central square of Smardakito village, you will see the church of Aghios Antonios with its tall bell tower and you will quench your thirst with refreshing water descending from the old xinara (source).

Loutra

The historic burden of the place is heavy… Here, among the gardens, after the destruction of the Castle of Xobourgo, Jesuit monks and nuns Ursulines built their monasteries, changing Loutra into an important religious center of Tinos. In 1862 a nun of the Ursulines Order founded the monastery, which included girls’ school, elementary and high school, orphanage, boarding school and carpet school running until 1990! Today, it has turned into a museum, where handiwork, musical instruments and books schoolgirls are exhibited. Similarly, the monastery of Jesuits has become an Agricultural Museum which houses artifacts and agricultural implements of the past.

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