Horizon Villas
Welcome

A field guide to Horizon Villas

a quiet reference book for your stay
A welcome

I'm William Vlachos, your host. This guide is built on twenty years on Tinos — the recommendations are the places I'd actually take my friends, based on what I rate right now rather than a generic tourist list. If it's in here, it's because I'd go there myself.

How to use this guide

The guide is split into five parts: the villas, the bay below, the wider island, the culture, and the practical page. Two ways to get around — type into the search bar to jump straight to anything by name, or tap one of the directories in the top menu (Villas, Agios Ioannis, Tinos, Culture, Utilities) to move there. Each page stands on its own, so start wherever your question is.

Contents
Horizon VillasI Agios IoannisII TinosIII CultureIV UtilitiesV
Where
Agios Ioannis · Porto
Tinos, Greece
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The shared pool at sunset, loungers facing the hills of Tinos
I   Horizon Villas

The place you're staying

six maisonettes around a shared pool
The pool, and the practical things to know once you've put the suitcases down.
Agios Ioannis bay at sunset, the headland and village in golden light
II   Agios Ioannis

The bay below us

a south-facing cove, sheltered from the meltemi
The closest place to the villas — bay, beach, and the taverna at the water. Inside: how to walk down, when Lalouza opens, and what the wind does on which day.
The quiet sandy cove of Pachia Ammos framed by rocky headlands
III   Tinos

The wider island

villages, beaches, tables, and cafés
Villages, beaches, restaurants, and cafés beyond the bay. Inside: where to eat in Chora, which beach to pick by wind direction, which villages reward the drive, and where to find a good coffee.
A vine-shaded marble alley in Falatados, the wine village
IV   Culture

Tradition and craft

panigiria, marble, wine
The cultural layer. Inside: the panigiria calendar with downloadable dates, the museums worth a slow morning, and the wineries to taste your way through.
Tinos town and harbour at golden hour
V   Utilities

The practical page

practical things, in walking radius and beyond
Where to call, drive, or walk to when you need something. Inside: groceries, pharmacy and doctor, transport and rentals, and the numbers worth saving on your phone.
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