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See links below for other web sites on this Island.
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Tilos is part of the Archipelago of Dodecanese, situated 65km west of Rhodes, and just south of Nissiros. It has an area of area of 63 km² and has a coastline of 63 km. .
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Tilos has 500 inhabitants.
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The island was first inhabited in the early Neolithic period 8000-7000 B.C. Evidence of this is found in the cave of Harcadio.
Both the Minoans and the Mycenaean’s appear to have settled on the island and from excavations carried out Pelasgian walls were also found.
However the island's most important period was the 7th century BC when Tilians together with Lindians settled in Sicily and built the well-known city of Gelas. The tyrants Gelon and Ieron were from Tilos.
The island flourished during the classical era also having its own coinage and being famous for clothing and perfumes. There after, the history of Tilos followed that of Rhodes to which the island was united.
In Byzantine times, together with Nissiros, Kos, and Samos it constituted the Samos Issue. The Knights of St. John who either reconstructed or built three of the island’s castles inhabited it. At this time ecclesiastical wall painting was developed. In 1522 the island was conquered by the Turks who occupied it until 1948 when it was reunited with Hellas.
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This topic is not island-specific. It applies to the nation of Greece.
Orthodox Christianity is the recognized dominant religion of Greece and it is legally protected by the state. This has caused legal discrimination against non-Orthodox Churches, and although the constitution of 1975 removed the power of most of the old laws against Protestants, problems still exist today. There is a lot of fear towards anything outside of the Orthodox Church, especially on the islands. However, repeated rulings of the European Court of Justice in favour of religious minorities in cases of discrimination have led to a relative increase of the freedoms that these religious minorities now enjoy.
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Most of the saints are honored on this island and the Orthodox Church is highly respected.
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-That the outreach will enable the gospel of salvation to be shared
-That the people on the island will realize their need for God and their eyes will be opened to the truth and love of God through reading the Bible for themselves.
-That God will work in the lives of all the God-fearing religious people already living on this island, and bring healing & refreshment to their lives.
- For more Christian workers for follow up on Tilos.
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Bus times are hard to find, but they are usually listed at the ‘information kiosk’ on the quay at Livadia.
The Island’s museum is housed in the municipality of the capital. Here, you can see the bones of Prehistoric mastodons (they became extinct 4600BC), which were found in the Cave of Harcadio in 1974.
The ruins of an Ancient City, on Mount Kastro, near the capital.
The Medieval Castle, on the top of a hill, near the capital.
The ruins of a Defensive Wall and a Tower, near the village of Livadia.
The Monastery of Agios Antonios, near the sea, 2.5 km from the capital.
There is a well-kept Monastery ‘Agios Panteleimonas’ found at the bottom of a very scenic road. It is built on a rock, in a site with rich greenery, 6 km from the capital. It has accommodations for visitors.
The Monastery of Panagia Politissa and that of Agios Petros, 2 km from the village of Livadia.
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The celebrations on the islands usually revolve around the Saints, and there is a big celebration at Easter in the Orthodox Church.
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www.greektravel.com
www.in2greece.com
http://www.dilos.com/region/dodecan/tilos.html
http://www.hri.org/infoxenios/english/dodecanese/tilos/tilos.html
http://www.greekhotel.com/dodecane/tilos/info/home.html
http://2sea.com/tilos.htm
http://www.greece.org/poseidon/work/islands/dodekanisa/tilos.html
http://www.greektourism.com/travel_guide/regions/dodecanese/tilos/index.stm
http://www.greek-islands.eu.com/tilos.html
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