[3] Tinos is famous amongst Greeks for the Church of Panagia Evangelistria, its 80 or so windmills,[4] about 1,000 artistic dovecotes, 50 active villages and its Venetian fortifications at the mountain, Exomvourgo.

On Tinos, both Greek Orthodox and Catholic populations co-exist, and the island is also well known for its sculptors and painters, such as Nikolaos Gysis, Yannoulis Chalepas and Nikiforos Lytras.

The island is located near the geographical center of the Cyclades island complex, and because of the Panagia Evangelistria church, with its reputedly miraculous icon of Virgin Mary that it holds, Tinos is also the center of a yearly pilgrimage that takes place on the date of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary (15 August, Dekapentavgoustos in Greek).

[5] Many pilgrims make their way the 800 metres (2,600 feet) from the ferry wharf to the church on their hands and knees as sign of devotion.

[10] Pausanias relates that the name of the Tenians was also inscribed on the statue of Zeus at Olympia among the Greeks who had fought at the Battle of Plataea.

[11] The Tenians afterwards formed part of the Delian League, and are mentioned among the subject allies of Athens at the time of the Sicilian expedition.

[13] Alexander of Pherae took possession of Tenos for a time;[14] and the island was afterwards granted by Marcus Antonius to the Rhodians.

In 1825 HMS Cambrian was the lead vessel of a small squadron in anti-piracy operations in the Archipelago, at Alexandria, and around the coasts of Syria.

The date of 15 August also commemorates the 1940 sinking in Tinos's harbour of the Greek cruiser Elli, during peacetime, while she rode at anchor, by the Italian submarine Delfino.

The mountain of Exobourgo is quite distinct, and unlike its more rounded Cycladic neighbors, has a jagged appearance that would be more at home in the Alps.

The Meltemi winds and concerns of local villagers of the towns of Falatados, and Steni have all but halted the project.

The island's mineral resources include marble, Verde antico, asbestos and a granite mine near Volax (also known as Volakas).