Easter in the Cyclades
A full Holy Week on Tinos, from the first services through the Good Friday procession to the Saturday midnight liturgy and Sunday's spit-roasted lamb.
- Length
- 6 days · 5 nights
- Months
- Orthodox Easter week
- Stops
- 1
The route on a map
1 · 5 nights
Tinos Town
The island base for the whole of Holy Week and Easter Sunday.
Day by day
Day 1
Athens to Tinos
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Ferry from Rafina, arriving in time for the first Holy Week services.
Day 2
Holy Week begins
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Evening liturgies in the town's churches as the week builds.
Day 3
Good Friday procession
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The Epitaphios carried through the streets after dark.
Day 4
Holy Saturday
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The midnight service and the passing of the Holy Light between candles.
Day 5
Easter Sunday
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Whole lambs on the spit and the village feasting that follows the fast.
Day 6
Departure
Departure
Ferry back to Athens; a departure day.