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  Tilos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From the turn of the 4th century BC, for the next 200 years, Tilos was subject to the Seleucid Empire, Caria and then Ptolemaic Egypt under the influence of Rhodes, until in 200 BC, the island was incorporated in to the Rhodian confederacy.
Tilos followed Rhodes into the Byzantine Empire following the death of Theodosius I and was a member of the naval Theme of Samos between the 9th and 14th centuries.
In 1523, Tilos was occupied by the Ottoman Empire and the island was put under the privileged administrative and tax system known as "maktou".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tilos   (1168 words)

  
 Tilos Radio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tilos Radio was the first community radio station in Hungary, as a pirate broadcaster established in 1991.
Tilos Radio was established as a pirate community radio station in Budapest in 1991 as a way of bringing the public's attention to the fact that there was at that time no legal framework for independent and community broadcasters.
During the first years of its broadcasting, Tilos (which means "forbidden" in Hungarian) enjoyed wide public interest and has played a key role in the liberalisation of the airwaves in Hungary, which happened in 1995.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tilos_Radio   (362 words)

  
 Tilos travel guide
Tilos is an Aegean island with nineteen beaches, twelve mountains, seven medieval castles, a Byzantine monastery and two hundred churches, a cave full of natural discoveries, a village that is a declared cultural monument, a hundred bird species, hundreds of wild flowers and herbs, and five hundred residents.
According to legend, Tilos was named after the youngest son of Alia and Apollo who collected herbs from the island hoping to cure his mother when she became ill. After her recovery, he returned to the island and established a sanctuary in honor of Apollo and Poseidon in order to express his appreciation.
Tilos is gifted with an abundance of natural spring water that enables the cultivation of a dazzling array of fruits, almonds and vegetables.
www.world66.com /europe/greece/tilos   (1734 words)

  
 Nostalgia Travel Agency in Kos island, Dodecanese Greece Other Islands - TILOS
Pliny (Natural History IV 23,3) reports that Tilos was famous for its myrrh - a point confirmed by Callimachos, who calls the island Anthousa and relates that the name Tilos came from a later colonist.
The first inhabitants of Tilos were Pelasgians and Myceneans, as can be deduced from the ruïns of a Pelasgian wall, from the Mycenean burials which argcheologists have discovered and wich yielded numerous vases, from inscriptions and from other evidence.
At the height of its power, Tilos helped the people of Lindos to found Syracuse, among whose tyrants was one Telon, a descedant of the colonists from Tilos.
www.nostalgia.gr /otherisland-tilos.html   (839 words)

  
 GNTO-Greek Islands-Tilos-Historic Facts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Tilos is the homeland of the poetess Irinna, who lived in 350 BC and is considered something between a tenth Muse and a female Homer.
In 1523, Tilos was occupied by the Turks and their rule lasted until 1912, when the island came under the command of the Italians.
In 1943 the island was invaded by German troops and in 1948, Tilos united with Greece, as did all the Dodecanese islands.
www.hri.org /infoxenios/english/dodecanese/tilos/history.html   (278 words)

  
 Laskarina Holidays - Unspoilt Greek Islands, Halki, Symi, Tilos, Lipsi, Leros, Kalymnos, Ikaria, Samos, Skopelos, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Tilos is off the beaten track – wild, eccentric and very Greek.
Tilos is only 63 square kilmeters in size and has a relatively small population of only 400.
Tilos is good for the adventurous type as there is plenty to discover and do on this friendly island.
www.laskarina.co.uk /tilos.htm   (201 words)

  
 Talk:Tilos - Wikitravel
The region of Tilos constitutes a relatively isolated island cluster in the southern Dodecanese Islands of Greece in the Aegean Sea.
Notwithstanding this long human presence on Tilos, the current ecological physiognomy of the island reflects a notable emigration of island residents in the 1950’s resulting in the abandonment of two village settlements and a significant portion of agricultural cultivation.
Tilos is characterized by the presence of mountains and coastal precipices that are the largest and most extensive in the Dodecanese.
wikitravel.org /en/Talk:Tilos   (3309 words)

  
 Tilos History
From recorded history, Tilos has been gifted with swiftly passing clouds bathed in pastel colors heralding the dawn and passing of each day, the quiet lapping of the waves on the shores of its beaches and the songs of birds echoing throughout the naturally fertile valleys scented by the fragrance of fruit tree blossoms.
In spring, autumn and winter, Tilos becomes an artist’s canvas painted with brightly colored wildflowers and herbs against a backdrop of the pastel hues of the mountains that shelter a fertile green valley and sandy beaches before dropping dramatically into the sea.
According to legend, Tilos, who was the youngest son of Alia and Apollo the sun god, collected herbs from the island which cured his mother of a serious illness.
www.world66.com /europe/greece/tilos/history   (1615 words)

  
 Tilos - The Dodecanese Islands
Tilos is situated between the islands of Nysiros and Halki, at a distance of 290 nautical miles from the port of Pereaus.
Herodotus speaks of the golden age of Tilos as being in the centuries preceding him and that a strong contingency from Tilos and Lindos under Tilini of Gelas, colonised Sicily during the 7th century BC.
Tilos is connected by sea to the port of Pereaus (information: +30 210-4226000), some 290 nautical miles away.
www.rhodesguide.com /dodecanese/?p=14&sp=1&ssp=14   (1115 words)

  
 TILOS
Every visitor to Tilos becomes an honorary bird watcher as the beauty and richness of the island’s avian population is impossible to miss.
The news that the Office of the Southern Aegean Periphery is considering lifting the hunting ban on the island of Tilos, outside the boundaries of the permanent Wildlife Refuge, is extremely disturbing and environmentally retrograde.
Complementary to the conservation issue is the progress towards a sustainable year-round ecotourist market which will be of considerable importance to the economic viability of the island, and the region, in the foreseeable future.
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The capital of Tilos Island is Megalo Chorio.
It is an impressive settlement, built within the walls of a Venetian castle, on the foundations of ancient Tilos.
By airplane: From Athens to Rhodes and from Mandraki port to Tilos Island.
www.web-greece.gr /tilos.htm   (225 words)

  
 Tilos island in Dodecanese Greece. Tilos Greece. Dodecenese Greece by Alpatravel.com.
Tilos island is a star that chose the sea over the sky, an island of tranquility and harmony Tilos is waiting to be discovered by you.
Among Halki and Nisyros, Rhodes and Kos, Tilos island is very far from the wild crowd of the city, but at the same time closer than you imagine.
Tilos island is the place where Irina was born, the great ancient poet, who lived the same perion with Sapfo.
www.alpatravel.com /dodecanese/tilos/tilos_island.htm   (356 words)

  
 Tilos Park Journal: November 2004
Tilos is internationally recognized by the scientific community as being a “small island” of 63 square km [Natura Study, Section B, 2004-6/1].
The partnership consisting of the European Union, the Greek Ministry of Agriculture, the Municipality of Tilos and Oikos E.P.E. is currently in the process of building the infrastructure for the bird conservation as well as for the equally important ecotourism that is vital to the economy of the island.
Thirty percent of Tilos’ resident bird species are listed in Annex I of the Directive and Tilos is already designated as a Special Protection Area with hunting ban restrictions imposed on the entire island for the last decade by the Greek governmental authorities.
tilos-park.typepad.com /tilos_park_newsletter/2004/11/index.html   (7066 words)

  
 Tilos Hotel - Greek Hotel Bookings : Tilos
Tilos (Greek: ΤΗΛΟΣ) is a small Greek island located in the Aegean Sea.
Tilos has an inverted 'S' shape, is about 14.5 km long, north-west to south-east, with a maximum width of 8 km and an area of about 61 km².
From the turn of the 4th century BC, for the next 200 years, Tilos was subject to the Seleucid Empire, Caria and then Egypt under the influence of Rhodes, until in 200 BC, the island was incorporated in to the Rhodian confederacy.
www.geocities.com /ikarosstudios/hotels/tilos-hotel.htm   (1048 words)

  
 About Tilos island accommodation-holidays-vacation guide-tilos beaches-tilos going out-how to get there-tourist ...
Tilos is situated between the islands of Nisyros and Halki.
On Tilos was born and lived the tender poet Irinna, thught to be equal to the famous Sapfo - she died at a very early age.
Tilos was incorporated to mother Greece in 1948.
www.tilosholiday.gr /about.htm   (642 words)

  
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October 4, 2003, an international assembly of Tilos residents, scientists, representatives of the Local Authority, University and Research Institutes and Organizations, as well as global environmental organizations met in the Livadia community of Tilos to create the “Tilos Park,” a non-profit association.
The Tilos Park association logo is a creation and offer of George Sfikas, painter, writer and President of the Greek Society for the Protection of Nature.
Every visitor to Tilos becomes an honorary bird watcher as the beauty and richness of the island’s aviary world is impossible to miss.
www.tilos-greece.de /infos/tilos-newsletter/tilos-newsletter.htm   (788 words)

  
 Tilos (Dodekanisa)
All the year round Tilos is connected by ferryboat to all the islands of the Dodecanese.
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.Thereafter, the history of Tilos followed that of Rhodes to which the island was united.
www.greece.org /poseidon/work/islands/dodekanisa/tilos.html   (739 words)

  
 Tilos Griekenland
Tilos: Hoewel dit een klein eiland is, ten zuiden van Nisyros, is het wel een interessant eiland, omdat hier ooit een prehistorische dwergolifant leefde, waarvan de skeletten gevonden zijn in een van de grotten.
De hoofdstad van Tilos is Megalo Horio (betekent letterlijk groot dorp) dat in het midden van het noorden van het eiland ligt.
Tilos is een een aangenaam en afwisselend eiland, dat geschikt is voor het maken van mooie wandelingen naar verlaten strandjes.
www.grieksegids.nl /dodecanese/tilos.html   (94 words)

  
 Tilos Park Journal
Tilos will be the venue for an April 2006 expedition scheduled by the Campion School for international students in Athens to enable biology students to study the rich variety of indigenous flora and fauna residing in the sixteen different biotopes on the island.
At the June Turkish-Greek conference on Tilos, the Tilos and Armutalan working committees mutually agreed upon the necessity of future meetings, many of which would be held in Rhodes during the year because it is a half-way point between the two municipalities.
Perhaps his contributions to Tilos will serve as a humble reminder to those serving in government offices throughout Greece that the current young generation of professionally employed citizens of the Dodecanese already understand the dynamics of ecotourism and have acted in furtherance of the prosperity to be gained by everyone.
tilos-park.typepad.com   (14571 words)

  
 Index - Politika - Kizárják a Tilos műsorvezetőjét
A Tilos Rádió kuratóriuma haladéktalanul és végleg kizárja soraiból a december 24-i esti műsor vezetőjét, a műsort pedig a közeljövőben megtartandó fegyelmi tárgyalásig felfüggeszti - közölte Paizs Miklós kurátor a Tilos Rádió kuratóriuma nevében.
Mint az Index korábban megírta, a Tilos Rádióban a december 24-i esti műsorban elhangzott: "Kiírtanám az összes keresztényt.
A Tilos Rádió december 24-i esti műsora ellen több szervezet is tiltakozott.
www.index.hu /politika/belfold/tilos031226   (325 words)

  
 Tilos Yachtcharter sailing report Greece Tilos charter Yacht Boatcharter Tilos greek islands Dodecanese Tilos
Tilos seems to be a small place for one night only, but it has some hidden secrets.
Tilos has a museum with the bones of the small elefants, scientiests found, on the road between Leivada and Chorio.
From Tilos, you can sail to Rhodes (30 nm southeast), the beautiful island of Symi (23 nm east) or the turkish coast, either Datca (29 nm north) or Marmaris (45 nm), which are both Ports of Entry to Turkey.
greece.charterpartner.com /tilos.html   (876 words)

  
 TILOS INFO
Their office representatives have visited Tilos as the island’s guests and are preparing packages for Tilos as a holiday destination.
Tilos has successfully made the transition to eco-tourism representing a significant financial contribution and revenue base for island employment.
Tilos eco-tourism is now sufficiently advanced to provide a specific amount of money damages (representing evidentiary proof) that would be sustained in the event of loss of tour bookings should the hunting ban be lifted by the Office of the Aegean Periphery.
www.proact-campaigns.net /localcampaigns/tilosinfo.html   (2046 words)

  
 TILOS
TILOS is time-location planning software (also known as time-chainage software) that helps planning engineers in construction and civil engineering industries plan and manage linear construction projects such as road, rail, bridge, pipeline, power cabling, canal and tunnel projects.
TILOS visually displays project plans in terms of both time and distance so planners can clearly see, for example, the status of a road build project in terms of what needs to be done on each section of the road and by when.
TILOS is the only system that combines the features of a drawing program and a project management system (including scheduling, resource and cost management).
www.pmkb.com /review/censura.php?csid=f51b285dc819b59f1b24de84befc9463&cmd=details&itemid=123   (163 words)

  
 Getting Around on Tilos
Tilos is an island of tranquility and harmony.
Tilos has many beautiful beaches, some reached easily by local bus, or around an hours walk from Livadia, such as Lethra, Tholos, and Stavros.
Tilos is a small island, but a car, scooter, or a bicycle gives you the freedom to find some wonderful places in your own time.
www.tilostravel.co.uk /html/around.html   (531 words)

  
 Arellanes.com: Tilos Means Forbidden
Tilos Radio is a deeply cool alternative station, something akin to Radio 1 here in Prague.
The Hungarian National Radio and Television Authority has rescinded Tilos Radio's license for 30 days because a radio presenter insulted Christians, the BBC reports.
The pressure to close Tilos Radio comes from right-wing groups, and follows an incident during a protest in front of the Tilos offices where an Israeli flag was burned, leading to an official diplomatic protest by the Israelis.
www.arellanes.com /archives/000393.html   (473 words)

  
 Tilos Travel Agency
Tilos Travel Agency, situated in Livadia Harbour, features many facilities to enable you to plan and enjoy your holiday on Tilos.
On Tilos it is our policy to meet you on your arrival, and safely transport you and your luggage to your accommodation.
Tilos Travel are the only Estate Agents on the island, and we will be happy to assist you in the purchase of land or property on Tilos.
www.tilostravel.co.uk /html/agency.html   (305 words)

  
 Tilos - Traveler Reviews - Tilos: Go Wild! - TripAdvisor
Tilos prides itself on the continuing development of its Natural Park that is home to more than one hundred bird species that the visitor can encounter here, the new underwater preserve for marine life, and the natural history museum that brings thousands of years of island life to your senses in a brief moment.
According to legend, Tilos, who was the youngest son of Alia and Apollo the sun god, collected herbs from the island hoping to cure his mother of a serious illness.
After her recovery, Tilos returned to the island where he established a sanctuary in honor of Apollo in order to express his grateful appreciation for his mothers renewed health.
tripadvisor.com /ShowUserReviews-g189448-r1070390-Tilos_Dodecanese.html   (1074 words)

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