Sklavohorio is a small, colourful village hidden in the slopes of Mt Tsiknias on the north side of the island of Tinos. There lies the church of Agia Triada (the Holy Trinity), along with a communal laundry house built in 1821. The great Greek painter Nikolaos Gizis was born in Sklavohorio, and spent his early years there. The house where he was born and spent his early years is open to visitors.
On Tinos, the Labour Day celebration is organised by the village association of Sklavohorio. Lambs are spit-roasted, the tables are set, and food is provided, along with dancing and song, for all those present. All the village residents take part, supplementing the meal with homemade meze, sweets, raki and more.
Tinos’ traditional dishes are artichokes cooked in a variety of ways, sun-dried tomatoes with batter, froutalia, savore with molasses, fried fish with petimezi sauce, pork sausages, the saltsisi, and the louza of Tinos. Cheeses include the famed Graviera and Kopanisti. As for sweets, the famous ones are amygdalota, xerotigana, karidota, pasteli, loukoumi, and various kinds of halva, as well as the renowned thyme honey of Tinos.
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