Tinos

The Aegean islands of Andros and Tinos got their main power supply back on Thursday after adverse weather knocked out the cables connecting them to the mainland grid.

Tempestuous weather wreaked problems in various parts of the country on Tuesday.
Andros and Tinos were left without electricity after the two power lines supplying the Aegean islands were damaged in gale-force winds.
Electricity grid operator DEDDIE said that technical crews were working to restore power to the two islands of nearly 18,000 inhabitants.

Andros and Tinos were left without power on Tuesday after the two lines supplying the Aegean islands were damaged as a result of bad weather in the area, supplier DEDDIE said.

According to an announcement, technical crews were working to restore supply to the two islands of nearly 18,000 inhabitants, with efforts focusing on getting a power station on Andros up and running.

Strong winds reaching speeds of 11 Beaufort in parts of the Aegean prevented ferry boats from sailing from the capital's ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio on Monday morning and have even affected shorter routes to the Saronic Gulf island of Salamina, between the eastern port of Volos and the Sporades, and even the Igoumenitsa-Lefkimi service in the Ionian Sea.

The Evia-Andros undersea electrical interconnection, which aims to strengthen the interconnection between the islands of Andros and Tinos and the mainland system, has been put into operation, with the Andros-Tinos section expected to be up and running next month.

The Museum of Marble Crafts in Pyrgos on the island of Tinos presents the processes that this versatile material goes through from the quarry to the workshop while also shedding light on the important role it has played in art, architecture and the island's economy since ancient times. The museum is open daily except Tuesdays and holidays between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

On the 100th anniversary of the death of Greek sculptor Dimitrios Filippotis, the Museum of Marble Crafts on Tinos is hosting an exhibit honoring the work and life of the great artist.

The Cultural Foundation of Tinos presents "Passages," a solo show by Canadian artist Allyson Glenn comprising 11 paintings that are inspired by the ancient Greek gods and their legendary powers.

A passenger ferry with 317 people onboard returned safely to the port of Rafina, east of Athens, on Wednesday after an engine failure.
The Super Runner, which also had cars and trucks on board, was traveling to the island of Santorini via the islands of Tinos, Mykonos and Paros.

Greece is taking a lead in developing a circular economy through the European Union-funded Hydrousa project, a scientific program aimed at the extraction of water from unconventional sources to be used for irrigation and even for human consumption on the country's islands. It is now moving on from the designing stage to licensing.