Tilos

the village of Mikro Horio on the island of Tilos. Deserted since World War 2 this place is now inhabited only by ghosts and goats.
The main church is still cared for but the streets of houses with their blank windows are crumbling into the hillside.

An island with rough, mountainous and verdant volumes, hills and plains where four hundred species of flowers and herbs germinate, inhabited by numerous species of rare birds (Bonelli’s eagle, hawks, nightingales, goldfinches, herons, bee-eaters etc). It has picturesque villages and charming beaches. This is the place where the last elephants of Europe lived: The dwarf-elephants appeared in the island 45,000 years ago and disappeared 4,000 years ago.  The whole island constitutes a vast ecological park and is protected by international treaties. Ancient times Tilos was famous for its herbs and became really prosperous during classic period. During that period the famous female poet, Irinna, lived on the island. The island extends over a surface of 63 km2, its coastline is 63 km long and it has 500 inhabitants. It can be reached by ferry from Rhodes.