Tilos Island

Tilos (or Telos) is an island in the Dodecanese archipelago in the Aegean Sea of Greece. Tilos is quite distant from the Greek mainland. From Athens to Tilos is about 220 miles in a straight line. Tilos is not as often visited by tourists as neighboring Kos or Rhodes. The island is permanently inhabited by fewer than 500 people who serve tourists, engaged in agriculture and fishing.

In the 1990s, the mayor of Tilos has prohibited all hunting on the island and declared it a wildlife refuge. Since then, the island has been active in environmental activities. Tilos is the greenest island of the Dodecanese archipelago. Tilos is designated as a special protected area under the European Birds Directive because it is home to endangered species of eagles and falcons. The island is now planting trees, restoring natural springs and encouraging traditional crops in order to protect the habitat of these birds.

 For yachts on the island is available mooring at the island's ferry port of Livadia. Yachts can be anchored in the bays of Eristos and St. Anthony.