The superb bays of Super Paradise, Paradise, Platis Gialos, and Elia boast a multitude of other entertaining activities, including music events, and even beach golf. In the evening, Mykonos Town or Chora gets lively with the cozy bars in Little Venice and the vivid clubs found throughout the paved quarters.
Also, make sure to witness the romantic sunset from the windmills on the hilltop above Mykonos Town or from Little Venice for an unforgettable experience in Mykonos. The natural beauty and beautifully preserved architecture of Mykonos have inspired various artists, from cinematographers and painters to music bands like Fleet Foxes who wrote a beautiful song called Mykonos. Many movies have also been set in Mykonos, including the famous Shirley Valentine Moreover, while Mykonos Town and the southern beaches get crowded in high season, the rest of the island remains serene and secluded.
A drive around this untouched Mykonian part reveals private coves for swimming, interesting monasteries and fabulous spots with sea view. As one of the world-renowned Greek islands, Mykonos flaunts its unique, vibrant and perky character along with its party-oriented personality.
Why visit Mykonos? In brief:. Mykonos is a Greek island in the southern part of the Aegean Sea and belongs in the Cyclades complex. It is in close proximity to the islands of Tinos, Paros, Syros, Naxos. For a better look, check out our map of Mykonos.
While Mykonos starts expanding its tourist season to cover more months of the year, the most ideal time frame to visit the intriguing Cycladic island is from May to mid September. The weather in Mykonos is at its finest, with hot days and summer winds balancing the summer temperatures. Read more about best time to visit Mykonos. Staying between days is nice when you want to keep a tight itinerary, but days can work out splendidly as island-hopping bundles will enhance your vacation in the Aegean.
Discover our suggestions for 1,2,3 days. Browse through more than 5. From the picturesque villages of Chora and Ano Mera, to the pristine seashores Paradise, Elia and more , the emblematic windmills among many more. For your daily dose of Greek beauty, you can follow our community feed or follow our page on Instagram!
Do you want to contribute? Join the Greeka community or tag us greekacom. Mykonos is the second most visited island of Greece. As such, it has a rich variety of available tours and activities to book and partake in, enhancing your Mykonian vacation. Take a more detailed look and get inspired about your upcoming Greek summertime. This section includes every landmark and important museum on the wonderful Mykonos.
Explore the intriguing castle ruins and orthodox churches dotting the island. Travelling to Mykonos is easy and comfortable. The popular island hosts a buzzing International Airport with direct flights from Europe along the domestic ones.
Additionally, its port is connected via daily ferry routes from Athens Ports of Piraeus and Rafina and many Aegean islands. Check this section for more details and booking arrangements. Mykonos is a relatively easy to explore island even with its bus transportation. The bus stations in Mykonos Town are accessible and easy to spot, while the personnel can assist with bus stops and schedule inquiries.
Buses and water taxis cover the core bays of the island but for totally free movement, renting a vehicle is the best option. The history of the neighbouring islands of Delos and Rhenia are intertwined with that of Mykonos since ancient times. Nonetheless, its modern history is equally significant, as it contributed a great deal to the Independence War of Greece.
For more fascinating details, take a look at the full section and enjoy an alternative side of Mykonos. With an area of approximately 90 sq km, Mykonos is a relatively small island. It has quite a few bays and is rather flat and barren. In the past it was known for its granite rocks. The highest peak of Mykonos is Prophet Elias Vorniotis, standing at m tall. Mykonos is a profoundly Cycladic island, where the traditional cubic, low-ceiling buildings are preserved by law.
The pure white is contrasted by colorful details added and the elaborate mini-gardens around them. The beautiful wooden balconies of Little Venice in Chora and its colored houses create a harmonious exception in the white village.
An excellent option every visitor can partake in, is the festive atmosphere of the Mykonian cultural and religious events that annually take place.
The festivities last day and night, with traditional dances, music and a wide variety of finger-licking local delicacies to feast upon. Mykonos produces a delicious variety of local specialties, from homemade sausages with excellent spices and herbs, to onion pies with cheese and others to keep you craving more.
As one of the main aspects of Mykonian summertime, the wild nightlife needs no introduction. World-acclaimed clubs and buzzing cocktail bars to keep you dancing all night, make this island a Cycladic party hub. Indulge in its cosmopolitan attitude and have the most memorable Greek vacation!
More: Weather Map Useful Phones. Want to discover Mykonos with ease and totally carefree? This was at least twice as anachronistic. They would arrive by boat, having bought their way on a fishing or cargo vessel, and they would ask the harbor master for a place to stay.
There was nothing like a hotel at the time, but various elderly widows would have spare rooms that they might rent. This was the start of the business of domatia, or rooms for rent, in the Greek islands. These days it is much easier to get there and to find a place to stay, at least if you don't show up during high season.
Mykonos is just a short hop by ferry or air from Athens. Use this search engine to explore ferry schedules, and you can even buy your tickets online.
I prefer the classic Greek inter-island ferries with open decks, where you can relax and watch the sea and islands slide by.
Many ferries depart Athens' port of Piraeus around to Piraeus is an enormous port and it gets very busy with all the early morning departures.
You would have to arrive there well before your ferry's departure time. A late morning to mid-day departure sounds much better to me! The Cyclades islands are mostly the peaks of submerged mountainous terrain, with the exception of the two volcanic islands of Milos and Thera Santorini. The below map shows the island's location in the northern Cyclades. It's just three hours by fast catamaran and four and a half to six hours by traditional ferry from Piraeus, and only 45 minutes by air from Athens.
This is a portion of an aeronautical chart showing Mykonos and the nearby islands of Tinos, Syros, and Delos. Aeronautical chart of the Aegean Sea. There have been various systems for transliterating Greek words into the Latin alphabet. If you arrive by ferry, the main town or Hora is also the port. On many of the Greek islands, the main town is known simply as Hora. With Mykonos being a popular tourist destination, its Hora has also come to be known by the island's name. It's about 4 kilometers from the airport to town.
One way or another, you'll get to the Hora. Cafes and an array of travel-related businesses line the waterfront. A number of places sell ferry tickets, both for a one day excursion to the sacred island of Delos and for inter-island connections. Looking across the old harbor to the ferry pier, and in the distance, the cruise ship port. The gigantic cruise ships pull in to their own port, across the bay from the Hora and well out of town.
That's very good, as it keeps them from overwhelming the very nice atmosphere of the main town. There is still a lot of small-scale fishing out of Mykonos. The covered object just above the waterline beyond this fishing boat is a large marble-topped table used for the daily fish market.
Plateia Manto Mavrogenous is the main square, although it's commonly called "Taxi Square". It's toward the north-east corner of the Hora, and is the furthest that a taxi or other full-sized vehicle can venture into the narrow streets, or really passageways, of the old town.
This donkey could carry freight into the center of the Hora, as could small ATVs, but that's about it. Odos Matogianni leads south from Plateia Manto Mavrogenous. This is where the main street through town opens into the main square. Really, you are looking into the main street where it enters the main square. Matogianni is the main street south from Plateia Manto Mavrogenous. Christian pirates ravaged the Cyclades through the s.
This led to the narrow twisting streets of the Hora. They not only block the strong and nearly constant winds, but they also slow down hordes of rampaging pirates. The prevailing color scheme is white with blue trim.
Sometimes light blue, some times dark, and sometimes another color altogether. Here we are walking south on Matogianni, the main passageway. Lots of shops, a few banks, bars and restaurants line this street. This couple sits outside a nice little grocery store as the world walks past. A local couple watches everyone walking along Matogianni. Below is Hotel Philippi, which was a great place to stay. First the entry, then the garden overlooked by the rooms and their balconies.
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The most popular way to reach Mykonos is by ferry from Athens Rafina but the island can also be reached by plane. You can include Mykonos in an island-hopping itinerary as it is well connected to other islands of the Aegean sea, like Santorini, Paros and Naxos. You can also reach it with a day tour from neighboring islands like Paros and Naxos.
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