Mykonos
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Mykonos is an important Greek island of the Cyclades group, situated in the middle of the Aegean Sea close to Paros.
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Understand
Mykonos is famed as a cosmopolitan destination amongst the Greek islands and widely recognised as one of the great gay travel meccas.
Talk
Get in
By sea
Ferrys and Highspeed catamaran services run daily from Piraeus and Paros. Flying Dolphins (http://www.dolphins.gr) has a 3 1/2 hour trip for around 50 euros each way.
Mykonos can be reached directly from Santorini.
By air
Mykonos has an airport, about 4km away from the main city. The airport has flights for Athens, Santorini and Thessaloniki. The airport can be reached by bus or taxi. In summer - during high season - charter airlines are going directly to Mykonos from many European airports.
Get around
On Mykonos you can get around by scooter, atv, car, or bus. A sophisticated bus network, which takes you to virtually any point of the island.
Additionally taxis operate at constant rate. In the evening, it can be nearly impossible to find a taxi. You can wait hours at the taxi queue in town.
See
- The Windmills - The windmills are the landmark of Mykonos.
- Little Venice - a district in Chora (Mykonos City), famous for its colourful balconies.
- Petros the Pelican - Originally the pelican was found after a storm back in the 1950s. After Petros died he was so popular that a new pelican was introduced as a successor. The pelican can be found at the waterfront of Chora.
- Archaeological Museum of Mykonos - The exhibition of the museum includes a large number of vases, ranging from the prehistoric to the late Hellenistic period (25th-1st century B.C.), grave statues, stelae and funerary urns from Rheneia, and very few finds from Mykonos.
Do
Beaches
- Paradise Beach - a crowded party beach for the under 30 set
- Super Paradise Beach - another crowded party beach for the under 30 set. Paradise and Super Paradise may be some sort of quarantine created by the locals.
- Psarou Beach - Half the beach chairs and umbrella require reservations during peak season. Non-reserved chairs are available first come, first served.
- Platys Gialos Beach - busy family and tourist beach. Jet ski rentals available.
- Elia Beach - Rents beach chairs and umbrella for 10 euro. Rentals for Jet ski, watersking, wakeboarding and para sailing are available.
Eat
Mykonos Town
- La Maison de Catherine
- Kalidonios Restaurant
- Aqua Tavernia (in Little Venice)
Ano Mera
The town square offers several traditional restaurants.
Beach Taverns
- Nammos on Psarou Beach - top quality at good prices
- Elia on Elia Beach - large menu, reasonable and very good food
Drink
- Caprice in Little Venice is ever popular and perhaps the most crowded bar on the island. Its beautiful when the surf is up.
- Several balkan nightclubs are open after hours and offer nationalistic songs and trays of flowers to throw at the singers.
Sleep
- the Belvedere Hotel [1] - one of the most popular boutique hotels. Most rooms, however, have a poor view.
- the Rochari Hotel [2] - a very nice three star hotel. Pleasant staff and good views from most rooms.
- St Johns Hotel [3] - abeautiful new five star hotel outside of town. Most rooms offer either sea views or a partial sea view.
Its hot on Mykonos during July and August, so you may want to ensure your hotel has air conditioning.
Get out
Delos, an island close to Mykonos is famous for its ancient temples. Daily excursions can be booked in Mykonos. Delos was the most important Panhellenic sanctuary, and, according to mythology, the birth-place of Apollo and Artemis. The first signs of habitation on the island date from the 3rd millenium B.C., and important remains of the Mycenaean period have been uncovered in the area of the sanctuary. In the 7th century B.C. Delos was already a known Ionic centre because of its religious importance as the birth-place of Apollo.
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