Destination Mykonos

Mykonos covers an area of twenty-three square miles and has a population of about 15,000 permanent residents. There are more than 500 churches on the island, many attached to private homes. The town itself is an actual maze and was deliberately built in this fashion to confuse pirates who came to rob and pillage.

• Discover Mykonos at-a-glance A-Z

» Aegean Maritime Museum

The Aegean Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Mykonos, Greece. The founder and chairman of the museum, George M. Drakopoulos, received the Athens Academy Award and the World Ship Trust's Award for Individual Achievement for the foundation of the museum. A non-profit institution, it was founded in 1983 and in 1985 opened to the public in a Mykonian building of the 19th century …

» Beaches of Mykonos

If you crave solitude, choose the beaches furthest from Mykonos Town- Kalo Livadi, Lia, or Panormos. For topless or nude sunbathing, there is Paradise, Super Paradise, Agrari, and Elia. If you want to be near more activities Aghios Stefanos, Aghios Ioannis, and Ornos are beaches which are closest to Mykonos Town …

» Delos

The island of Delos, isolated in the centre of the roughly circular ring of islands called the Cyclades, near Mykonos, is one of the most important mythological, historical and archaeological sites in Greece. Ongoing excavation takes place under the direction of the French School at Athens and many of the artifacts found are on display at the Archaeological Museum of Delos and the National Archaeological Museum of Athens …

» Paraportiani

The Church of Panagia Paraportiani is situated in the neighbourhood of Kastro, in the town of Chora. Its name literally means "Our Lady of the Side Gate" in Greek, as its entrance was found in the side gate of the entrance to the Kastro area. The building of this church started in 1425 and was not completed until the 17th century. This impressive, whitewashed church actually consists of five other churches attached all together …

» Petros the Pelican

Petros was a Great White Pelican, who was the official mascot of the Greek island of Mykonos. In 1958 a wounded pelican was found off the coast of Mykonos shore by a local fisherman. The pelican was nursed to health and remained on the island supported by locals. It soon adopted the name 'Petros', as a joke between the locals, as 'petro' in Greek means rock, stone but metaphorically old and grumpy …

» Psarrou

Psarrou is one of the most famous beach villages of Mykonos island, but mainly among Greeks. Every year thousands of tourists and celebrities visit this sandy beach, which is organized offering luxurious sunbeds and umbrellas. Due to Psarrou's popularity, specially during August, which is the peak of high season, there is a waiting list for the sunbeds and umbrellas …

» Rhinia

Mighty pillars, crowned by clouds, guide the entrance to the primitive paradise called Rhinia, the third sister in the Cycladic triangle. On the one side, the huge rocks are rugged and weather-beaten, their age hidden in the dark stones. On the other side, the surfaces are smooth and shiny, reflecting rays of the sun …

» Vase of Mykonos

The Mykonos Vase, a pithos, is the earliest dated object (Archaic period, ca. 670 BC) which depicts the Trojan Horse during the Trojan War. It was found in 1961 on Mykonos in Greece, for which it is named, by a local islander …

» Windmills of Mykonos

The Mykonos windmills are iconic feature of the Greek island of the Mykonos. The island is one of the Cyclades islands, which surround Delos in the Agean Sea. The windmills can be seen from every point of the village of Mykonos, the island's principle village, which is sometimes called the Chora on Greek islands. The windmills are the first thing seen when coming into the harbour, as they stand on a hill overlooking the area …