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 Mykonos is the most popular and sophisticated holiday resort of the Aegean, and some travelers consider it the ultimate, cosmopolitan retreat in the entire Mediterranean. Mykonos has more bars and restaurants than most Greek islands and the quality of the beaches, food, music, precious jewelry, and nightlife is second to none ...
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 ...
Cycladic Sisters of Mykonos
The Cycladic Sisters, Mykonos, Delos, and Rhinia, each with her own personality, are among Greece's most precious treasures. Experience the sacred and the profane, the sublime and the absurd, the Ottoman and the Venetian, the perfect beauty of the sun god, Apollo, and the wild revelry of the wine god, Dionysius ...
Magical Delos
Magical Delos, sister island of Mykonos, was first inhabited in 3,000 B.C.. Delos is the birthplace of Apollo, the god of light. He was born to Leto of the lovely hair as she leaned against or held onto a palm tree. Leto, impregnated by Zeus, gave birth to Apollo and his sister Artemis, goddess of hunting ...
Primitive Paradise of 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 ...
Churches of Mykonos
It is said that when the lives of the devout islanders were in danger while they were at sea, their lives would be spared if they vowed to build a chapel upon return to the safety of land. And that is why, the story goes, there are more than 500 churches on Mykonos, most of them small, private chapels near the homes of the fishermen ...
Museums of Mykonos
Mykonos has five museums, the Aegean Maritime, Archaeological, Museum of Delos, Folklore, and the Agricultural, and each is fascinating and filled with treasurers. The Archaeological Museum in town was founded at the beginning of the 20th century and has vases dating from 2,500 to 4,500 B.C. ...