Introduction
Located in the heart of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea, Mykonos and its rocky landscape is one of Greece's most popular destinations. Despite the enduring meltemi (a dry wind from the north), the island's pristine beaches and lively whitewashed towns have attracted eclectic groups from Jackie Onassis in the 1960s, to a swinging, gay crowd in the 1980s. Wealthy Greeks, realising they were missing out, have since contributed to the island's gentrification.
More from Mykonos PDF VersionEssentials
- Late breakfast, late lunch and late dinner are de rigueur.
- Don’t overpack, you’ll spend most of your time in your bathing suit.
- Forget motorcycles, and rent a car, a much safer option.
- Be prepared for creative driving from everyone else.
- Cruise-ship crowds take over towns in the afternoon.
Two-hour tour
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Delos Island
Windmills Travel & Tourism, Fabrica Square
+ 30 22 890 26 555
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Hotels
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Rochari
Koustathanas, Hora
+ 30 22 890 23 107
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Mykonos Grace
Agios Stefanos Beach
+ 30 22 890 20 000
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Belvedere Hotel
School of Fine Arts District
+ 30 22 890 25 122
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Aqua Living
+ 30 22 890 28 899 or + 44 207 0606 24
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Mykonos Theozenia
Kato Mili (next to windmills)
+ 30 22 890 22 230
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Cavo Tagoo
Coastal Road
+ 30 22 890 20 100
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Dining
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Raya
Gialos Waterfront
+ 30 22 890 28 223
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Nammos
Psarou Beach
+ 30 22 890 22 440
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Kiki's — Agios Sostis beach
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Mamacas
Chora
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Solymar
Kalo Livadi beach
+ 30 22 890 71 745
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Pierro's
Matoyanni Street
+ 30 22 890 22 177
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Jimmy's for souvlaki — Small grill at main road fork to Horta.
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Piccolo
18 Drakopoulou Street (Chora)
+ 30 22 890 22 208
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Aroma Cafe
Matogianni Street
+ 30 22 890 27 148
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Mersini Beach — Follow the bumpy trail after Fokos Beach.
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Scarpa
Little Venice
+ 30 22 890 23 294
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Gola
Drafaki
+ 30 22 890 23010
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Ano Mera — Located 8 km outside Mykonos town in the island’s oldest village, it has one of the most authentic kitchens.
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Galeraki
Little Venice
+ 30 22 890 27 118
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Rock N'Roll
Mykonos Town, Agias Kiriakis Square
+30 69866 26646
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Cavo Paradiso
Left on the hill on Paradise Beach
+ 30 22 890 27 205
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Shopping
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Liontis leather sandals
Matoyanni Street
+ 30 22 890 24 409
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Fashion fixes from Parthenis
Alefkandra Square
+ 30 22 890 23 089
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Carouzos
3 Pigadia Shopping Centre
+ 30 22 890 25 524
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Jewellery from Very Gavello
2 Enoplon Dinameon, Matogianni Street
+ 30 22 890 22 765
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Luisa Beach
Psarou, Nammos
+ 30 22 890 22 015
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Minas jewellery - the Greek Elsa Peretti Agia Kyriaki
Next to the International Newsstand
+ 30 22 890 27 320
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A stuffed Pelican or miniature windmill from the small gift stores on Matogianni Street