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Mykonos

Airy, cosmopolitan and timeless

霍拉 (新港) / 图尔洛斯
2.5–5h from Piraeus
普罗菲蒂斯·伊利亚斯 364米
Nightlife
Beaches
Cosmopolitan

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Culture

History & heritage

According to mythology, the bare rocks of Mykonos are the petrified bodies of the Giants slain here by Heracles, while the island took its name from the mythical Myconos, a descendant of Apollo. Its position, next to sacred Delos, the most important religious center of the ancient world, shaped the island's fate from the earliest times.

Inhabited since prehistoric times, Mykonos passed through Carians and Phoenicians before the Ionians settled. In antiquity it lived in the shadow of neighboring Delos, supplying and serving the great sanctuary. The Roman and Byzantine periods followed, leaving the island exposed to pirate raids.

In medieval times, after the Fourth Crusade (1204), Mykonos passed to the Venetians and was incorporated into the Duchy of the Archipelago, ruled for a long time by the Ghisi family. The inhabitants, sailors and partly pirates, fortified Chora. In the 16th century the island passed to the Ottoman Empire, retaining nonetheless significant autonomy and a thriving shipping trade.

During the Revolution of 1821, Mykonos offered its ships and sailors to the Struggle, with the Mykonian heroine Manto Mavrogenous standing out for her bravery and sacrifices. After the great excavations at Delos (late 19th c.) and especially from the 1950s onward, Mykonos was transformed from a poor seafaring island into a world tourist destination — a symbol of the international jet-set.

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Sights & Trails

Monasteries, castles, ancient towns and hiking routes.

Delos

The sacred island of the ancient Greeks, birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. An entire archaeological site-museum with temples, the Agora, the Stoa, the iconic marble Lions and exceptional mosaics — a UNESCO World Heritage monument, accessible by daily boats from Chora.

Paraportiani

The most photographed little church in Greece — a complex of five churches (15th–17th c.) merged into one sculptural, pure-white mass, at the entrance to the Kastro above the sea.

Kato Mili (Windmills)

The iconic windmills of Mykonos, standing in a row above the sea — once used to grind wheat by harnessing the strong winds, today the island's recognizable trademark.

Little Venice

The most romantic neighborhood of Chora, with captains' mansions built right on the waves and colorful wooden balconies — the definitive spot for the sunset.

Kastro & Bourgos

The oldest core of Chora, the medieval Kastro with its fortified mansions and narrow cobbled alleys leading down to Little Venice.

Matogianni

The central, historic shopping street of Chora — a pure-white alley full of shop windows, where the heart of fashionable Mykonos beats.

Monastery of Panagia Tourliani

The historic monastery (1542) in Ano Mera, dedicated to the island's patron saint, with an ornate baroque-style carved wooden iconostasis and silver votive offerings.

Monastery of Paleokastro

An 18th-century convent near Ano Mera, built on the site of a medieval castle — a typical, peaceful example of Cycladic architecture.

Archaeological Museum

In Chora, it houses important finds from neighboring Rineia and Delos, with archaic vases, sculptures and grave stelae.

Aegean Maritime Museum

In a traditional Mykonian mansion in Chora, it narrates the rich maritime history of the Aegean with ship models, maps and nautical instruments.

Folklore Museum

In an old captain's mansion near the Kastro, with traditional objects, costumes, tools and scenes from Mykonian everyday life.

Armenistis Lighthouse

Historic lighthouse from 1891 at the island's northwestern tip, with an impressive view of the Tinos strait — a quiet spot for the sunset.

Tria Pigadia

The three historic wells at the heart of Chora, which supplied the town with water until the 1950s.

Agricultural Museum (Boni Windmill)

Housed in the restored Boni windmill above Chora, displaying tools and scenes from Mykonos's rural life.

Local flavour

MYKONOS IS the center of a cluster of islands along with Delos – the island of Delos and Rineia, which Mykonians use as pastureland – and seventeen other smaller islets. Certainly, Mykonos was not always a Super Paradise and Psarrou, and fortunately, even today, behind its heavily touristic facade lies another island, living at different, perhaps unexpected, rhythms. The locals have not completely lost their livestock farming or agricultural identity, while many still engage in fishing. The island's emblematic products, Kopanisti and Louza, are still produced, a new generation of chefs is reviving nearly forgotten local recipes with the help of locals, old seeds are planted in the fields and farms, and gradually the island begins to highlight its unique culinary identity.

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Accommodation, restaurants, activities and local products of the island.

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