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Location: 3 km north of Chora Description:is a small protected cove in small distance from Chora but far from the busy south of Mykonos,so it remains calm.type:sandy,organized,family ,watersports
32 locals recommend
Agios Stefanos
Location: 3 km north of Chora Description:is a small protected cove in small distance from Chora but far from the busy south of Mykonos,so it remains calm.type:sandy,organized,family ,watersports
main town of mykonos
Architecture: With the exception of Mykonos town, Chora, all over Mykonos you will see the typical Cycladic cubist style of architecture. Small, often single storey white cubes sprinkled over the landscape like little iced cakes. Mykonos town however offers a different architectural style that is unique in the area. Here, flanking the narrow winding streets are buildings reminiscent of a medieval style.
Every house is reached via a flight of straight steps, parallel to the road, whilst the space underneath these steps was traditionally kept for storage. Atop the steps is a wooden painted balcony that sometimes projects over the road to nearly touch the balcony of the house across the street. Here too, you will find a change from the ubiquitous blue and white decor of Greece. In Mykonos town the wooden structures of every house are painted in a rainbow of colours, against the whitewashed walls and blue sky, the effect is absolutely delightful.
66 locals recommend
Mikonos
main town of mykonos
Architecture: With the exception of Mykonos town, Chora, all over Mykonos you will see the typical Cycladic cubist style of architecture. Small, often single storey white cubes sprinkled over the landscape like little iced cakes. Mykonos town however offers a different architectural style that is unique in the area. Here, flanking the narrow winding streets are buildings reminiscent of a medieval style.
Every house is reached via a flight of straight steps, parallel to the road, whilst the space underneath these steps was traditionally kept for storage. Atop the steps is a wooden painted balcony that sometimes projects over the road to nearly touch the balcony of the house across the street. Here too, you will find a change from the ubiquitous blue and white decor of Greece. In Mykonos town the wooden structures of every house are painted in a rainbow of colours, against the whitewashed walls and blue sky, the effect is absolutely delightful.
organized famous beach.. Location: 7 km south east of Chora Description: Super Paradise is right next to Paradise beach.
Super Paradise Beach. Although Mykonos has many beautiful sandy beaches, Super Paradise is probably one of the loveliest, a wide expanse of fine and coarse golden sand. Its setting is tranquil and rural with just a few houses built on the rocky outcrop. One end of the beach caters for nude bathing and has an elegant restaurant bar on the steps leading to the sand, whilst the other end has sun beds, umbrellas, a cafe/bar, self-service restaurant, beach boutique and ATM cash point. Getting to Super Paradise Beach is an interesting drive through the country roads of Mykonos with its rocky, boulder-strewn landscape. From the main road there are two roads leading down to the beach by car. On reaching the junction, a left turn leads to the end of the beach with the refreshment facilities whereas a right turn leads down to the nudist area. Both roads have good, free parking areas with steps down to the beach.
104 locals recommend
Super Paradise Beach Club
organized famous beach.. Location: 7 km south east of Chora Description: Super Paradise is right next to Paradise beach.
Super Paradise Beach. Although Mykonos has many beautiful sandy beaches, Super Paradise is probably one of the loveliest, a wide expanse of fine and coarse golden sand. Its setting is tranquil and rural with just a few houses built on the rocky outcrop. One end of the beach caters for nude bathing and has an elegant restaurant bar on the steps leading to the sand, whilst the other end has sun beds, umbrellas, a cafe/bar, self-service restaurant, beach boutique and ATM cash point. Getting to Super Paradise Beach is an interesting drive through the country roads of Mykonos with its rocky, boulder-strewn landscape. From the main road there are two roads leading down to the beach by car. On reaching the junction, a left turn leads to the end of the beach with the refreshment facilities whereas a right turn leads down to the nudist area. Both roads have good, free parking areas with steps down to the beach.
Location: 3 km south of Chora Desc:is a lovely bay with sand and clean water. As it is close to Chora, it gets popular. Tourist facilities are well-developed there.type:sandy,windsurfing,organized
Ornos Beach. This charming seaside resort has a lot in common with Platis Gialos. Like most of the beaches in Mykonos it is very wide and sandy and offers plenty of holiday accommodation, supermarkets and tourist shops which fringe the seashore. It has scuba diving and snorkelling schools and is easily reached by bus from Hora. For those arriving by car there are plenty of parking areas at the seafront and just outside the town itself.
38 locals recommend
Ornos
Location: 3 km south of Chora Desc:is a lovely bay with sand and clean water. As it is close to Chora, it gets popular. Tourist facilities are well-developed there.type:sandy,windsurfing,organized
Ornos Beach. This charming seaside resort has a lot in common with Platis Gialos. Like most of the beaches in Mykonos it is very wide and sandy and offers plenty of holiday accommodation, supermarkets and tourist shops which fringe the seashore. It has scuba diving and snorkelling schools and is easily reached by bus from Hora. For those arriving by car there are plenty of parking areas at the seafront and just outside the town itself.
Location: 5 km south of Chora Description: is one of the most popular beaches of Mykonos, Platis Gialos is easy to reach from the capital village. Type:sandy, organize, family watersports
---Quite a nice, long beach, offering sun beds, umbrellas, water sports facilities and many restaurants and bars. You can enjoy a drink on the beach on loungers with seats and table. It is reachable by local bus leaving every half an hour from the capital. From Platis Gialos, regular taxi-boats go to the beaches of the southern coast which are Paranga, Agrari, Elia, Paradise and Super Paradise.
56 locals recommend
Platis Gialos
Location: 5 km south of Chora Description: is one of the most popular beaches of Mykonos, Platis Gialos is easy to reach from the capital village. Type:sandy, organize, family watersports
---Quite a nice, long beach, offering sun beds, umbrellas, water sports facilities and many restaurants and bars. You can enjoy a drink on the beach on loungers with seats and table. It is reachable by local bus leaving every half an hour from the capital. From Platis Gialos, regular taxi-boats go to the beaches of the southern coast which are Paranga, Agrari, Elia, Paradise and Super Paradise.
ocation: 5 km south of Chora Description:is an idyllic &well-organized beach on the southern side of Mykonos.In summer, it attracts many celebrities from Greece or abroad.Type: Sandy, Organized,party
The beach of Psarou. This upmarket beach is popular amongst Greeks. It is a pretty sheltered sandy cove with walk boards, umbrellas and extremely comfortable upholstered sun beds, complete with beach towels, provided by the two restaurants which have a prime location on the seashore. Around the bay there are small-scale hotels and apartments all with fabulous views to the crystalline blue water. The atmosphere of the beach and the restaurants is cool/chic and, particularly charming, are the few traditional fishing boats - looking strangely out of place in all this chic sophistication - defiantly moored alongside state of the art yachts and speedboats as if to say 'we were here first!' The beach is reached by a small lane and has no access for cars or bikes. These must be left at the top of the lane at a small car park where the fee is whatever you feel is appropriate!
31 locals recommend
Psarou Beach
ocation: 5 km south of Chora Description:is an idyllic &well-organized beach on the southern side of Mykonos.In summer, it attracts many celebrities from Greece or abroad.Type: Sandy, Organized,party
The beach of Psarou. This upmarket beach is popular amongst Greeks. It is a pretty sheltered sandy cove with walk boards, umbrellas and extremely comfortable upholstered sun beds, complete with beach towels, provided by the two restaurants which have a prime location on the seashore. Around the bay there are small-scale hotels and apartments all with fabulous views to the crystalline blue water. The atmosphere of the beach and the restaurants is cool/chic and, particularly charming, are the few traditional fishing boats - looking strangely out of place in all this chic sophistication - defiantly moored alongside state of the art yachts and speedboats as if to say 'we were here first!' The beach is reached by a small lane and has no access for cars or bikes. These must be left at the top of the lane at a small car park where the fee is whatever you feel is appropriate!
Location: 11 km south east of Chora Description: Elia is one of the longest& most popular beaches of Mykonos. Many umbrellas, sun beds & beach bars dot the coastline. Type: Sandy, Family,watersports
62 locals recommend
Elia Mykonos Resort by the Sea
Location: 11 km south east of Chora Description: Elia is one of the longest& most popular beaches of Mykonos. Many umbrellas, sun beds & beach bars dot the coastline. Type: Sandy, Family,watersports
Location: 6 km south east of Chora,Paradise is one of the most famous beaches of Mykonos, attracting mostly young crowds for its day &night beach parties.Type: Sandy, Organised, Party, water sports
aradise Beach. It has to be said, this beach is only paradise if you are under 30 (or less) and love loud music. The beach is wide and is fine gravel rather than sand. At the back of the beach there are bars, clubs, DJ platforms and dance floors. Sun beds and umbrellas provide shade and recovery from the heavy club style music. This is the beach for clubbers, it is loud and crowded and not for anyone over 30!
90 locals recommend
Paradise Beach
ΚαλαμοπόδιLocation: 6 km south east of Chora,Paradise is one of the most famous beaches of Mykonos, attracting mostly young crowds for its day &night beach parties.Type: Sandy, Organised, Party, water sports
aradise Beach. It has to be said, this beach is only paradise if you are under 30 (or less) and love loud music. The beach is wide and is fine gravel rather than sand. At the back of the beach there are bars, clubs, DJ platforms and dance floors. Sun beds and umbrellas provide shade and recovery from the heavy club style music. This is the beach for clubbers, it is loud and crowded and not for anyone over 30!
Location: 6 km south of Chora Description: One of the most popular beaches on Mykonos, It seems like two beaches, the southern side is calm while the northern side is fully organized.type:sandy,party
Paraga beach Mykonos . A delightful wide sandy beach with plenty of old established tamarisk trees providing natural shade from the summer sun. Forty years ago the facilities on this beach were just a simple refreshment hut run by an old hippie of the 1960s.Today, the beach still maintains a laidback hippie atmosphere and the hut has expanded into a substantial taverna and bar with palm umbrellas and sun beds on the beach.
12 locals recommend
Paraga Beach Hostel
Location: 6 km south of Chora Description: One of the most popular beaches on Mykonos, It seems like two beaches, the southern side is calm while the northern side is fully organized.type:sandy,party
Paraga beach Mykonos . A delightful wide sandy beach with plenty of old established tamarisk trees providing natural shade from the summer sun. Forty years ago the facilities on this beach were just a simple refreshment hut run by an old hippie of the 1960s.Today, the beach still maintains a laidback hippie atmosphere and the hut has expanded into a substantial taverna and bar with palm umbrellas and sun beds on the beach.
Location: 12 km east of Chora Description:is a lovely beach.The soft sand, the crystal water& the light breeze attract many visitors there.Type: Sandy,diving,windsurfing,watersports,family,
Kalafatis Beach. A beautiful and less developed beach from the other beaches on this south-eastern coast of Myonos. A deep bay with golden sand and backed by well established tamarisk trees. Peaceful and away from the fashionable crowds it is the perfect spot for windsurfing. There are also facilities for beach volleyball and it is well served by hotels and restaurants. Car parks are located on both ends of the beach. Immediately next to Kalafatis are the beaches of Draoumia and Tafarnis. Both sandy with tamarisk trees and also undeveloped. and hence less busy than the more popular beaches. In the area of Kalafatis you will find a more traditional Greece with farms and fishing hamlets.
58 locals recommend
Kalafati
Location: 12 km east of Chora Description:is a lovely beach.The soft sand, the crystal water& the light breeze attract many visitors there.Type: Sandy,diving,windsurfing,watersports,family,
Kalafatis Beach. A beautiful and less developed beach from the other beaches on this south-eastern coast of Myonos. A deep bay with golden sand and backed by well established tamarisk trees. Peaceful and away from the fashionable crowds it is the perfect spot for windsurfing. There are also facilities for beach volleyball and it is well served by hotels and restaurants. Car parks are located on both ends of the beach. Immediately next to Kalafatis are the beaches of Draoumia and Tafarnis. Both sandy with tamarisk trees and also undeveloped. and hence less busy than the more popular beaches. In the area of Kalafatis you will find a more traditional Greece with farms and fishing hamlets.
Location: 6 km north east of Chora Description: Panormos is a calm beach resort on the northern side of Mykonos. Peaceful and sandy, Panormos offers a nice alternative for relaxing. Type: Sandy nudism
19 locals recommend
Panormos
Location: 6 km north east of Chora Description: Panormos is a calm beach resort on the northern side of Mykonos. Peaceful and sandy, Panormos offers a nice alternative for relaxing. Type: Sandy nudism
Location: 10 km east of Chora Desc:is a very peaceful and uncrowded beach on the north of Ano Mera village.strong wind that blows there makes this beach ideal for windsurfing. Type:windsurfing,pebbled
Follow a weaving road down to the beach. As you approach the asphalt comes to an end and for the final distance there is just sand. A very peaceful and uncrowded beach, which is somewhat surprising because it is quite accessible from the Chora.
63 locals recommend
ftelia bay
Location: 10 km east of Chora Desc:is a very peaceful and uncrowded beach on the north of Ano Mera village.strong wind that blows there makes this beach ideal for windsurfing. Type:windsurfing,pebbled
Follow a weaving road down to the beach. As you approach the asphalt comes to an end and for the final distance there is just sand. A very peaceful and uncrowded beach, which is somewhat surprising because it is quite accessible from the Chora.
Landscape of mykonos: Outside of the capital Chora there are very few densely populated areas. Villages and hamlets scatter the hillsides. In some areas there is fairly intensive development of holiday complexes, although it must be said, in a very low-key and sympathetic way. Being an island that receives the four winds head on, there are very few trees in the landscape. this, together with the rocks and boulders strewn across the terrain, give a strange and desolate feeling to the island that contrasts starkly to the sophisticated busyness of its main town
47 locals recommend
Moni
Landscape of mykonos: Outside of the capital Chora there are very few densely populated areas. Villages and hamlets scatter the hillsides. In some areas there is fairly intensive development of holiday complexes, although it must be said, in a very low-key and sympathetic way. Being an island that receives the four winds head on, there are very few trees in the landscape. this, together with the rocks and boulders strewn across the terrain, give a strange and desolate feeling to the island that contrasts starkly to the sophisticated busyness of its main town
Food Scene
KIKI'S
Agios Sostis, Mykonos
This local institution is simplicity itself. There's no sign, just follow the bronzed bohemians trailing onto the tree-shaded terrace overlooking Agios Sostis beach, lured by the aroma of chargrilled pork chops (tenderised in a marinade). Barbecue meat and seafood are accompanied by rustic-chic salads such as artichokes with Parmesan in lemon-mustard vinaigrette, served on artfully mismatched crockery and followed by devilish chocolate brownies. Open April to mid-October.
72 locals recommend
Kiki's Tavern
KIKI'S
Agios Sostis, Mykonos
This local institution is simplicity itself. There's no sign, just follow the bronzed bohemians trailing onto the tree-shaded terrace overlooking Agios Sostis beach, lured by the aroma of chargrilled pork chops (tenderised in a marinade). Barbecue meat and seafood are accompanied by rustic-chic salads such as artichokes with Parmesan in lemon-mustard vinaigrette, served on artfully mismatched crockery and followed by devilish chocolate brownies. Open April to mid-October.
NIKOS
Mykonos Town (+30 22890 24320)
A busy and efficient taverna which spills out into the square behind the town hall
Nikos Town
NIKOS
Mykonos Town (+30 22890 24320)
A busy and efficient taverna which spills out into the square behind the town hall
MATSUHISA MYKONOS
Belvedere Hotel, Mykonos Town (+30 22890 27362; www.belvederehotel.com)
The Mykonos outpost of Nobuyuki Matsuhisa's international sushi empire is just as popular and starry as the London restaurant. Open May to end September
12 locals recommend
Matsuhisa Mykonos
MATSUHISA MYKONOS
Belvedere Hotel, Mykonos Town (+30 22890 27362; www.belvederehotel.com)
The Mykonos outpost of Nobuyuki Matsuhisa's international sushi empire is just as popular and starry as the London restaurant. Open May to end September
PHILIPPI
Mykonos Town (+30 22890 22294)
For more traditional Greek food, this is the place to go - a beautiful garden restaurant with balconies and friendly young staff.
Philippi Restaurant
KalogeraPHILIPPI
Mykonos Town (+30 22890 22294)
For more traditional Greek food, this is the place to go - a beautiful garden restaurant with balconies and friendly young staff.
SEA SATIN MARKET
Mykonos Town (+30 22890 24676)
Located below the windmills, beyond the small beach adjacent to Little Venice, this is one of the quietest spots in town. Go at sunset and eat mezedes in the relaxed setting.
40 locals recommend
Sea Satin by Gryparis
SEA SATIN MARKET
Mykonos Town (+30 22890 24676)
Located below the windmills, beyond the small beach adjacent to Little Venice, this is one of the quietest spots in town. Go at sunset and eat mezedes in the relaxed setting.
Drinks & Nightlife
BARS
CAPRICE
Mykonos Town (+30 22890 23541)
The beautiful people have been coming to Caprice in Little Venice for twenty-five years. It's the oldest and hottest bar on the island.
104 locals recommend
Caprice Bar Mykonos
BARS
CAPRICE
Mykonos Town (+30 22890 23541)
The beautiful people have been coming to Caprice in Little Venice for twenty-five years. It's the oldest and hottest bar on the island.
ASTRA
3 Wells, Mykonos Town (+30 22890 24767; www.astra-mykonos.com)
Here you'll find modernist Mykonos decor and some of Athens's top DJs
60 locals recommend
ASTRA
St Enoplon DinameonASTRA
3 Wells, Mykonos Town (+30 22890 24767; www.astra-mykonos.com)
Here you'll find modernist Mykonos decor and some of Athens's top DJs
CAVO PARADISO
Paradise Beach, Mykonos Town (+30 22890 27205; www.cavoparadiso.gr)
Set 300m above Paradise Beach, this late-night club kicks off at around 2am and hosts top international DJs. Open May to August.
79 locals recommend
Cavo Paradiso Club Mykonos
CAVO PARADISO
Paradise Beach, Mykonos Town (+30 22890 27205; www.cavoparadiso.gr)
Set 300m above Paradise Beach, this late-night club kicks off at around 2am and hosts top international DJs. Open May to August.