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Mykonos Travel Guide: Reviews, photos, & videos
Going to Greece without visiting the islands is like eating a cake and missing out on the icing, the sprinkles and the filling. The islands are where you find all the fun. No other group of islands shows this better than the Cyclades. This cluster of islands in the Aegean Sea has it all—dazzling white buildings and blue-domed churches, sandy beaches and world-famous night life, all at a convenient ferry ride from Athens. If your top priority is sun and fun, head to Mykonos. Visitors don’t come to Mykonos to go sightseeing. They come for the beaches and for what goes on after dark. Long the favorite of gay travelers, Mykonos attracts a rather mixed crowd. Anything goes on this island in the northeast Cyclades. Since the purpose of a visit is the after-dark sights, the best place to stay is in Mykonos town.
At first view, Mykonos town’s myriad of streets seems just impossible to figure out. There doesn’t seem to be a straight street in the whole town. Explanations to this labyrinthine appearance vary. Some say the streets were built in a meandering pattern to break up the wind gusting in from the sea. Others say it was to confuse pirates. Whether meant to confuse pirates or Mother Nature, first-time visitors agree it is indeed confusing. The streets get so narrow, in some places you can reach out and touch both sides of the street. Along the town’s western shore, the stilted houses of the Venetian quarters link the town to the sea. South of the Venetian quarters is another Mykonos landmark, a row of windmills. The best beaches are along the island’s southern shore, some accessible by road and others only by fishing boat.
