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From as early as the 16th century, the windmills are one of the most recognized landmarks of Mykonos. Once this island was a great producer of wheat and bread. The area of the windmills has a splendid view on Little Venice and is the most popular place in Mykonos to watch the sunset.
Alefkandra
A district located at the sea, famous for its picturesque medieval two and three storey houses, which stand like a wall above the sea, and their colourful wooden balconies. Little Venice is one of the most beautiful and romantic places in the whole of Mykonos and offers a fantastic sunset. A favourite activity is drinking a cocktail in one of the many bars and cafes while watching the sunset on the seashore. You will reach Little Venice walking from the windmills down the stairs. It is only a five minute walk from Fabrika bus station and there is a sign for it on the other side of the square.
Of all the churches on Mykonos, the most impressive is Panagia Paraportianí, a true Byzantine jewel. This whitewashed church, which building dates back to 1425 and was not completed until the 17th century, is the most popular and most photographed of the 400 churches on the whole island of Mykonos. It is made up of four chapels at ground level with another one above. Only one of the chapels on the ground floor is open to visitors, from early morning until sunset. The church is located in the Kastro district, the oldest section of Mykonos Town.
The exhibition of the museum includes a large number of vases, ranging from the prehistoric to the late Hellenistic period (25th-1st century BC), grave statues, stelae and funerary urns from the nearby island of Rheneia (Delos' necropolis). There are very few finds from Mykonos.
The Folklore Museum, housed in an 18th-century sea captain's house, brings together a number of collections of furniture, icons, pieces of sculpture, folk musical instruments, costumes and textiles.
Lena's House Museum, a branch of the Folklore Museum, is an authentic 19th-century middle class Mykonian house, completely restored with furnishings.
Housed in a traditional Cycladic 19th century building, it has been in continuous operation since 1985. The mission of the Museum is the research and promotion of the maritime history of the Greeks and their engagement with the sea, from antiquity to the present day.
A collection of traditional agricultural tools.
A 16th century windmill, overlooking the town. The mill has been maintained and is fully functional featuring its customary wood-burning stone oven.
This upmarket beach is popular amongst Greeks. Lots of hotels, apartments and restaurants. Psarou is easily accessible by bus from Mykonos Town. Get off the bus one stop before the last stop, Platys Gialos.
Busy family and tourist beach. Lots of hotels, apartments, restaurants and beach bars, lining the long sandy beach. Jet ski rentals are available. Bus service from Mykonos Town is very frequent and takes about 15 minutes. Platys Gialos is the starting point for regular boat services to the other southern Mykonos beaches.
Sandy beach. There are some rocks in water, but many places where you can enter over sand. There is a camping, some hotels and some nice beach bars and restaurants. Also popular with gays. Nudity is quite common, especially on the right end (facing the sea). At about 5PM the beach gets really noisy with several beach bars. On the right side Paranga also has a large, more quiet stretch of sandy beach without deck chairs and parasols and without restaurants and bars.
Paranga is easily accessible by bus from Mykonos Town or with a regular boat service from Platys Gialos (first stop). It is also an easy walk from Platys Gialos (15 minutes) or Paradise (10 minutes).
On your way walking from Platys Galios you will pass by the beach of Aghia Anna, an enchanting little cove nearby Paranga Beach with only a handful of rental umbrellas and lounge chairs. At this golden sand beach there are two lovely restaurants nearby, a more modern Greek restaurant (Santanna) and a traditional-style Greek tavern (Nikolas).
Kalamopodi
Probably the most popular beaches known for its parties. At about 16:00 the music will get really loud. Paradise is easily reached by bus from Mykonos Town or with a regular boat service from Platys Gialos (second stop).
Plintri
Restaurants, beach bars and some hotels. The right side of the beach is mostly nude and gay. At about 16:00 the music will get really loud and there will be music from both the left side (Super Paradise Beach Bar Club) and the right side (Coco Club); for some time to leave, for others time to party. There is no bus service to Super Paradise, but it is easily accessible with a regular boat service from Platys Gialos (third stop). You can also take the bus to Paradise from Mykonos Town and then continue walking for 20 minutes over the hill to Super paradise. From June to September there is a boat from the harbour in Mykonos Town to Super Paradise, leaving in the morning and returning around 16:30 in the afternoon. With your own transport it is a difficult winding road from Mykonos Town.
Agrari Beach is less popular than its neighbour Elia and much calmer. Well organized with sunbeds and umbrellas, with many watersports. If there are enough passengers, the boats from Platys Gialos will make a stop at Agrari. Otherwise, it is an easy 5-minute walk over the rocks from Elia Beach. With you own transport it is a quite difficult road from Mykonos Town.
Elia is one of the larger beaches on Mykonos. It is a well organized beach with sunbeds and umbrellas (40 euro in 2020), and various water sports (ski and jet-ski). Three restaurants and taverns. Also popular with gays, especially the small rocky beach between Elia and Agari. Nudity is permitted but not as common as at Paradise, Super Paradise and Paranga. Nudity is concentrated at the right and nicest part of the beach (towards Agrari). Elia is most easily reached by a direct local bus from Mykonos Town’s northern bus terminal, but also with a regular boat service from Platys Gialos beach (fourth and last stop). Last boat back is at 18:00, but after that time two buses are still running (leaving at 18:30 and 19:30).
A quiet, long stretch of sandy beach. It offers some taverns with good food, and a few small hotels and villas. Best reached with your own transport, but you can get there by bus. Take the bus to Elia and get off the bus at the top of the hill where it turns to go to Elia Beach and walk for about ten minutes downhill to your left.
A very large, beautiful and less developed beach and a favourite with windsurfers due to the offshore breeze. A variety of water sports are available here, including jet ski, water ski, wakeboard and tube rides. Kalafati can be reached by bus from Mykonos Town, but this bus only runs a few times a day. Immediately next to Kalafatis are the sandy beaches of Draoumia and Tafarnis.
An uncrowded, sandy beach. Deck chairs and umbrellas are available to rent. Some tiny houses of fishermen from a little settlement, with two taverns and a beach bar. To get there you need your own transport or you can walk from Kalafati.
A small beach with coarse sand, not known by many people. This beach has no facilities like sunbeds and umbrellas, but it offers a very good tavern. To get to Fokos you need your own transport. Follow the signs for Fokos from Ano Mera.
This beach faces the north and thus it is affected by the strong summer northern winds, which make it ideal for wind surfing, but not for swimming or sunbathing. Ftelia is an isolated, very tranquil place and even during July and August not very crowded, because it is often quite windy and dusty. To get there you need your own transport. From Ano Mera follow a weaving road down to the beach.
On the north side of the island and facing east onto Panormos Bay is the long and beautiful Panormos Beach. Two restaurants, one hotel and a trendy beach club serve this otherwise remote area. Panormos Beach is nudist beach mostly in the right side. To get to Panormos you need your own transport.
This beach faces the east of Panormos Bay. Agios Sostis is one of the more remote beaches on the island, without rental lounge chairs and umbrellas. Void of accommodation and crowds this beautiful beach offers not only peace and quiet, but also a very good small restaurant. Nude bathing tolerant. To get there you need your own transport. Take the road beyond Panormos beach.
A well developed, sandy beach next to the new harbor. Agios Stefanos is very popular and gets very crowded during summer time. This beach is about the length of a soccer pitch. Agios Stefanos is reachable by bus from Mykonos town.
A small beach near the new port of Mykonos. The actual beach of Tourlos is not used much anymore since the construction of the new port and marina, but is still a busy area.
There's a small beach at the harbour front (Aghia Anna, one of several by that name on the island). Unless you are waiting for a boat leaving from the old port, there is no reason staying there. Much better beaches are within easy reach.
The nearest beach to Mykonos Town, a 10-minute walk from Mykonos Town along the coast into the direction of Ornos (or hop on the bus to Ornos). The beach is next to the central road. There is a huge slab in the sea which makes it a little difficult to swim. The beach has no umbrellas and sunbeds due to the strong northerly winds. There are a few hotels and apartments and a wonderful tavern, Joanna's Niko's Place.
Busy family and tourist beach. It gathers many for its sunbeds and umbrellas, and bars and restaurants. The sandy beach slopes gently into the sea. There are schools for sea-skiing and surfing.
Ornos is easily accessible by bus from Mykonos Town (or walk along the coast road for about 30 minutes).
2 km north of Ornos is the beach of Korfos, suitable for wind surfing, but not for swimming or sunbathing.
Shirley Valentine Beach
Agios Ioannis is a small beach with snorkeling opportunities. The beach never gets over crowded and deck chairs are available to rent. Great tavern and cocktail bar very close. The beach offers a beautiful view towards the nearby islands of Delos and Rheneia. Agios Ioannis is easily accessible by bus from Mykonos Town.
Next to Agios Ioannis is the small beach of Kapari, with a small nude section. This hidden beach is located north of Agios Ioannis, behind Agios Ioannis chapel, and then a steep walk downhill.
Mexican-European food, relaxed atmosphere and also a great place for cocktails. As of April 2025, closed temporarily, moving to a pop-up at 'El burro'.
Advertised as a bakery -- there is a bakery with very good pastries in the front but also a broad menu priced very reasonably for Mykonos, as well as a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks available. Well-situated
Moderately priced Greek eatery.
Home cooked Greek and international dishes in a beautiful garden and roof setting. Dining room inside for windy nights. Excellent service and good atmosphere.
A small fish tavern in a garden setting. Fresh fish accompanied by Greek salads at a reasonable price. You can select your dish from the limited menu or choose your seafood from the catch of the day. Often full.
One of the most famous and oldest restaurants on the island, with classic French and Greek cuisine and excellent service. Stylish and expensive.
Small, romantic spot, seating under a canopy of vines. Good food and full bar. Check prices and bill carefully since they are known for overcharging unwary tourists.
Greek tavern.
A very popular restaurant which is always packed. An extensive menu of good, authentic Greek food at very reasonable prices, albeit lower quality than average for the town.
Traditional Mykonian food, offers stamnagatha (a local wild vegetable) when in season, many other meze and a variety of meat stews, gyros etc. Food as cheap as anywhere on the Western side of the island, and better quality than most. Always full, mostly of Greeks; servers speak a little English but there is no menu, so some basic knowledge of Greek food is needed.
Maerion
A small reasonably-priced tavern serving excellent traditional Greek dishes and Mykonian specialties. Almost always full.
Excellent bistro and though not cheap value for money.
An elegant beach restaurant serving fresh fish.
Excellent restaurant. Great variety of international and Greek dishes, all served on a seaside terrace.
Some different food options at reasonable prices, right on the beach.
A beautiful, all white restaurant for the "rich and famous" and known for its celebrity spottings. Mediterranean cuisine. Very expensive, but some say you get what you pay for.
Meat, grilled fish, cooked dishes (one per day, and good) and a large variety of salads. A bit remote, but the tavern itself is worth the trip.
A hidden gem. There is seating for perhaps two dozen people at most, and because there’s no electricity, the restaurant closes just before dusk. Everything is really tasty and fresh, cooked on an outdoor grill, served with fresh homemade salads
Traditional fish tavern. Fisherman owner serves his day’s catch.
A family-run beach tavern with traditional Greek dishes at affordable prices. They have been there since 1967!
This remote Italian bistro is worth the drive, for the sea and the cuisine.
A very popular, moderately-upscale fish tavern.
Friendly club with loud dance music.
Located on the edge of the sea wall in Little Venice, with entrances at the front and back, Caprice Bar can be packed wall to wall. Here you can enjoy the music, cocktails and a trendy party atmosphere.
Katerina's Cocktail Bar is built on two levels and each level has a balcony that hangs over the sea in Little Venice, making it good spot to view the sunset over a cocktail.
Skandinavian Bar is one of the 'landmark' party places on Mykonos since 1978. Comprised of an outdoor square with seating all around, two smaller downstairs bars and the upstairs disco overseeing it all. Friendly atmosphere, excellent service and - not unimportant - drinks at the best prices (large beer €5).
Popular bar with Greek music.
A new gay dance club, opened in 2009. There's a dance floor and drag shows. Babylon is less crowded than its neighbour Jacky O'.
The most popular gay dance club, opened in 2009. The party goes wild at about 02:00 till sometimes 07:00. Inside there's a really crowded dance floor and shows by drag queens. During peak summer nights, hundreds of people are hanging out outside at the waterfront. Recommended.
Kastro offers a magnificent sunset view in a relaxed and romantic atmosphere with classical music. It is a cocktail bar, but their most notorious drink is the Kastro Coffee (secret recipe, but you will taste some Metaxa). The arrangement of tables and benches is such that it’s almost impossible not to get engaged in conversation with strangers. Only busy early in the evening, till about 22:00. Recommended.
A very cabaret, theatrical feel.
Porta Bar in Mykonos is in one of the backstreets of Mykonos Town, so you may have to ask around to locate it. Otherwise use the back entrance, easy to find between Nikos Taverna and Skandinavian Bar.
A beach bar overlooking the beach. Attracts a gay crowd.
By day, this bleached-white beach bar serves good local cuisine at decent prices. Come 18:00 though, the DJ strikes up and the dancing begins. By midnight until the early hours it’s a wild scene.
A trendy beach bar and tavern, that changed Panormos Beach into a more cosmopolitan beach.
The party starts in the afternoon and continues until late at night, with the peak in July and August.
Cavo Paradiso, an Ibiza-style open-air mega club, has a fantastic view of the sea and a huge swimming pool in the middle of the club, where you can party and dance till well after the sun comes up. The party doesn't start until at least 02:00. Clubbers from all around the world voted for Cavo Paradiso as one of the 10 best clubs of the world. Famous DJs, like Roger Sanchez, David Morales, Paul Oakenfold, Sander van Doorn and Tiësto, play here every summer and various music events are hosted frequently. Very expensive!
The biggest nightclub on the island and voted for as one of the 100 best clubs of the world. With three stages and a swimming pool. Famous DJs, like Moby, Bob Sincar, Fedde Legrand, David Guetta and Armin van Buuren, play here every summer. The party starts every day around 16:30, with the peak in July and August. The daily party can run into the night.
At the Mykonos Hoteliers Association you can book a room on the spot (no bookings in advance). The association also operates a Tourist Information and Accommodation Desk at the airport.
Booking of a room on the spot (no bookings in advance).
Helps visitors finding mid-range and top-end accommodation and also functions as a tourist information center. Gay friendly.
Mykonos Villas Rentals
Villas and apartment rentals in Mykonos Greece, all locations in Mykonos, and various beach locations.
Mykonos Camping extends out on a headland overlooking the sea. A camping with a self-service restaurant, cafe-bar, swimming pool, mini market and bike rental. Paraga Beach Hostel is part of this camping (or it might just be rebranding). A good choice if you want a more relaxed camping, though not quiet.
A pretty much self contained camping with a self-service restaurant, snackbar, beach bar, mini market, boutique, internet and bike rental. A good choice if you want a more developed camping and are looking to meet other young backpackers and party all night long.
A small, family-run hotel with 14 rooms.
Offers double and triple hotel rooms.
Self catering studios and rooms.
In a quiet area, but a bit of a trek up the hill (15 minutes). The Vouniotis Pension complex constists of 15 rooms, comprised of a fridge, a TV, a private bathroom and a veranda.
Fully-appointed, spacious apartments for 2 to 5 persons, close to the old port in Mykonos Town, and Nikos Apartments located in Megali Ammos.
A charming 16th-century stone building in the heart of town.
A family-run hotel with comfortable rooms, many of which have a view. The owners and staff will make you feel at home. Value for money.
Apsenti is dedicated to couples and honeymooners only. Traditional design Mykonos boutique hotel with great service and intimate atmosphere.
Family-run Carbonaki offers 21 modern and comfortable rooms at a superb location in the middle of town. Open the whole year around.
This is a beloved gay friendly hotel, offering spacious, well-designed rooms.
A luxury gay hotel (exclusively male) with views to the sea, city and sunset. Provides services category, large garden and swimming pool with breakfast bar and appetizers. The hotel has rooms, studios, apartments and a villa.
An exclusive luxurious boutique hotel.
A charming pension, Mykonian style, with 10 rooms surrounded by a garden with a small swimming pool and terraces with beautiful views.
Offer studios and apartments with sea views. Open the whole year around.
This luxury hotel overlooking Panormos Bay offers comfortable and modern accommodation.
This family-run hotel has 10 renovated rooms with their own private terrace, offering a view of the picturesque port and the sunset.
Hotel Panormos Village is a family-owned Mykonos resort, on the seafront on the north coast of Mykonos island. The whitewashed stone studios and apartments with private verandas are surrounded by gardens built on different levels.
A 3-star hotel 200 m (a 10-minute walk) from Mykonos town center. Located on a steep hill, so it is bit of a climb. It has an amazing panoramic view of Mykonos Town and port.
A 4-star art luxury boutique hotel.
A 3-star hotel with 17 deluxe rooms and suites and 41 standard and superior rooms. A good choice in this price range.
A family run 3-star hotel with comfortable rooms, most of which have a view. Serves breakfast till 13:00. With a swimming pool and pool bar. Rochari has a baby sister hotel, Little Rochari, in the School of Fine Arts district.
The San Marco Hotel is built in authentic Cycladic style with traditional whitewashed walls and deep blue wooden shutters.
Wonderful place to stay near town, and an excellent value. It has a pool with a great view and a bar with a relaxed atmosphere. The owners are incredibly hospitable.
There are many facilities available like bbq, free wifi and a large a pool with sea view.
A 5-star hotel. One of the most popular boutique hotels. The Belvedere has wonderful sea views but the rooms at the rear of the hotel have traffic noise.
A popular gay 4-star hotel. The Elysium promotes itself as a 'luxury' hotel, but the rooms have small beds and minimal amenities. An attractive pool area. Friendly staff. The hotel is on a steep hill, with views of the sea, city and sunset. Like everything else that is "exclusively" gay, this hotel is very pricey, especially the food and drinks in the hotel.
A beautiful boutique hotel. All rooms offer great views of Mykonos Town and the Aegean Sea.
A 5-star luxury hotel with many different room and suite types. All rooms and suites feature views of Elia Beach and the Aegean Sea.
A 5-star beach front hotel offering 100 deluxe rooms and suites.
A 4-star seafront hotel with 52 rooms offering either sea view or garden view. Just a 5-minute walk to the shops, bars and restaurants in the centre of town.
A beautiful 5-star hotel with 136 deluxe rooms. Most rooms offer either sea view or a partial sea view.
A new boutique hotel sitting on an unspoiled cliff almost 150 meters from Elia beach.
At the edge of the cliffs with traditional architecture, this boutique hotel with views of the Aegean Sea has Deluxe Suites and villas featuring main pool, restaurant, pool bar, gym and spa.
By cruise ship
Mykonos is a popular stop on cruise ship tours of the Greek Islands. Almost all cruise ships dock at the new port in Tourlos, though some cruise ships use the old port.
By plane
From May through October, charter airlines fly directly to Mykonos from many European airports:
By bus
There is a bus network that takes you around the island. There are two bus stations in Mykonos Town, each on different sides of Mykonos Town.
By taxi
On the entire island there are only about 30 taxis, which means that depending on taxis for transport can be an exercise of great patience.
By boat
Various boat services provide a good and fun way of getting to the southern beaches of Mykonos.
By car or by motorbike
Mykonos has an extensive public transport system from Mykonos Town. By public transport it is easy to get to all the southern beaches, which happen to be the nicest beaches as well.
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