Three Days Itinerary for Mykonos – What to do and what to see in this stunning Island!
Summer is here! Are you planning a little trip away to enjoy a beach
vacation? I had a little one at the end of May, I spent three days in
stunning Mykonos, Greece, and I fell in love. Together with Croatia,
Greece has the most beautiful sea I have ever seen (in Europe).
Mykonos is not a massive island, and if you are thinking of a little
city break, three days will be enough to both recharge your batteries
and enjoy the beauties that it has to offer.
Day One: Beach Please!
I would say, on your first day you will probably be too tired to
think about getting your city map and starting wondering around the
island (we all know how airports and long journeys can be awfully
stressing); instead, put on your sparkling new swimming suit and head
to the beach! There are a few beaches in Mykonos, one better than the
other, and most importantly, fitting your needs.
Oronos Beach, for example, is one of the closest to the
airport (15 min drive), it is enchanting, with its lovely small white
houses with blue windows, and has a beautiful, quiet beach. It is
very family friendly, and the one to chose if you prefer a quiet
place over a overcrowded one.
Super Paradise Beach: Awesome sandy beach with stunning sea,
it really is a paradise. It is very popular though, so if you plan to
spend your day here, make sure you're heading there nice and early to
save a good spot.
Paradise Beach: Another beautiful beach, this one much closer
to dance clubs and lively locals, it gets especially busy late at
night, and it is usually loved by young people and solo travellers.
Platos Gialos Beach: A bit like Ornos, this beach is very
close to hotels, restaurants, lots of amenities, and it is loved by
families and big groups.
All beaches are easily reachable from Mykonos town by bus. A
bus ride costs as little as 2 euros, and you can buy your ticket on
the but itself. Mind though: I wasn't able to find a proper time
table nearby the bus stops close to the beaches. The only time table
I found was by the main bus stop in Mykonos town, so make sure to
take a picture of that one, and ask the bus driver for buses
frequency (usually there's a bus every half an hour, but that changes
according to the day (week day or week end) and time of the year)
Day Two: Exploring Mykonos Town
On your second day though you will be rested enough to explore the
beauties of Mykonos town. So, jump on a bus (or in a car, motorbike
or quad, that you can rent on the island) and enjoy the short drive
to the town centre.
The first thing you will see once you get to town is how lovely it
looks: its white houses, blue windows and pink oleanders are a
joy for the eyes (and your Instagram profile). Mykonos has a pretty
small town center, you can explore it all in a day, simply walking
around. Don't be afraid of “getting lost” among its small, narrow
lanes, they all will get you to the shore, at a certain point! And
you will see so many beautiful small houses, little boutiques and
tavernas, you will wonder there for hours!
As you walk around, you will definitely see signals pointing towards
the Windmills, iconic
feature of the island. There are about 16 windmills on the island,
and they were originally built by Venetians, who conquered the island
during the 16th
century. One of the windmill has been turned into a small museum, go
and have a look!
And as we were talking about
Venetian conquer... from the windmill hill, you can see a portion of
land by the sea made of beautiful, small houses: that is Little
Venice. Lovely place to see,
great to seat and have a bite, even better to take breath taking
pictures (have you ever seen those pictures of small white alleys
opening on the sea? Well, they are taken in Little Venice).
From there, you can also visit the
Church of Panagia Paraportiani
(literally: Our Lady of the Side Gate), beautiful church whose works
of construction started in 1425 and finished during the 17th
century. It is made of 5 separate churches which are joint together.
Day Three: More Beach, plus Delos Excursion
ON your last day, explore another beautiful beach of the island, and
then grab your ticket to explore the awesome island of Delos. You can
take a boat there (daily excursion are organised from Mykonos town),
and explore the place which was the most important religious centre
from the 8th to the 1st century B.C.
The island was densely populated, by people belonging to different
cultures. That is why the first currency exchange started exactly on
this island. It was completely destroyed by both Romans enemies and
pirates, and left inhabited for over 2000 years.
Once on the island you can book a little 1 hour tour with a guide,
who will walk you through the remarkable ruins and explain you
everything in detail: the commerce high road, the noble houses, the
temples and the theatre, together with the small arena. There also is
a small museum you can visit, where some ruins, statues, remains of
mosaics are kept. It really is worthy a visit, it is simply amazing!
A true jump in the past.
Little tip: if you're flying with easyJet this month,
grab one of theirs Travellers copy, because on the first pages
there's an article about Delos!
Hope you could find this little itinerary useful, and that I made you
so curious of visiting Mykonos that you're going to book your next
holiday straight away (and don't forget to try baklava, the typical Greek sweet)! Talk to you soon,
M.
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