Mikonos
Island Mykonos belongs to the Cyclades
archipelago. You can reach it from Athens by ferry from two metropolitan ports
or by airplane. In the first case, the journey will take you from 2,5 to 6
hours, depending on the port. The duration of the flight is about 45 minutes.
Infrastructure
The island has shuttle buses and taxis, but the
most popular method of transportation for tourists is renting a quad.
The glory of Mykonos as the centre of nightlife
is booming all over the world, but apart from a large number of bars, taverns
and restaurants, you will get real pleasure from local shopping.
Narrow white streets of the island have shops
with prestigious fashion brands of clothes (Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Enny Monaco,
John Galliano, Blumarine and so forth), leather goods, jewellery, accessories
and hand-crafted decorations.
Mykonos has about 50 supermarkets and grocery
shops. In addition, there are schools, clinics with service around the clock
and about 30 medical offices of doctors of various specialties.
Nature
The average temperature on the island in the
winter is +12C° and in summer is + 25.5C°, but thanks to the wind, high
temperatures do not deliver the vacationers any discomfort.
Water temperature from May to October varies
between +18.3°C and +22C°. The popularity of the island is earned by its
delightful beaches.
The length of the coastline is 89 kilometres.
All beaches differ one from the other: sandy, pebble, noisy and crowded, with dancing
beginning in the morning, or quiet and secluded, where classes of yoga are run.
The island will enchant lovers of water sports
and beach games, and those wishing to explore the rich underwater world of
Mykonos will find 15 diving sites including two wrecked ships, Dutch ship “Anna
II”, which crashed in 1995 and British “Peloponisos”, which sunk in 1926. The water
depth visibility is from 25 to 50 meters.
On land, you can enjoy natural beauty and
traditional Cycladic architecture. They allows magnificent panoramic views from
different points of the island. The geographical location gives Mykonos visitors
another unique spectacle – extraordinarily beautiful sunrises and sunsets, when
the southern sky shows all colours of the rainbow.
