Mykonos: Island, where gods live among the people

Crystal-clear water and sparkling sun are business cards of all the Greek islands. However, if you belong to the rich and famous, then you will feel great at Mykonos. In its quiet bays are sun bathing many celebrities, from its shores is drifting yachts. However, in the land of Greece gods always coexisted with ordinary mortals, and this means that each of us can adhere to modern celestial.

There are several characters in Mykonos, which are on evety advertising booklet. First, the windmills. They are no longer working by “specialty” and have turned into museums, shops and even hotels.

Another symbol is pelicans. Citizens state that Jacqueline Kennedy brought here the birds, who fell in love with the island and established its reputation as a fashionable resort. There are three birds in Mykonos. They roam the streets begging for food in the cafe and Lentz tired of the attention of the audience like film stars posing for tourists.

This coastal area of the city is known as “Little Venice”. Channels do not go here, but the similarity with the Italian prototype is in the architecture of tiny houses with balconies. Cruise ships stop at Mykonos. It is amazing how these giants manage to turn in a small harbor!

The style of Mykonos is the white building with blue shutters. When the heat recedes, all sent to the beau monde unhurried promenade along the narrow streets, where there is the white lime of houses, boutiques of most famous firms, hundreds of jewelry shops and numerous art galleries.

On the streets of the city you can meet any celebrity, or simply get acquainted with interesting people, such as an artist – the owner of Icon stores, self-mastered craft icon painter. He now teaches iconography in the training center.

Do you want to know what was Mykonos like, before becoming a fashionable resort? Go for a walk early in the morning when the shops are closed and streets deserted.

In addition to the millions of cards Mykonos has a lot to see for fans of History: Archaeological, Ethnographic and maritime museums on the island about 365 churches and chapels, here is one of the oldest Greek monasteries – built in 1580 by the monastery Panagia Turliani in the village of Ano Mayor.

Those who wish to join the ancient period of history should for sure go to the nearby island of Delos. In Greco-Roman period it was the largest commercial city, but now there is Europe’s largest outdoor museum.

Up to now preserved the old harbor and the theater, and the main square, you can see the shops and houses with pools and nobility mosaic floors.

As a guest of the ancient Greeks, do not forget that the museum closes at 15.00 when the last boat leaves. Berths Delos can stick only registered sightseeing vessels – on a private yacht you will not be able to leave the island.

And after the tour it is the time to relax on the beach. The entire coastline of Mykonos is surrounded by bays. They are arranged under different angles to the currents and winds, and therefore, if in one of the more than twenty beaches you can not swim because of the storm, you can always move to the next, where there are no waves. During the season run small boat captains between the bays who know the weather in all the coasts and always will advise on where to go.

Settled in the capital of the island is Chore, where you’re in the maelstrom of island life. Although Mykonos is not too large: from other locations to the center can be reached within 10-15 minutes on taxi. It is therefore much easier to live in a hotel located in one of the bays outside the city. For example, the Grecotel Mykonos Blu. Its emblem is the blue donkey. Several animals are placed directly in the hotel lobby.

You can not find two identical rooms in this hotel. Rooms are decorated in an unusual style, which combines elements of luxury with the traditional decoration of Greek rural house. Travellers are attracted by prestigious service, kitchen, and someone important opportunity to remove a luxurious room with a large internal hidden from foreign eyes a pool that does not fall into the lens of an omnipresent paparazzi, if he suddenly decides to hire a helicopter.

But you should not think that the rest at Mykonos is only available for chosen. The island is famous for cosmopolitanism and breadth of views. Many conventions and taboos dissolve under the hot sun, because the population in Mykonos will be happy for people of any nationality, race, sexual orientation, any wealth and social status. All this is because carefree and just lightly atmosphere of universal celebration, relaxation and fun.