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Southern bus station
(Fabrika Sq (Plateia Yialos))
serves Agios Ioannis Beach, Ornos,
Platys Gialos, Paraga and Paradise Beaches (each €1.60).
Buy tickets (at machines, street kiosks, minimarkets and tourist shops) before boarding
(remember to get return tickets) and validate on board. Night buses (12.15am to 6am) in
high season cost €2.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
Cars start at €45 per day in high season; €35 in low season. Scooters/quads are €20/40
high season; €15/30 low season. Avis and Sixt are among the agencies at the airport. You
22890
23761;
www.okmykonos.com
; Agios Stefanos;
May-Oct)
near New Port, and
Apollon
(
22890 24136;
www.apollonrentacar.com
;
year-round)
, one of several agencies near Hora's
southern bus station.
TAXI
Taxis
( 22400 23700, airport 22400 22400)
queue at Hora's Plateia Manto Mavrogenous
(Taxi Sq), bus stations and ports, but waits can be long in high season. All have meters
and minimum fare is €3.30 (plus €0.38 per bag, €3 for phone booking). Fares include
from Hora to: New Port (€8), Agios Stefanos (€9), Ornos (€8.50), Platys Gialos (€9.50),
Paradise (€10), Kalafatis (€16) and Elia (€16).
NAVIGATING HORA
Without question, you will soon pass the same junction twice. It's entertaining at
first, but can become frustrating amid throngs of equally lost people and fast-mov-
ing locals. For quick-fix navigation, familiarise yourself with
Plateia Manto
and the
three main streets of
Matogianni
,
Enoplon Dynameon
and
Mitropoleos
, which form a
horseshoe behind the waterfront.
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Hora (Mykonos)Χώρα(Μύκονος)
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Hora (also known as Mykonos), the island's well-preserved port and capital, is a warren
of narrow alleyways and white-walled buildings overlooked by the town's famous
wind-
