Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
€30 and bungalows for €54. Totally self-sufficient with a
restaurant, various bars, a clothes shop and its own club
with resident DJs. April-Oct.
€15
NIGHTLIFE
Ì
Cavo Paradiso
Paradise
T
22890 27205,
W
www
.cavoparadiso.gr.
The after-hours club in the Cyclades,
regularly voted as one of the Top 10 in the world, where
die-hard party animals of all persuasions come together,
united by world-famous DJs. €20 entrance includes first
drink, but check for discounts/guest list online.
June-
Sept (opening nights vary during the week)
12.30am-9am.
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The east and north
The main road
east
via the unexciting village of
Áno Méra
leads to
Ayía Ánna
, on a
double-headed headland with a shingle beach and taverna, just before the larger, more
attractive
Kalafáti
, the island's cleanest beach.
Liá
, roughly 4.6km east by road from
Áno Méra, is smaller than Kalafáti, but as pleasant and with as clear water.
he
north coast
suffers persistent battering from the
meltémi
and for the most part is
bare, brown and exposed. The deep inlet of
Pánormos Bay
is the exception to this, with
the lovely, relatively sheltered beaches of
Pánormos
and
Áyios Sóstis
; although not
served by buses, they are becoming increasingly popular, but still remain among the
least crowded on the island. At the southern, inner end of the bay,
Fteliá
is a good
windsurfers' beach and legendary burial site of Ajax, one of
The Iliad
's mythical heroes.
If you are driving there, stop by at the only - but excellent - vineyard on the island,
Bíoma
(
T
22890 71883), for some wine tasting.
ACCOMMODATION AND EATING
THE EAST AND NORTH
Ì
Aphrodite Beach
Kalafáti
T
22890 71367,
W
aphrodite-mykonos.gr.
A four-star hotel 18km from
Mýkonos Town, and completely self-sufficient should you
want to sample Mýkonos without the crowds. There is also
a selection of hostel-style accommodation with four bunk
beds per ro
om,
so it dra
ws a ve
ry hip young crowd. April-
Nov. Dorms
€35
, doubles
€120
La Luna
Liá
T
22890 72150.
The furthest restaurant east,
but don't let that deter you if you have your own transport.
Once there, you will be surprised as to how busy it is, but
once you sample the Italian menu (€12) you'll understand.
April-Sept daily 10am-9pm.
Thalassa
Kalafáti beach
T
22890 72081.
One of the
best places to eat on Mýkonos and worth making the trip
for dinner only. Its pork in thyme-honey (€18) is one of the
top gastronomic experiences on the island. All this and free
wi-fi, too.
May-Sept daily noon-midnight.
Delos
The remains of
ANCIENT DELOS (Dhílos)
, the Cyclades' sole UNESCO Heritage Site,
manage to convey the past grandeur of this small, sacred isle a few kilometres west of
Mýkonos. The ancient town lies on the west coast on flat, sometimes marshy ground
that rises in the south to
Mount Kýnthos
.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
DELOS
By boat
In season, excursion boats to Delos leave from the
west end of Mýkonos harbour Tues-Sun at 9am, 10am and
11am, returning from the site at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm (€17
return from a kiosk at the front). Guided day-trips are also
possible from Tínos (see p.385). Note that it is illegal to
remove anything from Delos - not even a stone as a
souvenir - as well as anchor, swim or dive at or near the
island.
The site
Tues-Sun 9am-3pm • €5
As you disembark from the boat, the Sacred Harbour is on your left, the Commercial
Harbour on your right and straight ahead lies the
Agora of the Competaliasts
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