# Mykonos: map, what to do and when to go

A Cycladic island with a whitewashed town above the sea, Venetian windmills on the hill and southern beaches sheltered from the wind. Half an hour away by boat is Delos, the sanctuary of Apollo, one of Greece's great archaeological sites.

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## Direct answer
- **Mykonos: How do you get from the airport to Chora?** The bus between the airport and the Fabrika terminal runs hourly: on the timetable in effect since October 12, 2026, from the airport from 9:15 a.m.
- **Mykonos: How many days should you stay?** Three days, sleeping in Chora, and two hold up: one for Chora on foot and another for Delos in the morning and a southern beach in the afternoon.
- **Mykonos: Does the boat to Delos include admission?** No: the round-trip boat costs €25 and does not include admission to the site, €20, bought at the ticket office on the island.

## Chora on foot: Kastro, Little Venice and the windmills
Start at the Archaeological Museum, near the old port, which opens at 9 a.m. (closed Tuesdays), to see the urns and stelae from Rineia linked to Delos.
- Little Venice
- Kato Mili
- Panagia Paraportiani
- Archaeological Museum of Mykonos

## Delos in the morning, a southern beach in the afternoon
Be at the Delos Tours kiosk on the Deliana quay in the old port at 9:30 a.m. and buy the round-trip boat ticket (€25).
- Platys Gialos

## Ano Mera, the north coast and the Armenistis lighthouse
Rent a car or motorbike at Fabrika, or take the bus to Ano Mera, which since October 2026 leaves from the new ring road (confirm the stop on the KTEL website), if you will only stay in the village.
- Panagia Tourliani Monastery
- Armenistis Lighthouse
- Agios Sostis

## Little Venice
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Up to half an hour
The row of houses over the sea at the western tip of Chora began to be built in the mid-18th century by merchants and captains. The little doors at water level gave direct access to the sea and to the storerooms, and they fed the reputation that the owners were pirates. Today the colorful wooden balconies are bars and restaurants, and at the end of the afternoon the seaside walkway fills with people waiting for the sunset.
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## Kato Mili
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Mykonos Municipality · Up to half an hour
The windmills lined up on the hill south of Little Venice are the island's best-known image. Most of Mykonos's windmills were built by the Venetians in the 16th century, and they continued to be erected into the early 20th century; they ground wheat until the mid-20th century and were an important source of income. They face north, where the strongest wind comes from, and the hill is the most popular viewpoint for the sunset over Little Venice.
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## Panagia Paraportiani
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Mykonos Municipality · Up to half an hour
The whitewashed church of Kastro began to be built in 1425 and was only completed in the 17th century. It is in fact five churches joined together: four on the ground floor, dedicated to Saint Eustathius, Saint Sozon, the Holy Anargyroi and Saint Anastasia, and a fifth built on top of them. The name means “Our Lady of the Side Door,” because it stood next to the side entrance of the medieval castle.
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## Archaeological Museum of Mykonos
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Up to half an hour
Near the old port, the museum holds vases from the 25th to the 1st century BC, funerary statues, stelae and urns from Rineia, where Athens buried the dead removed from Delos in the purification of 426 BC. There are few pieces from Mykonos itself. It is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., except Tuesdays and holidays, and admission is €5 (€3 reduced).
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## Aegean Maritime Museum
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Up to half an hour
Founded by George M. Drakopoulos and opened in 1985 in a 19th-century house in Tria Pigadia, the museum tells the story of Greek seafaring with maps, engravings, coins, instruments, ship models, pieces from the 1821 war and the mechanism of the Armenistis lighthouse. The website does not publish opening hours: confirm by phone at +30 22890 22700.
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## Panagia Tourliani Monastery
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Up to half an hour
The island's most important monastery stands on the square of Ano Mera, about 7 km from Chora. It was founded in 1542, took its present form in the renovation of 1757 to 1767 and has a Baroque gilded wooden altarpiece made in 1775 by Florentine artists and an iconostasis 10.20 m long, covering the three naves, with icons by the iconographer Ioannis, from Corfu. There is a small museum of icons and vestments. The big feast is on August 15.
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## Armenistis Lighthouse
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Up to half an hour
On the northwest tip of the island, about 6.5 km from Chora, the 19 m stone tower was completed in 1891 by the French Lighthouse Company, after the wreck of the steamer Volta in 1887. The lighthouse is still in operation, and from the headland you can see the channel between Mykonos and Tinos. You get there by car or motorbike.
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## Platys Gialos
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Mykonos Municipality · Half a day or more
The long sandy beach on the south coast, about 5 km from Chora, has hotels, restaurants and sunbed rental. On the autumn 2026 timetable, buses from Fabrika run every half hour during the day. Wind permitting, boats leave from here that stop at Paraga, Paradise, Super Paradise, Agrari and Elia, the simplest way to see the other southern beaches.
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## Paradise Beach
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Half a day or more
A sandy beach in the south, about 6 km from Chora, with buses from Fabrika every half hour during the day on the autumn 2026 timetable, a campsite and beach bars. It became known for its parties: loud music starts around 4 p.m. and goes on into the night.
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## Agios Sostis
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Half a day or more
A north-coast beach, past Panormos, with no sunbeds to rent, no hotels nearby and one small taverna. You can only get there by car or motorbike, and on north-wind days the sea is rough.
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**Mykonos: How do you get from the airport to Chora?**
The bus between the airport and the Fabrika terminal runs hourly: on the timetable in effect since October 12, 2026, from the airport from 9:15 a.m. to 9:15 p.m. Many hotels offer a transfer, and it is worth arranging before you arrive, because the island has few taxis.

**Mykonos: How many days should you stay?**
Three days, sleeping in Chora, and two hold up: one for Chora on foot and another for Delos in the morning and a southern beach in the afternoon. The third is for those who rent a car or motorbike and go to Ano Mera, the north coast and the Armenistis lighthouse.

**Mykonos: Does the boat to Delos include admission?**
No: the round-trip boat costs €25 and does not include admission to the site, €20, bought at the ticket office on the island. The 10 a.m. boat arrives in half an hour and returns at 1:30 p.m., which leaves about three hours on Delos.

**Mykonos: Can you reach the beaches without a car?**
Yes: on the autumn 2026 timetable, Platys Gialos and Paradise have buses from Fabrika every half hour during the day. Boats from Platys Gialos continue to Paraga, Paradise, Super Paradise, Agrari and Elia, wind permitting. Buses to Ano Mera, Elia and Kalafatis leave from the new ring road: check the stop with KTEL before going. There is no bus between the two terminals.

**Mykonos: When is the best time to go?**
May to June and September to October. July and August are the busiest months, and from November to April many hotels, restaurants and boats stop operating.


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