Mykonos (Chora)

The capital of Mykonos, just like most of other island metropolises, is also called Hora or Chora. It stretches in its full beauty on the west coast, which is where administration, trade, culture and entertainment on the island are concentrated.

The town´s landmark are a few old windmills laid out one next to another above white houses stretching from the port on an undulating slope. If you set out from the island landmarks to the crooked streets, you will be fascinated by the snow-white pureness of the facades, the colours of the little balconies and a great number of imprecise lines, endowing the place with a completely unique character, Walk down up to the port, the Small Venice, which is a name for the few adorable houses built so closely to the coast that their walls are washed by the sea waves, just like in Venice in Italy.

What to do in Mykonos?

In Mykonos it is almost impossible to get bored, since there is a countless number of various activities that include not only discovering the historical and architectural beauties of the town. The many tavernas and restaurants, including luxury ones, will delight your taste buds, you can dance on the discos or in night clubs, and go shopping during the day. And if all that is still not enough, you can simply set off to the surroundings.. Mykonos is quite a small island with plenty of place of interest scattered in the landscape, so you only need to rent a car, a motorbike or a bicycle, or walk, and go for a trip.

Given the great variety of culture and entertainment, the capital is visited by crowds of tourists from the nearby resorts who want to see the metropolis, couples seeking for romanticism, gays and lesbians who have their communities there, and especially young people longing for summer parties listening to loud pop music, since the town has a wide choice of clubs, bars and discos open till early morning hours.

Mykonos surroundings

Given the strategic location of Mykonos, you can stay in some of the surrounding resorts and go to the town only to have fun. In the nearby resorts, you will mostly find sandy beaches with an offer of water sports.

Where else to go on Mykonos?

Some of the most visited resorts on Mykonos are: Agios Ioannis, Elia, Mykonos (Chora) - the capital, Platis Gialos and Psarou.