Wednesday 13 February 2013

Mykonos.One of the most beautiful Greek Islands.


The island of Mykonos, rugged, rocky, parched by the sun and often beaten by the winds is one of the main attractions of Greece: emerald sea, fine sandy beaches enclosed by cliffs, white Cycladic houses. Mykonos is located at a distance of 94 nautical miles south-east of Piraeus, covers about 85 square kilometers and a coastline length of about 80 km.

Those who reach Mykonos from the sea immediately captures the particular charm of the white light of Mykonos town, port and capital of the island, arranged like an amphitheater around the bay. By whitewashed houses with flowered balconies, external wooden stairs, a tangle of narrow zig-zag, small red or blue-domed chapels and a crown of windmills is the quint essential Cycladic world that meets the trendy, find the most "chic", people of the night eccentric and never tired.

The picturesque district Alefkandra or Little Venice, owes its name to the typical houses with wooden balconies and loggias lapped by the sea, many of them turned into restaurants and cafes to enjoy the most romantic sunsets. To the south of the district are the characteristic windmills have become almost the symbol of the island.
From the pier Alefkandra different tiers rise above the mills, arranged like a crown on the crest of the spectacular panoramic hill.
The beautiful beaches of Mykonos
For lovers of the beach, Mykonos offers a multitude of beaches that can be easily reached by bus or by boat departing from various points of the island.
ORNOS: beautiful bay with fine sandy beach, with tavernas and bars. From here you can easily reach Mykonos with the bus and get to other beaches with boats.
Psarou: worldly sandy beach with diving center.
Platy Yialos: sandy beach with tavernas on the beach, small boats and little boats to reach the beaches of the island. Bus connections with the center.
Paranga: sandy beach, clear sea and untouched with Caribbean colors.
PARADISE: sandy beach with loud music and snack bar. Here are practiced water scooters and water skiing.
Superparadise: the most transgressive, reached by caiques or buses. Young and lively.
ELIA: one of the largest beaches on the island, with scenic rocky concretions.
Kalo Livadi: sandy beach lined with hotels.
AGRICULTURAL: expanse of sand in a dream landscape.
KALAFATIS: the famous white sand beach with a nice shady tamarisk vegetation.
AGHIUOS IOANNIS: renowned for its tranquility facing the island of Delos.
Ftelia: beautiful, long, sandy, beaten by the breath of the Meltemi, is a paradise for windsurfers.
PANORMOS: surrounded by red volcanic rocks.
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