No. 01 · Where to stay
Chora (Mykonos Town)
Maze of cube houses, bougainvillea, and tiny chapels
A whitewashed labyrinth deliberately designed in the Middle Ages to confuse pirates.
Read more →Greece
Whitewashed Cyclades party island
Famous for the windmills, Little Venice, and beach clubs — but the old town's tangle of lanes is also one of the prettiest in the Aegean.
When to go
May–June and September.
Getting around
Bus from town to beaches; rent an ATV for freedom.
Don't miss
The top places to start with if you only have a day or two — the essentials before you go deeper.
No. 01 · Where to stay
Maze of cube houses, bougainvillea, and tiny chapels
A whitewashed labyrinth deliberately designed in the Middle Ages to confuse pirates.
Read more →No. 02 · Landmark
The five iconic 16th-century mills
Built by the Venetians to mill wheat for ships heading east — now a sunset pilgrimage point.
Read more →No. 03 · Museum
Birthplace of Apollo and a UNESCO-listed open-air museum
An uninhabited sacred island 30 minutes by boat — ruins of an entire ancient city, including the Terrace of the Lions.
Read more →4 hand-picked
A curated mix of landmarks, neighborhoods, and museums worth your time in Mykonos, Greece — grouped by type below.