Mykonos
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Mykonos Restaurants
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Affordable (15)
To Maereio
For authentic Greek home-cooking, try this tiny family-run eatery. It's popular with locals and visitors alike, with long queues in high season, but should be quieter in May. Favourites include the... read more
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Fine dining (15)
In a romantic, whitewashed courtyard garden, draped with pink-and-white bougainvillea, Avra serves traditional Greek cuisine and a select choice of Mediterranean classics. They have plans for a new... read more
Mykonos Nightlife
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Chilled (14)
Galleraki Bar
Come here for a sunset drink and combine vitamins with a buzz - all the cocktails are made from fresh fruit. The house speciality is the "Katerinaki" (but they won't give away the secret of the... read more
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Clubbing (8)
Rock'n'Roll Mykonos
Reopening for summer 2012 on 15 May, Rock'n Roll Mykonos is the summer sister of Rock'n Roll Athens. Much loved by hip and glamorous Athenians, it warms up late then plays classic rock till sunrise. read more
This Month in Mykonos:
By Jane FosterShopping: Record your holiday with a timeless gift - a piece of gold jewellery modelled on an Ancient Greek piece. Choose from rings, necklaces, bracelets and earrings, crafted by Greece's most venerated goldsmith, Lalaounis (14 N Polikandrioti, tel: 22890 22444, lalaounis.com).
Key areas: Combine culture with relaxation and take a boat ride from Mykonos harbour to the nearby islet of Delos. It's home to UNESCO-listed archaeological site, filled with crumbling ancient temples dating back over 2,000 years.
Mykonos News & Gossip
15 of the Best: Stephen Kaufer on Tel Aviv
Stephen Kaufer is the co-founder of TripAdvisor.com. He loves exploring metropolitan cities and lying on sun-soaked beaches
I had heard Israel was a wonderful, magical place, so when the opportunity arose for a week-long vacation, it was top of my list. My wife and I wanted to experience as much as possible, so we spent the week touring around. After landing in Tel Aviv we went up north to smaller, more historic villages, then down the coast and promised ourselves we'd come back one day to see Egypt.
It was like immersing ourselves in a different way of living. Walking down narrow alleyways and being practically assaulted by shopkeepers was certainly new to me! I've never been to an area that was so different from the Western world.
We did a day trip to Masada, where an ancient Roman siege took place. The fortress is incredibly intact and out in the middle of nowhere with no hustle and bustle around it. Actually looking up the ramp the Romans left behind thousands of years ago was phenomenal.
Mykonos Trivia
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May: On Delos, the Sanctuary of Dionysus is best-known for its much-photographed monumental stone phalluses mounted on columns and believed, unsurprisingly, to have been fertility symbols.
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April: Even the less religious Greeks usually go to church at Easter. Mykonos' best-loved (and most-photographed) church is Paraportiani, overlooking the old harbour. Its peculiar asymmetric shape can be explained by its history - it is actually a conglomeration of five churches, built between the 15th and 17th centuries.
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October: Even in October, Mykonos' daytime temperatures are often in the high 20s Celsius, and in the evenings it's still warm enough to eat outdoors.
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