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antiquefans,andatrendybutrelaxedvibe.
Atthisboutiquepropertyyoucantake
yourpickfromtwoprimesunbathingspots:
enjoyviewsacrosstheAegeanfromalounger
nexttothecurvedinfinitypool,orhead
downthestepsthatleadtothehotel’sprivate
beachinthesecludedcovebelow.
A
shortdrivebytaxifrom
themaintownofHora,
Katikies(roomsstartfrom
¤ 340 /£ 300 pernight;
katikies.com)intheAgios
Ioannisareatakesthe
traditionalwhitewashedarchitecturalstyleof
theCycladesislandsandmakesitfeelmodern
andluxurious.
Eachmeticulouslydecoratedroomcomes
withaprivateterraceandoutdoorjettedtub,
andtherearetwoswimmingpoolstochoose
from.Headdownearlyifyouwanttobag
oneofthecovetedroundcushionedsunbeds
atthecornersofthepool.
Whattodo
MaintownHoraonthewestcoastis
stunninglybeautiful,fromthecolourful
waterfrontLittleVeniceproperties(named
becausetheyresemblethoseintheItalian
city)totheOldTown’smazeofnarrow
streetsfilledwithshops,cafésandgalleries.
Agreatwaytotakeinthecoastalviews
ofMykonosanditsneighbouringislands
iswithaboattripstartingatHora’sport,
andifyouembarkonaprivatechartered
yachtwithMykonosParadiseCruises
(mykonosparadisecruises.com)you’llgeta
Greekmythologylessonthrowninfromfirst
matePanosPanousis.
“Zeuswasavery,verynaughtyboy,”he
saysasheexplainsthemythicaltaleofhow
thekingofthegodscreatedtheislandof
Delostohidehispregnantmistressfromhis
wife.YoucanalsobookaferrywithDelos
Tours(delostours.gr)foraround¤ 19 /£ 17 per
person,return.
Youcan’tstayonDelos–nowaUNESCO
WorldHeritagesite–butyoucanstopoff
tovisittheArchaeologicalMuseumofDelos
(freewhenyoupayaround¤ 11 /£ 10 for
theislandentrancefee)andseeitscurrent
‘inhabitants’,positionedtherebygodofthe
artworld,AntonyGormley.
TheBritishsculptorhasinstalled 29
ironbodyformpiecesaspartofhisSight
installation,whichisinplaceuntilOctober 31.
BackonMykonos,ifyou’relookingfor
thebestplacestosunbathe,biggerdoesn’t
necessarilymeanbetter.
Nammos,onthesouthcoast’sPsarou
beach,isprobablytheisland’smostnotoriousbeachclub.It’sherethattherichand/or
famouscometoposeonasunlounger,
paying¤ 91 /£ 80 adayfortheprivilege.
Abitoutofyourpricerange?Paradise
andthesmallerSuperParadisebeach,both
foundfurtherwestalongthecoast,offer
thesamelivelyvibeasPsarou,butsunbed
rentalstartsfromabout¤ 11 /£ 10.
Toonoisy?Tryfamily-friendlyOrnos,
a 10 - minutedrivesouthofHora,whichis
hometolotsofgreatGreekandseafood
restaurants.Asdayblursintonight,things
starttolivenupatplaceslikeScorpioson
Paragabeach,aMykonosinstitutionthat
actuallylivesuptothehype.
“Scorpiosismagical,”saystheWild
Hotel’sPanosVakouftsis,whohasworked
ontheislandforthelastsixyears.
Therestaurantandbeachclub,about
a 15 - minutedrivefromHoraonthesouth
coast,isidealforsunsetviewingandhosts
big-nameDJsthroughoutsummer,keeping