Mykonos, Greece, May 2021
From Santorini, we took a Seajet ferry as foot passengers to Mykonos island; a pleasant ferry boat ride for 3 hours; passing multiple other Greek islands (big & small) in the Aegean Sea.
At the Mykonos ferry port, we were greeted by the rental car agency representative that we had rented the car from. The Rep drove us to the Car rental office where we signed the papers and then drove to the Aegon Autograph Collection hotel by Marriott (with great rates due to restarting of the tourism economy post Covid) on the quiet side of the island; we had heard that Mykonos town on Mykonos Island was quite a party town and wanted to avoid noisy nights.
The hotel was located on the eastern part of Mykonos Island with the Paralia Kalo LIvadi beach nearby; we checked in and settled down for a few days. Then drove back into Mykonos town to check it out at sundown and have dinner there. Google Maps told us to take a route into the old town that actually ended up as a footpath with stairs 😊 (even Google gets things wrong); so, found parking nearby and walked into the old town, which seemed to be a mostly pedestrian area.
The characteristic of the old town was small alleyways, with houses on both sides; many converted into shops and café’s etc, that were all whitewashed, with blue painted doors and shutters. The footpaths were flagstones that were painted grey, and the mortar between was painted white. Looked very nice and was very pleasant walking around the old town.
It was not so busy at this time, as it was soon after Covid restrictions had been relaxed; so, it was nice and “local” at this time for us; not yet a party town with tons of tourists.
Next morning, we decided to check out the local town, Ano Mera, near our hotel, some scenes below.
We then drove into Mykonos town. We spent several days here; some scenes below of Mykonos town over several days
Interesting visitor at Niko’s Tavern
One day, on the way from the hotel to Mykonos town, we came across a Greek wedding; so of course, we had to check it out 🙂
One day, we checked out the beaches on the eastern end of the island; scenes below. The beaches appeared nice, sandy, but the waters were a little too cold for us. Some scenes below
We also explored the north end of the island, which has the Armenistis lighthouse with nice views of Mykonos.
Back in Mykonos old town, there were again plenty of beautiful churches strewn all over the old town
How did we feel; the 5 senses? Mykonos is a small island (6×5 miles approx.) so easy to get around. There is not much to do/see on the island; it is popularly known for its summer party atmosphere. Beaches such as Paradise and Super Paradise have bars that blare thumping music. Massive dance clubs attract world-renowned DJs and typically stay open well past dawn.
When we went there, it was much quieter as the party crowds had not yet arrived after Covid restrictions had been lifted. We were thankful for that 😊 . The old town was the main attraction for us as it had the narrow alleyways and houses, churches, shops etc on both sides. We could tell that there were a lot of tourist places around (cafes and tourist trinket shops everywhere; just waiting for the party tourist crowds). In our case, it felt peaceful and pleasant to soak in the sun on outdoor café’s and enjoy the old town atmosphere without large or loud crowds. Compared to Santorini, I feel we could have skipped Mykonos; though Mykonos had its own beauty and charm compared to Santorini. The seafood was always fresh, but like Santorini, because all supplies had to be flown or shipped in; it was relatively expensive, like Santorini. If you only have time for 1 Greek island, then Santorini would be it.
After a few days here; we left to go back to Athens with another Aegean flight. The car rental rep met us at the small Mykonos airport and picked up the car from us, and we flew back to Athens.
Plan was to visit the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece next.
Our trip so far
Your photos are beautiful! Thanks for sharing 😊
Wendy
Thanks Wendy; glad you are enjoying them.
Hello globe trotters!
Thanks for sharing beautiful pictures and informative commentary. Keep trotting!
Thanks Ismail; glad you are enjoying them.
Excellent photography as always, Ali.
in future posts, it might be interesting if you could talk about local people as well. Things like how they treated you and their culture anything special that stood out about them? Were they friendly etc.?
Thanks
THanks Iqbal.
Thanks for the great suggestions. Will definitely add this flavor moving forward
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Such a beautiful place. I will take the advice and eat breakfast leisurely so that I can be happy 🙂
Where are you off to next or should I ask-where you visiting now?
Thanks Mahamud, for the feedback.
All Meals, including breakfasts should definitely be done leisurely. All of Europe does that.
Not out anywhere currently, but the bucket list is always beckoning 🙂
So colorful and almost unreal water colors! Thank you for sharing…really enjoy your capture of the travels and with such beautiful pictures as well great write ups.
Do you have anything on Turkey and can share?
Happy Holidays
Gulzar Paroo
Thanks Gulzar; so happy that you are enjoying the blogs.
Yes indeed, we do have some Turkey blogs; they can be found at https://alikarimtravelog.com/turkey-may-2009/
Enjoy
Looks like an excellent place to visit. Thanks.
Thanks for the feedback; glad you found this enjoyable Amir
Well written, beautiful 😍 pics , looks almost like the alleyways in old Zanzibar or Gamla Stan in Stockholm 🤗🥰👍
Thanks Nizar, for the feedback. Yes, the old town definitely brings back memories.
Well! Mykonos is the place I have been dreaming about for so long. thanks for sharing.
Most welcome Lin; you will enjoy Mykonos. Make sure to also visit Santorini
Hi Ali,
Yes. Sure. Santorini is the place always what I dream of, I really like the sea and blue on the pictures, it touches peoples souls…
So true Lin. You will love it
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