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lunes, 15 de septiembre de 2014

MYKONOS BEACHES

We spent this day enjoying the beaches of Mykonos (the previous day we have already enjoyed the beach of Agios Gioannis). We went to Platys Gialos beach first because you can get this beach easily by bus from Mykonos Town and since from this beach the Kaikus leave to the beaches of Paradise and Superparadise, the ones we had time to go to.

So we spent this day in the beaches:

Platys Gialos
Super Paradise beach
Paradise Beach

Platys Gialos Beach

Clear and turquoise water of Platys Gialos beach in Mykonos

In Platys Gialos beach you can hardly find a place to lay your towel if you don't want a sun lounger

Typical white houses built in Cycladic Style beside Platys Gialos beach in Mykonos

Walking along the beach of Platys Gialos in Mykonos, one of the most popular islands in the Greek Islands

We took the boat shortly after a walk on the beach of Platys Gialos. It is nice but too small. We went first to Superparadise beach, although the boat made a previous stop in Paradise Beach. This beach is wide with clear water. After enjoying the sun we had lunch in a restaurant beside the beach.

SuperParadise beach

Kaiku on Superparadise beach in Mykonos

Golden sand of Superparadise Beach in Mykonos

In Superparadise beach there are enough place for sunbathing

Clear and turquoise water of Superparadise beach in Mykonos

Superparadise beach is the beach of Mykonos I liked most

Umbrellas on Superparadise Beach in Mykonos

Houses built in Cycladic Style beside the Superparadise beach in Mykonos

After having lunch we took the first Kaiku to Paradise beach, where we spent just an hour. We saw the environment in Tropicana Bar and at 6 pm o'clock we took the bus back to Mykonos Town.

Paradise beach

Paradise Beach in Mykonos

Cavo Paradiso in Paradise Beach

We had dinner at Nikos Tavern restaurant, where we had lunch our first day in Mykonos.

Mykonos Beaches are pristine but apart from Superparadise beach, for me are too small for the amount of sun loungers and people there. Depending on the beach and time in August it must be impossible to find a place to lay your towel.

This was our trip route from Crete and the Greek Islands to Athens:

Day 1 - Crete: Chania

Beach of Agios Apostoli
Venetian Port
Splantzia (Turquish Quarter)
Jewish Quarter

Day 2 - Crete

Day 3 - Crete: Rethymnon and Heraklion

Venetian Port in Rethymnon
Loggia, Rimondi fountain and streets of the old town of Rethymnon
Fortress of Rethymnon

Venetian Port of Heraklion

Day 4 - Crete

Day 5 - Santorini

Hellenic Seaways ferry from Heraklion to Santorini
Sunset in Oia

Day 6 - Santorini

Fira
Excursion to Nea Kameni and Volcano
Beach of Perissa (black beach)
Sunset in Firostefani

Day 7 - Santorini

Red Beach, White Beach and Black Beach
Sunset in Fira

Day 8 - Mykonos

Hellenic Seaways ferry from Santorini to Mykonos
Mykonos Town
Windmills and Little Venice

Day 9 - Mykonos

Delos Island
Paraportiani Church in Mykonos Town
Beach of Agios Ioannis
Little Venice

Day 10 - Mykonos

Beach of Platys Gialos
Super Paradise beach
Paradise Beach

Day 11 - Mykonos Town

Mykonos Town
Blue Star ferry to Athens

Day 12 - Athens

Acropolis
Ancient Agora
Hadrian's Library
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Panathenaic Stadium
Monastiraki District

Day 13 - Athens

Roman Agora
Plaka District

Other countries and cities I have already visited are:

Barcelona

Dublin in Ireland

Istanbul and Cappadocia

Rome and The Vatican

Florence in Tuscany

Venice

Lisboa in Portugal

Dubrovnik, beaches and coast of Croatia
Neum, Pocitelj and Mostar in Bosnia Herzegovina

Madrid

Helsinki and Lapland in Finland

Tallinn in Estonia

Tortuguero, Caribe, Arenal, Monteverde and San José in Costa Rica

Marrakech in Morocco

sábado, 13 de septiembre de 2014

MYKONOS TOWN

We took the bus to the port of Athinios in time to catch the ferry from Hellenic Seaways that would lead us to Mykonos. We arrived at Mykonos on time, where Adriani was gently waiting for us.

Santorini from Afrodete Hotel in Firostefani

Breakfast in Afrodete hotel in Santorini

Adriani was the owner of our accommodation in Mykonos (Andriani's Ghest House), a house built in typical Cycladic style. After checking in we had lunch at Nikos Tavern.

After having lunch and a short walk around the old port we came back to the hotel. In the afternoon, shortly before the sunset, we visited the windmills and the Little Venice.