Shore Excursion From Mykonos Port To Cosmopolitan Mykonos Island

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This 4 hour shore excursion from Mykonos Port around the Island is an ideal tour.
Historical Information In Details About This Shore Excursion!
Shore excursion to the most cosmopolitan island of Greece, well known for its diverse and intense nightlife. Admire all the clear water sandy beaches like Psarrou, Kalo Livadi and Ornos. Explore the narrow streets in Mykonos town and enjoy your time relaxing in one of the famous beaches of the island.

Mykonos Port

Our personnel will meet you just our side your cruise ship at Mykonos Port and we will drive to Mykonos Island town picturesque narrow streets. We will enjoy a walk in the town with our professional guide passing by the old port of the island and visiting the Agricaltural Museum, the famous windmills of Mykonos and the Folklore Museum housed in an 11th century building.

Mykonos Island is part of a cluster of islands including Delos, Rhenia and some rocky islets. Mykonos, already inhabited since the 5th millennium B.C. (prehistoric settlement of Ftelia), has shared with them a long and copious history with them.

Its intense tourist and cosmopolitan activity, which has continuously kept Mykonos in the foreground, inevitably reminds us of the cosmopolitan ancient Delos during the period of its commercial peak (Hellenistic-roman period).

Since the fifties, Mykonos Island has always been one of the most popular tourist islands of the Mediterranean.

Chora, as the town of Mykonos Island is commonly known, impresses and casts its spell on the visitor from the first moment, with its beautiful position, scale and architecture. Despite the great tourist development of the island, it manages to maintain its Cycladic features and traditional look, like few other towns.

Windmills

Its cube-shaped, all white houses glow in the sunlight, scattered wisely and orderly in the countless labyrinthine alleys and streets with whitewashed cobbled pavements. A little further, on a low hill, the windmills, having stood for centuries, compose a picture of unparalleled beauty in combination with red domes and bell towers of the countless churches.

In the harbour, a small colourful flotilla of caiques and fishing boats completes this unique picture with its vivid colours. All in all, maintaining the form of the traditional architecture of the Cyclades on the modern buildings ensures a unique feeling of harmony to the town and interior of Mykonos Island.

Nothing can be compared, though, to the emotion inspired by the enthralling space of ancient Delos. A real town with its streets and markets, public buildings and temples, luxurious houses and shops, cisterns, columns, mosaics…

Bathed in perennial sunlight sent by the god Apollo, they are all spread between the hill of Mt. Kynthos and the port with its crystal clear waters, giving the visitor the impression that they stopped functioning only yesterday.

The fame of the island and the large number of visitors, among whom one can recognize some of the most famous personalities all over the world, have resulted in the commercial activity that has made the market of Mykonos so famous.

So, in the streets of Mykonos, most important of which is Matoyianni, one can buy clothes, jewellery and works of art designed by the most celebrated designers and artists. One wouldn’t exaggerate if one said that, quite often, this is where the trends in fashion and style to prevail worldwide are decided.

One can enjoy one coffee, or ouzo with titbit and the traditional tastes at the cafes. Bars and restaurants scattered all around, and observe at the same time, a colourful crowd wandering in the narrow streets of the town.

Mykonos Town

Chora is also the starting point if you want to discover the rest of the beauties of the island, its picturesque interior and spotless beaches, using a regular bus service or other means of transport.

Mykonos is one of the most cosmopolitan islands in Greece, known for its diverse and intense nightlife as evidenced by a vast number of bars and nightclubs.

The nightlife of Mykonos is marketed as among the best in Europe. During the summer Mykonos attracts the top producers and DJs in dance, to its renowned clubs and beach bars. Mykonos nightlife focuses mainly on beach bars rather than clubs, yet a number of notable clubs can be found throughout the island.
Well-known nightclubs are Space Dance, Paradise, Mykonos bar and Pierro’s. Famous beach bars are Cavo Paradiso, Super Paradise and Tropicana.

Archaeological finds indicate that the Ionians settled on Mykonos in the early part of the 11th century BCE. More recent discoveries have uncovered remnants in Ftelia beach from the Neolithic Kares tribe dating back to as far as 3000 BC.

In Greek mythology Mykonos Island was the location of the battle between Zeus and the Titans, and the island was named in honor of Apollo’s grandson Mykonos.

During these ancient times, Mykonos Island, due to its proximity to the then highly populated island of Delos (situated about 2 km away), became very important as a supply island and possibly as a getaway location for Delian citizens.

The island was once very poor, and the people tried to survive on fishing and stock breeding on the harsh land. A major industry was also ship construction. Tourism has turned the economy over since it started in the 1950s and the locals have a double attitude towards this: it may have saved the economy but some also feel that it has taken over too much.

We will continue with our guide to visit “Lena’s House” which is a traditional Mykonian 19th century house in the centre of town as well as the Nautical Museum. Our tour will end with a drive passing by some of the famous beaches of Mykonos Island such us: Agios Ioannis, Ornos, Kalafati and Agia Anna with tha last stop at Ano Mera Village to explore the famous Panagia Tourliani Monastery.

Afterwards we drive you back to the cruise ship at Mykonos Port.

Back to the tour!

Prices per Group	Prices in Euro
Group up to 2 persons:	690.00
Group up to 16 persons:	870.00
Group up to 49 persons:	1130.00
The above group prices include: Professional English – speaking licensed guide, Transportation by air-conditioned – non smoking coach, Local taxes

Before you book!
See also the Shore Excursion From Santorini Port To Santorini Volcanic Island

How to book
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Or call us at +30 210 4285500

Highlights
Mykonos Town, Ornos, Psarrou, Paradise, Super Paradise, Kalo Livadi, Kalafatis

Schedule Details
This tour is private and special designed for cruise passengers arriving at Mykonos Port
Recommended Departure Time: 9:00am
Duration: 4-5 hours (approx.)
Return details: guaranteed return to original departure point (by the cruise ship terminal at Mykonos Port)
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Additional Information
All prices in this website are in Euro
Other languages are available upon request with additional price
Licensed guide = approved from the Greek government

What to bring
Comfortable footwear, Sunblock, Hat, Camera