Things To Do and Activities in Mykonos

Anemo Theater
Steno Roharis, Mykonos Town
Phone: 0289/23944
Anemo Theatre is a nonprofit open-air center for the performing arts set in a unique olive garden in the center of town, where, between July and September, distinguished international artists present an eclectic array of concerts, performances, and seminars.

Little Venice
Mitropoleos Georgouli, Mykonos Town
Many of the early ship's captains built distinguished houses directly on the sea here, with wooden balconies overlooking the water. Today, "Little Venice," at the southwest end of the port, has seen some of its old houses turn into stylish bars, which are quite romantic at twilight. Overlooking them on the high hill are the famous Mykonos windmills, echoes of a time when wind power was used to grind the island's grain.

Churches
Mykonos Town
Mykoniots claim that exactly 365 churches and chapels dot their landscape, one for each day of the year. The most famous of these is the Church of Paraportiani. The sloping, whitewashed grouping of four chapels, mixing Byzantine and vernacular idioms, has been described as "a confectioner's dream gone mad," and its position on a promontory facing the sea sets off the unique architecture.

Monastery of the Panayia Tourliani
Central square, Ano Mera
Phone: 0289/71249
Religious Site
This monastery, in a village in the central part of the island, was founded in 1580 and dedicated to the protectress of Mykonos. Its massive baroque iconostasis (altar screen), made in 1775 by Florentine artists, has small icons carefully placed amid the wooden structure's green, red, and gold-leaf flowers. At the top are carved figures of the apostles and large icons depicting New Testament scenes. The hanging incense holders, with silver molded dragons holding red eggs in their mouths, show an eastern influence. In the hall of the monastery, an interesting museum displays embroideries, liturgical vestments, and wood carvings. By appointment only; call in advance.