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TOURIST INFORMATION
Tourist Information Office ( 22890 25250; www.mykonos.gr; Plateia Karaoli Dimitriou; 9am-9pm Jul & Aug, 10am-5pm Easter-Jun, Sep & Oct) This office is run by the municipality and was launched in 2007.
TRAVEL AGENCIES
Delia Travel ( 22890 22322; travel@delia.gr; Akti Kambani) Halfway along the inner waterfront. Sells ferry tickets and tickets for Delos. It’s also the French Consulate.
Mykonos Accommodation Centre ( 22890 23408; www.mykonos-accommodation.com; 1st fl, Enoplon Dynameon 10) Well organised and very helpful for a range of information. Can also arrange midrange, top-end and gay-friendly accommodation.
Sea & Sky ( 22890 22853; Akti Kambani) Information and ferry tickets.
Windmills Travel ( 22890 26555; www.windmillstravel.com; Xenias) By the southern bus station on Fabrika Sq, this is another helpful office for all types of information, including gay-related. Also sells ferry tickets.
Sights
MUSEUMS
Mykonos has five museums. The archaeological museum ( 22890 22325; adult/concession €2/1; 8.30am-3pm Tue-Sat, 10am-3pm Sun) houses pottery from Delos and some grave stelae and jewellery from the island of Renia (Delos’ necropolis). Chief exhibits include a statue of Hercules in Parian marble.
The Aegean Maritime Museum ( 22890 22700; Tria Pigadia; adult/concession €4/1.50; 10.30am-1pm & 6.30-9pm Apr-Oct) has a fascinating collection of nautical paraphernalia, including ships’ models.
Next door, Lena’s House ( 22890 22390; Tria Pigadia; admission €2; 6.30-9.30pm Mon-Sat, 7-9pm Sun Apr-Oct) is a charming late-19th-century, middle-class Mykonian house (with furnishings intact). It takes its name from its last owner, Lena Skrivanou.
The Mykonos Folk Art Museum ( 6932178330; Paraportianis; admission free; 5.30-8.30pm Mon-Sat, 6.30-8.30pm Sun Apr-Oct), housed in an 18th-century sea captain’s house, features a large collection of furnishings and other artefacts, including old musical instruments.
CHURCH OF PANAGIA PARAPORTIANI
Mykonos’ most famous church is the rocklike Panagia Paraportiani (admission free, donations appreciated; variable, usually open mornings). A rugged, rocky little building beyond Delos ferry quay on the way to Little Venice, it comprises four small chapels plus another on an upper storey that is reached by an outside staircase.
Tours
Mykonos Accommodation Centre (MAC; 22890 23408; www.mykonos-accommodation.com; 1st fl, Enoplon Dynameon 10) Organises guided tours to Delos (return €15, 30 minutes; Click here). The MAC also runs tours to Tinos (adult/child €58/38), as well as a Mykonos bus tour (adult/child €33/22), island cruise (adult/child €58/33) and a wine and culture tour (adult/child €29/21), and can arrange private charter, including gay-only, boat cruises.
Windmills Travel ( 22890 23877; www.windmillstravel.com; Plateia Yialos) The booking agent for snorkelling (€25 for 30 minutes) and island cruises (€50 to €60, four weekly).
Sleeping
There are scores of sleeping options in Mykonos, but if you arrive without a reservation between July and September and you find reasonably priced accommodation, grab it – ‘budget’ in Mykonos is relative to the generally high prices and this is reflected in the listings.
Otherwise, check out the local accommodation organisations – when you get off at the town ferry quay, you will see a low building with numbered offices. Number 1 is the Hoteliers Association of Mykonos ( 22890 24540; www.mha.gr; Old Port; 8am-4pm). The association also has a desk at Mykonos Airport ( 22890 25770; 9am-10pm) and will book a room on the spot, but does not accept telephone bookings prior to your arrival. Number 2 is the Association of Rooms, Studios & Apartments ( 22890 24860, fax 22890 26860; 9am-5pm Apr-Oct). If you choose domatia from the owners who meet ferries check their exact location and ask if they charge for transport (some do).
If you plan to stay in Hora and want somewhere quiet, think carefully before settling for domatia on the main streets – bar noise until