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About Mykonos...

History
The island is said that it took his name from the hero Mykonos. According to the mythologic tradition, with the island Iraklis crashed the last of the giants. Kares are reported to be the first residents , the Foinikes and Cretes, and laterwere installed Iones settlers. In the Historical Years the island had two cities: Mykonos in the western coast - where also the current city and Panormo in the northern coast.
Immediately after the Persian Wars the island was found in economic decline, thing that is obvious by the small tax contribution in the Athenian Alliance in which they belong. Following the chance of other Cyclades it devolved to the sovereignty of Sparta and afterwards in the Macedonians, Ptolemaion of Egypt and finally the Romen. Big destruction was for Mykonos during Wars of Mithridatikon.
The Byzantine Period they belong in the Aegean, while the period of middle age it devolved to the brothers Gizi, by which it was controlled up to their stop . Then it passed in the sovereignty of Venice, up to the pillage of Barbarosa, and immediately afterwards devolved to their Turks. At the duration of Ottoman domination it was managed as the other Cyclades islands. The island was developed little by little in naval force, while from the 19th centry became center of pirates. For one small interval it devolved to Russians (1770-1774). With the declaration of Revolution 1821 the residents took part active and Manto Mayrogenoys became a hero of Fight.

Mykonos or Chora

It is a beautiful state separate in Cyclades with 5.365 residents. White cube houses, innumerable narrow roads passed with lime, in which you can lost litteraly , many small and big churches, nonchalent windmills compose the enchanting person of Country. This has been characterized preservable settlement and anything that is built follows the basic specifications of Cycladitic architecture.
Some sightseeings are:

In the district Castle it is the church of Panagia Paraportianis - the jewel of Mykonos of exceptional plasticity Byzantine building. It took her name because it was found next to to “porti”, the entry of the castle. With vaulted belfry and asymmetrical volumes it constitutes real marvel of popular architecture. In the Country the Metropolis (Panachrantos), Saint Kiriaki and Saint Eleni.

Mykonos has a lot of churches (the local speak for 400) many from which have carefully-worked woodcut icons. The big number is explained by the habit of residents buty (up to the means of 19th century) their - not exist anymore - s in private churches from the many vow that made the seamen.

Undeniably the most enchanting corner of Chora is the district Aleykantra, “Venice of” Mykonos. The houses, built on the sea, with wooden balconies that mirrored in waters, remind Venice.

The picture of Chora supplement the graphic white windmills, in southernly district of Castle, where in the antiquity was found the citadel of city. From the Castle that was build in the 13th century by I. Gizis was not saved anything.

It is also impressive the Chora and the classic building of Town hall, that was built in the 1785 and despite the repairs that it has suffered, it maintains his initial form.

In the Chora there are the Three Wells, near the Municipal School, that constituted up to 1956 the unique source of water supply of city.

In the South-East of Country, near the village Marathi, is found the monastery of Saint Panteleimona (17th century), with appreciable pictures.

Ano Mera

Village in the interior of island, 8,5 km East from the Country with 814 residents, with white houses and flowery balconies and flat rooms.
Some sightseeings are:

In the center of almost village the monastery of natural Mary of Tourlianis, that was founded in 1542 by two monks from Katapoliani of Paros in the place where existed previously church of Panagia (Eisodia). In the 1767 monastery was renovate and it acquired the form that it has today. His architecture, particularly the belltower, impresses. In his courtyard there is marble tap with embossed decoration. The small Museum of monastery has prelatic vestments and important ecclesiastical heirlooms.

In her North of Ano Mera the devastated today monastery of Palaiokastro (17th century), that took his name because it was surrounded with wall, giving the impression of castle. North from that there is the Ormos Panormou where were also located discoveries of Archaic and Classic Years. It must have been the second important city of island.

Platis Gialos

Coastal village with big tourist movement, few green, home white onto rocks and sandy beach with crystal waters.
Some sightseeings are:

In north of Platis Gialos the undergrounds reservoir, big dimensions, known with the name “Pigadi Tou Giannaroy”. The side steps lead us as to its seabed.

In the same region in distance of 1 km and 5 km South from the Chora, in the locality Lino, are distinguished the ruins of three towers of Hellenistic Season. From the three towers the one is only maintained in relatively good condition. The local name the region “Portes”.