2 Best Sights in Mykonos Town, The Cyclades

Mykonians 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 Panagia Paraportiani. The sloping whitewashed conglomeration of four chapels, mixing Byzantine and vernacular idioms, looks fantastic. Solid and sober, its position on a promontory facing the sea sets off the unique architecture, and it is said to be one of the most photographed churches in the world.

Many of the early ship captains built distinguished houses directly on the seafront here, with elaborate buttressed wooden balconies hanging over the water, which is how this neighborhood earned its name. Architecturally unique, it is one of the most attractive areas in all of the islands, and many of these fine old houses now host elegant bars. A sunset drink here to the sound of the waves is a Mykonos must-do.