Mykonos has a reputation problem. People assume it is all beach clubs and bottle service, and that is a shame, because two kilometres offshore sits Delos -- one of the most important archaeological sites in the entire Mediterranean, and one of the most underrated day trips in Greece.
I'm Dave Briggs, a British travel writer. I have been living in Greece since 2015, after roughly 25 years of constant travel -- cycling across continents, sailing the Med, and visiting around 100 countries before deciding this was the corner of the world I wanted to stay in. I have co-authored guidebooks on the Greek islands, and Mykonos is an island I know well enough to have opinions about.
This site is about the Mykonos that exists when you look past the obvious. The sacred ruins on Delos, where Apollo was supposedly born. The 30-minute ferry to Tinos, where Greek pilgrims have been heading for centuries and tourists have barely noticed. The monastery at Ano Mera, ten minutes from the party strip and a different universe. The north-coast beaches where the meltemi wind keeps the crowds away and the water is glass-clear. Even within Hora itself, there are backstreets and old-school tavernas that the influencer economy has not reached yet.
Every guide on this site is written from experience. I am direct about what is worth your money and what is not, which boat tours deliver and which are just floating bars, and where the food is genuinely good rather than just expensive. Mykonos does not have to cost a fortune, and these guides are designed to prove that.
I also run Greek Ferry Travel, a resource for ferry routes and island-hopping logistics, and write at Dave's Travel Pages, which has been going since 2005.