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Time Zone
GMT + 2 (GMT + 3 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October).
Currency
Euro (€) = 100 cents.
Language
Greek.Sightseeing
Renowned for its many windmills, catching the brisk meltemi breezes, the island of Mykonos is a very popular holiday destination. Mykonos town is a typically picturesque Greek island harbour, crammed with whitewashed houses along narrow alleyways, churches in the distinctive local style, shops selling local arts and crafts, small tavernas, cafés and nightclubs. The Paraportiani Church near the quay is considered to be an architectural masterpiece. The Archaeological Museum exhibits finds excavated from the necropolis on the nearby islet of Rineia. The best beaches are on the south side of the island and can be reached by caique from Plati Yialos.
Shopping
Lace, gold jewellery, metalwork, pottery, hand-made fabrics, rugs, leather goods, wooden models of boats and windmills, local wines and spirits.
Eating Out
See Corfu Town. Also Tyrovolia and kopanisti cheeses, melopites (small tarts made of dough, honey and tyrovolia), sausages made of pork and green vegetables, louza (smoked pork fillet) and amygdalota (almond-flavoured sweets).
Location
Europe and Greece
Region
Greece