Tag: Ornos

Top 6 memories of my Mykonos holiday in 2012 — #3: Delectable dining experiences Part 2

Oregano Cook & Grill menu cover

Get outta Town! What follows is an account of restaurants located outside of Mykonos Town that I dined at, saw, or heard people talking about last month.

On the peripheral road around the town center

Gola, which was extremely popular the past several years, has closed. Word about town is that the Belvedere Hotel, which owns the property, will be opening an Asian restaurant in its place. Locals didn’t know if the new place will be as expensive as Gola (they’re hoping it will be more affordable) or when it will officially open.

Blue Ginger serves Thai and Chinese cuisine on a hilltop location with wonderful views of Mykonos Town and the sunset. Friends who dined there last year say the food is as good as the amazing views. (One of these friends used to live in Thailand, so if she recommends the food at Blue Ginger, then it has to be first-rate.)

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June 12, 2012
Top 6 memories of my Mykonos holiday in 2012 — #4: Surf, sand & sun at more than 20 beaches

A view of Paraga beach in the foreground and Psarou beach in the distance at rear right. Not visible in between are Agia Anna and Platis Gialos beaches.

20 beaches: Locals tell me there are more than 60 beaches on Mykonos, some of which are situated in remote areas of the island that few tourists ever get to see. In all my visits to Mykonos to date, I have seen less than 30 beaches, which means there are still plenty more for me to discover on future holidays.

Last month, I got to see more than 20 different beaches, and actually spent awhile enjoying 17 of them. I visited Kapari and Lia for the first time ever, and made return trips to several beaches I had not seen in a few years: Kalafatis, Elia, Super Paradise, Psarou and Agios Stefanos.

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June 10, 2012
Family-friendly Ornos beach on Mykonos

Sunbeds and umbrellas on the soft sandy beach at Ornos

Family fun: Mykonos is notorious for its steamy beach party scenes, particularly at Paradise, Super Paradise, Elia and Paraga where the adult fun can get wet, wild and loud at the beachside bars and dance clubs. But if you’re travelling to Mykonos with children, and don’t want them exposed to scantily-clad college co-eds dancing on bars, chugging Jell-O shots, or sunbathing in the nude, where can you go?

Mykonos has more than 20 big beaches, and Ornos is one of the best for families. It’s a resort area boasting a good variety of hotels, bars and restaurants just a 10-minute drive from Mykonos Town. Although there are some bars along the beach, Ornos doesn’t draw the “spring break”-type of party crowd that attracts hordes of college kids from around the world to Paradise and Super Paradise.

Below are some photos we took during a visit to Ornos one afternoon in May. We were shocked to find the area almost vacant despite the warm, sunny weather.

Looking to the right from the shade of a tree near the middle of Ornos beach

A row of lounge chairs and umbrellas on a stretch of soft sandy beach

Homes and hotels on the hill on the left side of Ornos Bay

Despite the warm, sunny weather, Ornos beach was practically empty

Overlooking Ornos beach from the road to nearby Agios Ioannis beach

A view of the beach from a hillside overlooking the bay

Shuttle boats take passengers from Ornos to other popular Mykonos beaches

Looking toward the section of beach next to Ithaki taverna

Ithaki taverna and rows of rental chairs and umbrellas in front of the restaurant

A pair of lounge chairs under an umbrella in the middle of the beach

July 24, 2011
Greece holiday May 2011: More Mykonos photos

Ornos Beach on May 17 2011

Mykonos in May: We started our 2011 holiday with a three-night visit to one of our favourite Greek islands, Mykonos. Here are more photos from one of our island walkabouts.

The view from Hotel Tagoo in the Tagoo district of Mykonos

The Hotel Tagoo swimming pool in late afternoon sunshine

Some goats in a field in the Tagoo district of Mykonos

An example of typical Cycladic architecture on Mykonos: a white cube building with rounded corners

A cruise ship and a private yacht at Mykonos Town’s Old Port

White cube buildings on the hillside above Mykonos Town

A view towards the heart of Mykonos Town

A view of Mykonos Town’s harbour and the famous windmills at Little Venice

A red-domed church sits next to the Mykonos Archaeological Museum

The main harbourside street in Mykonos Town

Paraportiani church at Little Venice

Taking pics on the seaside at Little Venice

Enjoying the sea view from the cocktail bars at Little Venice

Hotels on the Tagoo district hillside above the Old Port

Private luxury yachts docked at the Old Port at Mykonos Town

Agia Anna beach between Platis Gialos and Paranga beaches

Nicholas taverna at Agia Anna beach

A red-domed church overlooking Megali Ammos bay

A cove below the church overlooking Megali Ammos bay

A cruise ship anchored off Mykonos Town viewed from Megali Ammos bay

Megali Ammos beach and bay

Hotels on the hill above Megali Ammos beach

Joanna’s and Niko’s Taverna at Megali Ammos beach

Megali Ammos beach

Megali Ammos beach

The swimming pool at the Mykonos Bay Hotel

The coast on the way to Ornos Beach

Ornos beach

Ornos beach

Lounge chairs and umbrellas on Ornos beach

Ornos beach

Looking down on the Ornos beach area

A church on a hillside above Ornos beach

Ornos bay on Mykonos

Ornos bay

May 23, 2011