City break in Mykonos City. Active leisure ideas for Mykonos City - attractions, recreation and nightlife

Mykonos is considered to be one of the most prestigious and expensive resorts of Greece. It attracts beach recreation fans as well as night clubs enthusiasts and haute cuisine admirers. Almost the entire coastline is taken with beaches offering the travelers all the possible kinds of water attractions and entertainments. Active leisure enthusiasts should set off to the Platis Gialos beach featuring all the facilities for sport entertainments and activities. Not far from the place tourists will find another beach named Psarou which hosts the most renowned diving center of the island.

Diving amateurs may join a school of underwater swimming and scuba diving and in several tutorials master the basics of the diving. Expert divers are offered to rent all the necessary gears and equipment. The assistants of the rental center also organize tours for divers to the most popular diving destinations of the island.

The most popular among youth is the Paranga beach which offers its visitors a vast choice of entertainments and beach attractions. The beach neighbors several attractive restaurants and bars adding to the comfort of visitors and prolonging the recreation to the whole day. This is exactly the place of location of one of the most popular night establishments of the island being the Kalua Beach Bar. The place holds remarkable parties and bright dance sessions almost every day. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Agrari beach will be of great interest for those looking for more privacy and solitude. The beach features a quieter atmosphere and very few tourists. The beach area neighbors an excellent water attraction park. This area will be perfect for family recreation. Well equipped beach named Ornos is located near the island capital city. The beach is also deprived of entertaining centers. Its visitors may jet ski or surf, experience diving being accompanied by expert divers or set off to try and taste local delicacies in one of the nearest restaurants.

The main part of the upscale restaurants, night clubs and bars is located in the Little Venice. The life buzzes in this part of the island day and night. Among the night entertaining centers the most popular one is the Lola Bar-Café. Its visitors can not only enjoy favorite music but try speciality treats as well. The Skandinavian bar will be of great interest for those looking for a quiet rest. The eating house serves the guests till the dawn. The place often holds original theme parties. The atmosphere of the bar is always inspired with good music. The Zorba's club is an excellent night center which features a vast choice of entertainments being of great surprise even for the most sophisticated allnighters.

The Anna II shipwreck (1995) is the favorite place of many divers. It is located near Lia Beach. The ship is in excellent condition. It is not the only interesting place on the island. The second reason why divers from all over the world come to Mykonos is the biodiversity of the island. Besides water entertainments, you can also enjoy “ground” ones. For example, you can join the horse-riding center named “Mykonos Horseland”. Here, the visitors can take a ride around picturesque places on the island. Children and adults can go horse riding.

In Ano Mera, there is an entertainment center for children, Zoozoonakia. Adults can relax in a local cafe while their children play. Not far from the center, there is Mykonos Vioma Organic Farm. It is an excellent place where you can learn more about winemaking and olive oil production and taste the dishes of local cuisine. Here, you can see and feed domestic animals. Those who want to enjoy new films should visit Cine Manto Mykonos in the capital of the island. The locals and tourists love this cinema because there is a wonderful cafe offering local cuisine.

In the capital, there is a pub that attracts all fans of good music. In Montparnasse, you can have hard liquor and listen to amazing live music. You should also visit one of the cooking schools on the island. The most popular studios are Mykonian Spiti and Traveling Spoon where you can learn how to cook like the islanders. As for other island entertainments, you can take a fishing trip, go on an island safari, go hiking or tracking. As nature endowed the island with picturesque landmarks, it is impossible to imagine Mykonos without ecotourism. Many people come to the island specifically to see picturesque landmarks that they will remember forever.