Windmills
The Mykonos windmills are an iconic feature of the Greek island of the Mykonos. The island is one of the Cyclades islands, which neighbour Delos in the Aegean Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Feature on the Greek island
- Also known as: “Kato Myloi” and “Mykonos windmills”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aegean Maritime Museum and Panagia Paraportiani.
Aegean Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aegean Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Mykonos, Greece. The founder and chairman of the museum, George M. Drakopoulos, received the Athens Academy Award and the World Ship Trust's Award for Individual Achievement for the foundation of the museum. Aegean Maritime Museum is situated 270 metres east of Windmills.
Panagia Paraportiani
Church
Photo: Zitumassin, Public domain.
The Church of Panagia Paraportiani is situated in the neighbourhood of Kastro, in the town of Chora, on the Greek island of Mykonos. Its name literally means "Our Lady of the Side Gate" in Greek, as its entrance was found in the side gate of the entrance to the Kastro area. Panagia Paraportiani is situated 280 metres north of Windmills.
Archaeological Museum of Mykonos
Museum
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Mykonos, located near the Old Port of the island, was established in 1902 by the Greek Archaeological Service. It was originally built to house artifacts discovered in a burial site on the nearby islet of Rheneia, dating back to 425/426 BC. Archaeological Museum of Mykonos is situated 700 metres northeast of Windmills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mykonos.
Mykonos
Mykonos is a popular tourist destination in the Greek islands of the Cyclades group, situated in the middle of the Aegean Sea. Mykonos is located south of Tinos, east of Syros and north of Paros and Naxos.
Windmills
- Categories: windmill and tourism
- Location: Mykonos, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.4446° or 37° 26′ 41″ northLongitude
25.32561° or 25° 19′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8G97C8VG+R6OpenStreetMap ID
way 299878763OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q6947604
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Windmills” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Միկոնոսի հողմաղացներ”
- Dutch: “Windmolens van Mykonos”
- French: “moulins à vent de Mykonos”
- French: “Moulins à vent de Mykonos”
- French: “Moulins à vent”
- Greek: “Κάτω Μύλοι”
- Hebrew: “טחנות הרוח של מיקונוס”
- Italian: “Mulini a Vento”
- Macedonian: “Ветерници во Миконос”
- Spanish: “molinos de viento de Miconos”
- Spanish: “Molinos de viento de Miconos”
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