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.

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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

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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

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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

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The Archaeological Museum of Mykonos, located near the Old Port of the island of Mykonos, was established in 1902 by the Greek Archaeological Service. It was originally built to house artefacts discovered in a burial site on the nearby islet of Rineia, 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

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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: group of windmills and tourism
Location: Mykonos, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

37.4446° or 37° 26′ 41″ north

Longitude

25.32561° or 25° 19′ 32″ east

Open location code

8G97C8VG+R6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 299878763

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata 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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