Mykonos And Delos

Mykonos island took its name from the son of the King of Delos. History of Mykonos in the ancient years was absolute connected to the history of Delos island. Due to mythology, Hercules, in one of his twelve feats, fought and killed the Giants and then he threw them in the sea where they turned into huge rocks, the island of Mykonos.

Residents of the island were great sailors and they provided important support to the War of Independence by offering 22 ships, 500 members of the crew and about 150 canons to the Greek Revolution against Turks. Manto Mavrogenous , a woman hero from Mykonos spend her fortune to the Revolution and participated in the Filiki Etairia, the secret revolutionary organization, and planed troops in order to revolt against the Turks in the year 1822.

The years after the Greek Independence, the economy of the island was destroyed, but later the island succeeded to earn back its commercial strength and to restructure the economy by using the textile  as the main source of income for mykonian houses. The Mykonian textile because of its high quality traded around Greece and exported to many other countries.

In the early 1960s tourism in Mykonos flourished as island became the favorite destination for artists and then for the hippies. Nowadays Mykonos is one of the top tourist destinations in the world. This fact made live cost in island more expensive, at least for the Greek data, and many Greek entrepreneurs invested in island by building amazing complex of suites and villas.mykonos villas

Stores and dining places in Mykonos are also offer high end services and products. But, the main attraction of the island is still – and will always be- the vivid nightlife! For many reasons Mykonos is an island that you should add on your bucket list. Make your research and book in a wonderful suite or villa to stay!