Delos was more interesting than I had expected. We could have spent the whole day there; however, that was not possible with the shuttle timings. Nearby Mykonos has a lot of shopping, fancy stores too. We were correct not to be warm about basing in Mykonos. Upwards of 900 cruise ships call at Mykonos a year.
From Naxos, we took a ferry 6 hours to Athens, and spent the night there before our flight to the UK, completing the second loop of our trip.
Our Delos + Mykonos tour was the first of the season for Alexander Boat. The boat was newly painted and shipshape.
The Delos Archaeological Site was fabulous, huge, historic, and well signed, but not that photogenic. Of course the Ancient Theatre (1st and 2nd below) stands out, as well as the iconic Terrace of the Lions (3rd and 4th below). The lions in the fresh air are replicas, the originals are in the site museum (5th below)
The Ongoing Partial Restoration of the Stoa of Philip V
A few other photos of the site.
Alexander Boat picked us up at the Delos dock for the 30-minute trip to the very clear waters of Mykonos Harbour. Our program in Mykonos was the Rick Steves self-guided walking tour.
The next day we took a Blue Star ferry from Naxos to Athens, our first time arriving in Greece at Piraeus (1st below), and with the days getting longer, we squeezed in an evening of sightseeing.
The Art Deco Rex Cinema and Theatre (1937)
Our hotel was near Monastiraki Square. First below is the Metro Station, second is the Tzistarakis Mosque (c.1759)
Buildings of the Athenian Trilogy
Holy Church of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite
View of the Parthenon.
One Kleomenous
Traditional Greek Costumes at the Benaki Museum.
Reception Room Originally from a 18th-century Mansion in Kozani, Greece - Benaki Museum
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