What it's like
The Aegean Maritime Museum is a non-profit institution on Mykonos, founded in 1983 and open to the public since 1985. It works to preserve, promote and study Greek maritime history, with a focus on how the merchant ship developed in the Aegean Sea.
A visit is a slower stop than the beaches or the windmills. The garden is the part many people remember, with reproductions of ancient marble gravestones from Mykonos and Delos. Many of them deal with shipwrecks and sailors lost at sea.
Good to know
- Taxis are scarce on the island, so allow time for the trip back.
- Taxis do not use meters; rates are posted on a notice board, so check the fare before you get in.
Aegean Maritime Museum
The Aegean Maritime Museum is a non-profit museum on Mykonos that tells the story of Greek seafaring. Its garden holds reproductions of ancient gravestones for sailors lost at sea.
Tours that go here
Prices are per person, booked with our partner, Shore Excursions Group.
Delos
Delos is an archaeological island about 3.5 km southwest of Mykonos, reached by boat. Its ruins, temples and museum are one of the great ancient sites of the Aegean.
Mykonos Town
Mykonos Town, called Chora locally, is the island's port town and capital. It is a whitewashed maze of tiny streets around the harbor, and wandering it is the main thing to do here.
Archaeological Museum of Mykonos
The Archaeological Museum of Mykonos sits in Mykonos Town and holds pottery, funerary urns and sculpture from the Cycladic, Geometric and Classical periods. It is the island's main collection of its ancient past.
Little Venice
Little Venice is a waterfront district of old houses with colorful wooden balconies, on the western edge of Mykonos Town. People come for the walk down to it and a drink as the sun goes down.
The same kind of day, elsewhere
Museums
