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Mykonos and greek islands how many nights?

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It's my first time to greek islands and plan to spend 3 nights in Santorini and 3 nights in Mykonos. But I heard mykonos is a party scene so thinking maybe I should just do 2 nights instead now? It will be my honeymoon so won't be partying much, will probably spend a day on the beach and a trip to delos and walking around city centre. How many nights would you recommend? Thanks

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3 nights gives you 2 full days which is plenty for Mykonos. Stay in the beach areas and take a bus to centre town. The only negative about Mykonos that I have is when the cruise ships come in and simply clog the town. Just make sure you have your dinner later so that you are not part of the cruise crowd who leave around 8 or 9.

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Hi a 2 night stay on Mykonos would only leave you with 1 full day and if you want to visit delos and spend a day on the beach then everything would be rushed with no time to relax and enjoy yourselves. I think your original plan of spending 3 nights on both santorini and Mykonos is best and even though the views on santorini are breathtaking once you have taken them in and done a boat trip and visit oia then you have basically done it all. Regarding Mykonos being a party island this is true but only in certain areas and is very easily avoidable if you want to and chora is amazing lots to see and do and imo much more interesting and beautiful than Fira and a great atmosphere at night and I would suggest staying in town rather than a beach area as you have a far greater choice of restaurants to eat in at night time and you can catch the bus daytime to a beach

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What time of year is the trip and are you going to any other islands?

I agree that Santorini is a "must see" but there are other options apart from Mykonos that may suit you better and where you can still visit Delos.

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If Delos is a "must" then I would stick with three nights on Mykonos. Occasionally the boats that go to Delos are cancelled when winds are too strong, as happened to me the first time I visited. Luckily I was on Mykonos for three or four days, so still got to see the archaeological site after winds dropped. The other islands that have day trips to Delos don't offer them every day (maybe 3-4 times per week).

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I am not a Mykonos fan.. however.. our last visit we spent one day in Chora because it was the day we flew in and were beat.. but then we spent 3 nights on Paranga Beach.. and I DO recommend a stay there !!

We stayed at a hotel right across street from a gorgeous beach.. lined with little tavernas , and there was a nightclub on the hill that we visited and it was an amazing experience ( go for the sunset ritual.. its soft music being played while hundreds of us gathered on the slope overlooking the neighboring bay watching the sunset.. its was magical) We had dinner there too.. pricey but excellant food.. Scorpios , its a nightclub and a restaurant.

The hotel was not super fancy but had a lovely pool area, ( check out photos) and there was a public bus that stops right outside hotel that takes you to town in 10 minutes.. so you can visit the crowded chora but stay somewhere beautiful.

http://www.zephyrosmykonos.com/

We stayed at the Zephyros Hotel.. look at website.. its romantic and homey at same time.

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