Rafina

Mykonos is one of those places that barely needs an introduction. Whitewashed streets, windmills, beach clubs, a pelican named Petros who wanders the harbor like he owns the place (he does). It’s been Greece’s party island since the ’60s, but it’s also genuinely beautiful — the kind of place where even the narrow alleys look like someone art-directed them. Getting there from Athens is straightforward. You can take a ferry or fly. Both are well-established routes with multiple daily options in season. The choice comes down to how much time you have, how much you want to spend, and whether you’d rather watch the Aegean from a deck or a window seat at 20,000 feet.