Summer
Mykonos
Cyclades, Greece
Mykonos is all contrast, windmills and whitewashed lanes in the morning, the loudest terraces in the Aegean by night. IYKYK places guests above the noise: cliff-side suites, front beds at Psarou and Paraga, and tables at the rooms that stopped taking walk-ins years ago.
Hotels
Bill & Coo Suites & Lounge
Megali Ammos, cliff-edge, adults-only
Kalesma Mykonos
Aleomandra, 27 suites, sunset-facing
Santa Marina, a Luxury Collection Resort
Ornos, private bay, villas with staff
Dining
Nobu Mykonos at Belvedere
Town, the island's long-standing reservation
Spilia Seaside
Agia Anna, raw bar cut into the rock, sea-water tanks
Interni
Town, courtyard dinner that runs late
Beach Clubs
Nammos
Psarou, the island's anchor beach club since 2003
Scorpios
Paraga, daily sunset ritual, boho-luxe
SantAnna
Paraga, the Aegean's largest beach-club pool
Events
Scorpios Sunset Ritual
Daily, June-September, live percussion into DJ sets
Cavo Paradiso all-nighters
In season, clifftop sets to sunrise since 1993
XLSIOR Mykonos Festival
August, the island's biggest international week
Nammos anniversary weekend
August, the season's peak lunch
Travel
Flights
Mykonos (JMK), private and premium cabin
Transfers
Villa and beach-club chauffeurs
Private charter
RIB and catamaran days to Delos and Rinia