MYKONOS BOOK

DESCRIPTION

Located in the Cyclades and surrounded by the blue-green waters of the Aegean Sea, whitewashed and windmill-dotted Mykonos is the island of the winds. This ancient island and those that surround it, mythologized as the bodies of the gods slain by Hercules in ancient times, are older than legend and have hosted countless cultures for more than millennia. At forty square miles and with a population of just ten thousand, “the Ibiza of Greece” has become prized for its magnificent architecture, welcoming and open-minded locals, and fantastic beaches. With names such as 'Paradise' and 'Super Paradise', the sands of these shores have captured the imaginations and hearts of industry titans, artists and party-goers from around the world, marking it as a stable cosmopolitan destination and as a prime computing paradise on the jet-set circuit.

This book chronicles the culture and society that has defined Mykonos over the past century - from its days as a hideout for luminaries and elites such as Le Corbusier and Antonis Benakis, to its moment as a sanctuary for the gay community, to its stage of predominant celebration - while pleasing the reader with the ruins and myths hidden there.

“Lift the lid on the movers and shakers, past and present, of Greece's own white island – and each image tells its own story.”

- MarieClaire.co.uk