Taming the Wilder Side of Mykonos, With or Without Beyonce, Kardashians

The island of hedonistic excess is often outrageously expensive in July and August, but there are a few hacks.

Anthony Grant
Dizzying but dazzling is the stairway to the beach below the Wild Hotel in Mykonos. Anthony Grant

Few islands pack the sparkle and buzz like Mykonos does. Of course, there are parts of Mykonos that no longer resemble an island, but then one might say the same thing about Manhattan — that’s the problem with places that find themselves at the nexus of commerce and popular appeal. They can get a little too popular. The Mykonos of Jackie and Aristotle (Onassis) is long gone, replaced by behemoth cruise ships and Starbucks.

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