About The Greek Island of Mykonos (and Delos)
There was no group for Mykonos or Delos....I was shocked. anyway, here's a place for us to throw up our best photos. Please include as much detail as possilbe (tags and/or descriptions).
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Although Mykonos is dry and barren, its sandy beaches and dynamic nightlife make this island one of the most popular in the Cyclades. Under Venetian rule from 1207, the islanders later set up the Community of Mykonians in 1615 and flourished as a self-sufficient society. With an area of 85 sq. km, a shoreline of 80 km and a population of 5500, today Mykonos thrives on its reputation as the glitziest island in Greece.
Tiny, uninhabited Delos is one of the most important archaelogical sites in Greece. According to legend, Leto gave birth to Artemis and Apollo here. The Ionians arrived in about 1000 BC, bringing the worship of Apollo and founding the annual Delia Festival, during which games and music were played in his honour. By 700 BC, Delos was a major religious centre. First a place of pilgrimmage, it later became a thriving commerical port paritcularly in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. It is now an open air archaeloigcal museum with mosaics and marble ruins covered in wild flowers in spring.
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Additional Information
 This is a public group.
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Members can post 7 things to the pool each day.
- Accepted media types:
- Accepted content types:
- Photos / Videos
- Screenshots / Screencasts
- Illustration/Art / Animation/CGI
- Accepted safety levels:
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