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Kalafatis beach is my favorite beach on the island! Whats yours?

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This beach is stunning! What is your favorite?
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My favorite beach on Mykonos is Megali Ammos:


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mastichas09 said:
This beach is stunning! What is your favorite?
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So if you zoom....my house would be 3rd or 4th from the top left on this image..! Just imagine this beach I fell in love with from early 90s..❤️❤️I would say my favourites are Lulos,Kalo Livadi,Mersini,Agia Anna,Kapari,Fokos..... Panormos and Agios Sostis, Agios Ioannis too ....oh the list is endless.!!!!?
 
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So if you zoom....my house would be 3rd or 4th from the top left on this image..! Just imagine this beach I fell in love with from early 90s..❤️❤️I would say my favourites are Lulos,Kalo Livadi,Mersini,Agia Anna,Kapari,Fokos..... Panormos and Agios Sostis, Agios Ioannis too ....oh the list is endless.!!!!?
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That's beautiful!! How lucky were you :) I love Agios Ioannis too
 
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tomipark said:
That's beautiful!! How lucky were you :) I love Agios Ioannis too
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Now you know the Taverna at Agios Ioannis?..... Where they filmed 'Shirley Valentine'..... belongs to Giorgio Xidakis ....I used to practically live there in the early 90s.... You know how it is?......The beach on the other side of the island is much more fun?......same with PARANGA..... Without beach chairs and umbrellas!!!!.... Same with Kalafatis without beach chairs and umbrellas...It all began to change after 2000+.....
 
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Now you know the Taverna at Agios Ioannis?..... Where they filmed 'Shirley Valentine'..... belongs to Giorgio Xidakis ....I used to practically live there in the early 90s.... You know how it is?......The beach on the other side of the island is much more fun?......same with PARANGA..... Without beach chairs and umbrellas!!!!.... Same with Kalafatis without beach chairs and umbrellas...It all began to change after 2000+.....
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I don't know it! That sounds like a great spot, I will have to check it out next time I am in Greece.
 
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