INDEPENDENT ISLAND INTELLIGENCEMYKONOS, GREECE · THE SEPTEMBER EDIT
Mykonos Illustrated

Culture, hospitality, events and what moves Mykonos.

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The publications, people and institutions behind our stories.

Dionysos mosaic, Delos
Dionysos mosaic, Delos · Zde
01

First-person account · Checked 23 Sept 2026

The Authentic Gay — Our Week in Gay Mykonos ↗

Mark Krasner / The Authentic Gay. First-person account of Mark Krasner and Beatus on Mykonos, 22–28 August 2026: their suite, Elia visits, nights out and different reactions to two Cavo Paradiso events.

03

Operator · Checked 23 Sept 2026

Jackie O’ Mykonos — Town Bar ↗

Jackie O’ Mykonos. The Town Bar is near Paraportiani in Mykonos Town, separate from the Super Paradise Beach Club.

16

Operator · Checked 20 Sept 2026

Scorpios — September and October 2026 programme ↗

Scorpios. Published programme dates, areas, billed artists and 17:00 starts.

Cavo Paradiso: the final week →Valeron & Band (Live) at Scorpios — 26 September →Jean Claude Ades and Marten Lou at Scorpios →Kid Bamboo at Scorpios →Tess at Scorpios →Lannka invites Lynnic & ItsArius (Live) at Scorpios →Valeron & Band (Live) at Scorpios — October programme →Scorpios season finale: WhoMadeWho, Jean Claude Ades, Lannka and Little D →

Image credits & licences

Nikos Zappas — photograph by Nikos Zappas, supplied for the About page. Used with permission; no public reuse licence was supplied.

Super Paradise Beach seen across the bay, with sand, loungers and the surrounding rocky hillside
Super Paradise Beach — archive, 23 June 2013; location context, not the 2026 performance · rene boulay

Source · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons; original Panoramio licence confirmed by its upload bot. Full frame resized and converted to WebP, without colour restoration; these versions remain CC BY-SA 3.0. The beach photograph does not show Jackie O’s or document the travelers’ 2026 visit.

The whitewashed Panagia Paraportiani church illuminated against the night sky in Mykonos Town
Panagia Paraportiani, Mykonos Town — archive, 28 September 2020 · Andreas Kakaris

Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons, own work by Andreas Kakaris. Full frame resized and converted to WebP, without colour restoration; these versions remain CC BY-SA 4.0. The landmark photograph does not show Jackie O’s, its guests or the 2026 visit.

Stone walls, paving and column remains of the Oikos of the Naxians on Delos, with the sea behind.
Oikos of the Naxians, Delos, 8 June 2022 — archive · Zde

Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons. Full frame resized and converted to WebP; these image versions remain CC BY-SA 4.0. This photograph predates the 2025 research and does not show the digital reconstruction.

Stone buildings of Cavo Paradiso above a rocky shoreline, viewed from the sea
Cavo Paradiso, 19 June 2016 — archival venue view · Zigomitros Athanasios / Thor4bp

Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original title: Cavo Paradiso - Mykonos. Source: Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0; image versions retain the same licence. Full frame resized and converted to WebP, without colour restoration. This archival image does not document XLSIOR 2025, identify its participants or establish its event locations.

Sand and turquoise water beneath a rocky promontory with buildings at Paradise Beach
Paradise Beach, 23 June 2013 — coastline context, not the 2025 festival · rene boulay

Source · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original title: Cyclades Mykonos Paradise Plage 23062013. Source: Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0; image versions retain the same licence. Full frame resized and converted to WebP, without colour restoration. This archival image does not document XLSIOR 2025, identify its participants or establish its event locations. The original is 1532 × 1156 pixels; the 1600-pixel rendition adds no detail. No building is identified as Neven.

White waterfront buildings, waves and a descending path in Mykonos
Mykonos waterfront from above, 16 September 1970 — archive · Guus Gorter

Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons. Slide by Guus Gorter, released under CC BY-SA 4.0 by his heir Alf van Beem. Resized and converted to WebP; full frame retained in the article, with no colour restoration. These image versions remain CC BY-SA 4.0. Contextual photograph; it does not document Piro’s visit or establish anyone’s identity.

A person in a narrow lane between white buildings, balconies and exterior stairs
A Mykonos lane, 16 September 1970 — archive · Guus Gorter

Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons. Slide by Guus Gorter, released under CC BY-SA 4.0 by his heir Alf van Beem. Resized and converted to WebP; full frame retained in the article, with no colour restoration. These image versions remain CC BY-SA 4.0. Contextual photograph; it does not document Piro’s visit or establish anyone’s identity.

A hotel façade with recessed balconies, stone walls, planting and steps
Hotel Xenia, Mykonos, 16 September 1970 — archive · Guus Gorter

Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons. Slide by Guus Gorter, released under CC BY-SA 4.0 by his heir Alf van Beem. Resized and converted to WebP; full frame retained in the article, with no colour restoration. These image versions remain CC BY-SA 4.0. Contextual photograph; it does not document Piro’s visit or establish anyone’s identity.

Low café buildings and outdoor chairs under a large tree
Café in Ano Mera, 16 September 1970 — archive · Guus Gorter

Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons. Slide by Guus Gorter, released under CC BY-SA 4.0 by his heir Alf van Beem. Resized and converted to WebP; full frame retained in the article, with no colour restoration. These image versions remain CC BY-SA 4.0. Contextual photograph; it does not document Piro’s visit or establish anyone’s identity.

People seated at café tables under a striped awning beside a busy waterfront
Harbour café terrace, Mykonos, 16 September 1970 — archive · Guus Gorter

Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons. Slide by Guus Gorter, released under CC BY-SA 4.0 by his heir Alf van Beem. Resized and converted to WebP; full frame retained in the article, with no colour restoration. These image versions remain CC BY-SA 4.0. Contextual photograph; it does not document Piro’s visit or establish anyone’s identity.

White windmills above stone walls and a path, with sea on the horizon
Windmills, Mykonos, 16 September 1970 — archive · Guus Gorter

Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons. Slide by Guus Gorter, released under CC BY-SA 4.0 by his heir Alf van Beem. Resized and converted to WebP; full frame retained in the article, with no colour restoration. These image versions remain CC BY-SA 4.0. Contextual photograph; it does not document Piro’s visit or establish anyone’s identity.

People haul a boat ashore beside waterfront café tables and moored vessels
Boat hauled ashore, Mykonos waterfront, 16 September 1970 — archive · Guus Gorter

Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons. Slide by Guus Gorter, released under CC BY-SA 4.0 by his heir Alf van Beem. Resized and converted to WebP; full frame retained in the article, with no colour restoration. These image versions remain CC BY-SA 4.0. Contextual photograph; it does not document Piro’s visit or establish anyone’s identity.

A white passenger ship and a small boat beyond the concrete blocks of a breakwater
Achilleus and a passenger caïque off Mykonos, 1 September 1972 — archive · Walter Baur (Paebi)

Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons, own work by Walter Baur (Paebi), CC BY-SA 4.0. Date and vessel identification follow the upload record. Resized and converted to WebP from the 1405 × 2134 original; full frame retained, with no colour restoration. These image versions remain CC BY-SA 4.0. The photograph does not document Piro’s journey.

Boats and waterfront buildings at Tourlos, Mykonos, in September 2021
Tourlos waterfront, Mykonos, 2021 — archive · Vanbasten 23

Source · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; responsive display may crop the frame. CC BY-SA 3.0. This archive photograph does not document the 2026 port works.

Trees, tables and white buildings around Ano Mera’s central square in October 2011
Ano Mera square, 2011 — archive · Bernard Gagnon

Source · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; responsive display may crop the frame. CC BY-SA 3.0. Settlement context only; the Kardamida courts are not shown.

Dionysos mosaic, Delos
Dionysos mosaic, Delos · Zde

Source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Delos Bay and Rhenia
Delos Bay and Rhenia · Kevin Stroup

Source · CC BY 3.0

Mykonos harbour
Mykonos harbour · Mustang Joe

Source · CC0 1.0

Mykonos windmills at night
Mykonos windmills at night · Andreas Kakaris

Source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Turquoise water and hillside buildings around Kalo Livadi Bay in May 2023
Kalo Livadi Bay, Mykonos, 2023 — area view · Warren LeMay

Source · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Location context only; this photograph does not document the hotel, chef or programme discussed in the story.

White buildings and the shoreline at Agios Ioannis, Mykonos, in May 2023
Agios Ioannis Bay, Mykonos, 2023 — area view · Warren LeMay

Source · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Location context only; this photograph does not document the hotel, chef or programme discussed in the story.

Aerial view of the bays and settlement around Ornos in September 2013
Ornos, Mykonos — aerial view, 2013 · Olaf Tausch

Source · CC BY 3.0 · Location context only; this photograph does not document the hotel, chef or programme discussed in the story.

Aerial view of Paranga Bay and the surrounding coastline in September 2013
Paranga Bay, Mykonos — aerial view, 2013 · Olaf Tausch

Source · CC BY 3.0 · Location context only; this photograph does not document the hotel, chef or programme discussed in the story.

Bougainvillea and outdoor tables along a whitewashed Mykonos Town lane in July 2020
Mykonos Town dining lane, 2020 — island scene · dronepicr

Source · CC BY 2.0 · Mykonos Town street scene with the Mamalouka sign visible; not the restaurant or chef described in the accompanying story.

The signed Sea Satin Market exterior and rocky Mykonos waterfront in June 2024
Sea Satin Market waterfront, Mykonos, 2024 — island scene · Mustang Joe

Source · CC0 1.0 · Location context only; this photograph does not document the hotel, chef or programme discussed in the story.

Sunbeds and the coastline at Elia Beach in an archival photograph from August 2007
Elia Beach, Mykonos — archive, August 2007 · Squirmy2000

Source · Public domain · Location context only; this 2007 photograph does not document the people or activities described in the 2026 story.

Black Coffee performing behind the decks at Hï Ibiza in June 2018
Black Coffee at Hï Ibiza — archive, June 2018 · DeepBluuue

Source · CC0 1.0 · Photographed at Hï Ibiza in June 2018, not at SantAnna or during its 2026 programme.

Evening light on the waterfront balconies of Little Venice, Mykonos
Little Venice, Mykonos · Roberto Faccenda

Source · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Terrace of the Lions overlooking the archaeological remains on Delos
Terrace of the Lions, Delos · Georgios Giannopoulos

Source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Red shutters and blue chairs against whitewashed Mykonos Town walls
Mykonos Town · Mustang Joe

Source · CC0

Images are resized to WebP; display crops vary. Creative Commons adaptations retain the linked source licence. Little Venice includes a spot removal by A.Savin. Where no photographer is named, the credit identifies the image provider. Images do not imply endorsement.

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