Mykonos, Greece

Today we visited the island of Mykonos which has a a very nice horseshoe shaped harbor. It is known for it's hundreds of small private chapels scattered around the island, such as the one below. All are white, with either red or blue domes. In fact, it is illegal to paint the houses any color but white, since the second world war, when the houses were whitewashed with limestone to kill germs, sue to an outbreak of infectious diseases. The wooden trim may be painted other colors, but the most frequently seen is blue trim. 

The windmills of  Mykonos are also very famous. They used to be used to grind grain which was then used to produce a very hard bread to sell to passing sailors.

The island is  very dry, and not very mountainous. Fishing used to be a major industry, but now most food and water is imported. Mykonos has the largest tax revenue from tourism of any location is Greece, so now Tourism drives the economy for abut 7 months of year.  There are many expensive name brand designer stores here catering to the well off clientele who visit. In the off season, it is apparently very quiet here. Despite the massive influx of tourists each year, and the revenues produced,  major services are still limited, and the island still does not have hospital.