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The Windmills Kato Milli — Three white windmills above the rocky Kato Milli hillsidePhoto: Mustang Joe · CC0 · edited

The Windmills Kato Milli

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The Windmills Kato Milli: seven of the island's 16 white windmills on the landmark hill in Chora, Mykonos Town.

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The Windmills Kato Milli — A windmill and its red sails above the stone wall Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · edited
The Windmills Kato Milli — A windmill and its red sails above the stone wallThe Windmills Kato Milli — Several windmills seen from the rocky hillside belowThe Windmills Kato Milli — A white windmill and sails behind a low stone wallThe Windmills Kato Milli — Close view of a windmill beside the blue seaThe Windmills Kato Milli — White windmills with red sails beside the seaThe Windmills Kato Milli — Windmills above waterfront buildings viewed across the wavesThe Windmills Kato Milli — Windmill sails silhouetted against the evening sky

Why go

  • The windmill turned into a museum, one of the mills on the hill in Chora.
  • The windmills as they come into sight on arrival at Alefkandra harbour.

Interesting facts3

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  1. Every mill is round and white, with a pointed roof and tiny windows.

    Mykonos windmills - Wikipedia

  2. Most of the mills face north, into the island's strongest winds.

    Mykonos windmills - Wikipedia

  3. The mills mostly ground wheat, which made them a major source of income.

    Mykonos windmills - Wikipedia

History

The mills were mainly used to grind wheat, which made them an important source of income.

  1. 16th centuryMost of the windmills were built by Venetians.
  2. early 20th centuryConstruction of the windmills continued into this period.
  3. middle of the 20th centuryThe windmills gradually stopped producing flour.

Tips for your visit

  • The windmill hill is the place for the view: all of Chora and part of the harbour are visible from it.
  • The windmills can be seen from every point of the village of Mykonos.
  • When you arrive at Alefkandra harbour, the windmills are the first thing you see.
  • One of the windmills has been turned into a museum.

Sources: Mykonos windmills - Wikipedia · Moulins à vent de Mykonos - Wikipedia · checked 25 Oct 2026

Where
Alefkadras, Mykonos Town

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Questions and answers

Where are The Windmills Kato Milli in Mykonos?

Seven of the island's 16 windmills stand together on the landmark hill in Chora, the town of Mykonos.

Is one of the Kato Milli windmills a museum?

Yes. One of the windmills on the hill has been turned into a museum.

What can you see from the windmill hill in Mykonos?

From the hill you can see all of Chora and part of the harbour.

What is the first thing you see on arrival at Alefkandra harbour?

The windmills are the first thing you see when you arrive at Alefkandra harbour.

Why do the windmills at Mykonos face north?

Most of them face north, towards the strongest winds of the island, which they were built to catch for grinding wheat.

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