La Petite Maison - Mykonos

Here, Mykonos meets the sky. Gulls circle on the cool Meltemi breeze, and below you, spread out towards the setting sun, are the white buildings of the old town, the glittering Aegean, the distant forms of the Cyclades islands, Paros, Santorini. This is a haven, a place of effortless calm. High above it all, on the magnificent terrace of Anandes Hotel, time slows: a cocktail at the bar or a rosé clinking in ice at the open-air poolside lounge; the classics of the house, poulet, escargots, crevettes in the dining area. Later, the moon rises with a bossa nova; it has never seemed so close…