Panorama of Mykonos Little Venice quarter with white houses overlooking the Aegean Sea
The photograph offers a view from the sea of the famous Little Venice quarter in Chora, the capital of Mykonos. The white houses with colorful balconies overlook directly onto the water, recalling the Venetian architecture from which the quarter takes its name. The buildings, constructed by merchants in the 18th century, feature the typical Cycladic facades with whitewash gleaming in the late afternoon light. Behind the quarter rise the barren hills of the island, dotted with other white dwellings. The clear sky of intense blue merges with the blue of the sea. On the left, the silhouette of a cruise ship anchored offshore can be glimpsed. This perspective from the sea allows appreciation of Little Venice's unique position, built at water level to allow merchants to load goods directly from the cellars.
