St. Nicholas Church by junge1
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Description
This chapel is located right next to the Old Port in Mykonos Town. According to our local tour guide, there are 457 churches (chapels) in Mykonos which has a permanent population of around 5,000 which swells to over 50,000 during the summer.
The explanation given for so many churches is that the inhabitants of Mykonos were historically fishermen. When they set out for a fishing trip, often a month or two at a time, they pledged to their Saint that if they return safely they would built a chapel in his or her honor.
Hence the chapels are usually family owned and maintained. And since there are so many saints, there are many days that call for a celebration, and the tradition is that all the friends are invited, and expected to bring gifts. This is a reciprocal custom.
The chapels are usually well maintained, with white-washed walls and blue copulas. As a matter of fact the whole town looks like it was white-washed just before we arrived.
This picture was taken on 1 July 2013,
Sig...
Comments (30)
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful shot
SunriseGirl
How interesting...and a very beautiful shot. thanks for sharing the story and the photo
Rob2753
I am an Hellenophile and plan to live there next year, I love this for the light and the rich colours and that beautiful little church that you find in so many Greek harbours, makes me think of home :)
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
Crudelitas
What a wonderful shot. The white and blue looks so beautiful. And the red of the boat and window frames makes the special contrast. Really beautiful!
Jay-el-Jay
A fine shot.And that children has a great sandbox to play in.
giulband
very good shot !!
Faemike55
A wonderful capture Sig! Very interesting history of these chapels
mbz2662
A beautiful composition. Love that little colorful boat in the foreground :)
ronmolina
Excellent shot! The boat almost looks like a painting.
starship64
Wonderfully little building. Fantastic capture.
illkirch
This chapel is so clean it looks like a 3d model. Nice shot
Ilona-Krijgsman
lovely picture...nice colors
jayfar
Great info and a super picture Sig.
farmerC
Exellent shot.
flaviok
Captura magnifica meu amigo, aplausos (5)
drifterlee
Very beautiful shot!!!!!!
sharky_
Mr. Clean was around here.... Nice shot. Aloha
emmecielle
Wonderful capture! :)
etoiledumatin
Une très belle photo avec de magnifiques couleurs de la Grèce le blanc et le bleu avec une pointe de rouge qui met en valeur la chapelle.
flavia49
marvellous capture
tigertim
Love that scene.. perfect and idyllic!
auntietk
This is one of those pictures we were just talking about, Sig. It's fantastic! The way the boats line up, and the position of the people, the little conveniences (box, can, telephone) lined up just so ... it's got so much going on! Love it. Great shot! I bet you spent all of a tenth of a second thinking about this. :P
nefertiabet
Wow, wonderful capture!!!
Richardphotos
very colorful and a superb photo
twelvemark21
Beautiful!!
rbowen
Beautiful photo!
danapommet
Interesting narrative my friend and I love the idea of all those churches. Nice photo too!
erlandpil
very good capture picture erland
debbielove
Perfectly kept, a delight to see,, Great shot Sig, fantastic.. Hope you enjoyed your cruise! Rob