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An oasis of
art, food and
entertainment
connects the
past, present and
future of culture
on Mykonos.

The Hidden Gem of Cine Manto

Hidden amidst iconic whitewashed houses and narrow alleyways, film screenings under the starry night sky. The delightful garden
a once overgrown, almost forgotten garden has been transformed also houses an all-day restaurant with al fresco seating in the cool
into one of the island’s favourite destinations. “It’s something you shade of pines, palms and other native Mediterranean species, and
don’t expect to see in Mykonos, a secret refuge, a little corner of is famously home to a towering centuries-old cactus and an old
heaven tucked away in the heart of Chora,” says acclaimed director stone cistern full of koi and waterlilies. Cine Manto regularly hosts
and cultural curator Antonis Kioukas, who took over management a range of exhibitions, performances and workshops, attracting an
of the site in 2011, reimagining it as a gorgeous multipurpose eclectic crowd of regulars and guests that, in true Mykonian style,
space that aims to revitalise the island’s cultural life for the 21st includes the resident clowder of friendly cats, Jean Paul Gaultier,
century. Gifted to the town in the mid-20th century by Ioannis and the one and only Petros the Pelican. The world might be rapidly
Meletopoulos, one of the era’s most influential Greeks, Meletopoulos changing, but inside its walls, Cine Manto is a sanctuary of the
Municipal Garden now operates as Cine Manto, celebrating art island’s inimitable spirit and culture.
and culture in a unique and truly enchanting setting. “For foreign
visitors who have never seen a Greek summer cinema before, it
looks like something out of a fairy-tale, a newfound delight that
feels like being on a film set,” says Kioukas of the open-air cinema
that’s been hailed internationally as one of the best in the world. A
quintessential Greek summer experience, it’s a haven where patrons
can relax—prosecco, ice cream or souvlaki in hand—and enjoy

A PLACE LIKE NO OTHER
“Open-air cinemas are a unique,
one-of-a-kind experience of Greek
summer,” says Antonis Kioukas.
“People come back again and again
because there’s nowhere in the
world quite like Cine Manto.”

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