Mykonos

Stop 180 of 265 · Greece

One cheese on the loop, with something to drink beside it, something for the driver, and the road either side.

The cheese

Kopanisti mykonou

  • cow milk
  • brined
Drink
Assyrtiko or another saline dry whiteBrined cheese needs acidity and salinity to match, never sweetness.
Driving
Mint teaCool against the salt, and the local habit besides.
Eat with
Olives, cucumber and oreganoSalt beside salt, with something cold and watery to carry it.

Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.

✎ Placed in this town by hand: named in the PDO for Mykonos

Kopanisti mykonou on Wikipedia

The road

Arriving fromTulum298 km (185 mi) by road, about 29 h 19 min driving.
On toNaxos46 km (29 mi) by road, about 8 h 34 min driving.
MykonosNaxos

Every cheese on the loop has a drink for the driver as well as one for the passengers. On a driving tour, somebody is always driving.