Beaches in Mykonos
The same water, five different days: what sets the beaches apart is the transport, the club and the sunbed.
- Psarou
- Public strip free
- Super Paradise
- Sunbeds from €25
- Elia
- Sunbeds from €20 a pair
On Mykonos you pick a beach by the transport and the club, because the water is the same everywhere. Psarou is an expensive bay with a public strip of sand, Paradise and Super Paradise are beach clubs, Elia is wide and calmer, and Agios Sostis has no sunbeds and no bus.
Public sand between the clubs
Psarou is a small sheltered bay on the south coast with the priciest sunbeds on the island: at Nammos and Cavo Psarou they start from €250, and smaller operators offer sunbeds from about €50 for two. Between the clubs is a free public strip of sand, and the water is the same. A bus runs to the bay from Fabrika, a taxi from town takes 5–10 min, and from Platis Gialos it is 15–20 min on foot.
Organised and practical
The beach is fully organised and suits a first day and families. The water taxis to almost all the south-coast beaches leave from here, and the bus runs from Fabrika.
Paradise and Super Paradise: the beach as a club
Paradise and Super Paradise are beach clubs with DJ sets, with the music getting louder after midday. Buses from Fabrika serve both, and the Paradise line runs every 30 minutes, until after midnight in summer. The Super Paradise club also runs its own shuttle from Fabrika. Sunbeds at Super Paradise start from €25, in the back rows.
Wide and calmer
Elia is a wide, organised beach for a longer, more relaxed stay. The bus goes from the Old Port and the water taxi ends its line here; sunbeds in the organised section start from €20 a pair.
Northern, with nothing
Agios Sostis is an unorganised beach with no sunbeds and no public bus; you get there by car or a taxi arranged in advance. It lies on the north, which takes the meltemi, so in August, when it blows hardest, it is a gamble.
The wind decides the side
The meltemi is a strong northerly wind, strongest in August. The south coast is sheltered, so Psarou, Platis Gialos, Paradise and Elia are the better choice when it blows; nothing is fully protected. When the wind drops, the north is lovelier and less under the clubs' control.
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
What is the best beach on Mykonos?
For calm Elia, for music Paradise and Super Paradise, for the expensive bay Psarou; all the south beaches are sheltered from the meltemi.
How much do sunbeds cost?
It depends mostly on the club: smaller operators at Psarou are cheapest and Nammos and Cavo Psarou dearest; prices are in the card on this page.
Is there a beach without sunbeds?
Agios Sostis, in the north, is unorganised and has no bus.
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