Hi everyone, this is the SantoriniDave guide to the best beaches in Mykonos. Mykonos is full
of gorgeous beaches, whether you’re looking for swimming, sunbathing, water sports, or partying.
Most are covered with sun beds for rent and serviced by waiters. All beaches also have public
sections for towels and blankets and many have a variety of food and dining options. Some also have
water sports with raft rides or jet skis for rent.
Most of Mykonos’s best beaches can be found along the southern coast of the island,
free from strong winds that can blow in from the north in summer. These beaches are quite popular
and full of people, and have lifeguards on duty. Beaches in the north tend to be quieter, a bit
harder to get to, and see far fewer visitors.
During summer, buses run frequently until late evening between Mykonos Town and the main beaches
on the island. There is also a great water taxi which serves the southern beaches between Ornos
and Elia, which are the first 7 beaches covered in this video. Riding the water taxi is easy,
cheap, and fun, and a very pleasant way to hop between the most popular beaches.
Now everything featured in this video
is explored in our Mykonos Travel Guide along with the best hotels, restaurants, beach clubs, & more.
These plus all the other top destinations across Greece are explained in far greater depth across
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Before we jump into the best beaches, one
great activity that we suggest is walking along the coast between PsahROO and Paradise Beaches.
The path is easy to navigate, with little to no elevation gain, and has plenty of places to stop
and relax, swim, eat, and drink along the way.
Now let’s take a look at our favorite Mykonos Beaches.
Ornos
Ornos Beach, not far from Mykonos Town is the most family-friendly beach on Mykonos,
in a vibrant neighborhood full of restaurants, boutiques and small markets. Pasaji Beach Club
is well known here, and there are a handful of other excellent restaurants along the beach front
as well. You can also find a variety of charter boats available for hire here. Hotels we recommend
at Ornos Beach include Mykonos Blanc, Mykonos Ammos, Kivotos Luxury Boutique Hotel, Santa Marina
Resort & Villas, and Kensho Ornos Boutique Hotel.
Platis YAH-los Beach Platis Gialos Beach is wide and beautiful, with
many bars and restaurants and a mini-market along the beach with a wooden boardwalk connecting them.
There are a variety of boat charters and tours that leave from here, and you can rent jet skis
and take other fun water rides. Hotels we recommend at Platis YAH-los include Petasos
Beach Resort & Spa, Branco Mykonos, Petinos Beach Hotel, Myconian Ambassador Hotel & Spa
and Nissaki Boutique Hotel.
Psarou Beach PsahROO is one of
the most trendy beaches on Mykonos, with the fancy Nammos Beach Club,
and a small shopping mall with a collection of restaurants and boutique shops set just back
from the beach. Hotels we recommend here include Mykonos Blu and N Hotel Mykonos (Kensho footage)
Paraga Beach
Paraga Beach is very beautiful but busy with a handful of great beach clubs.
Scorpio’s and SantAnna are two large and well known beach clubs that are big draws, plus the
smaller Kahlua, all with lots of great food and a variety of areas to recreate and relax. There are
not a lot of hotels in this immediate vicinity.
Elia Beach el-YAH is a
long glorious beach, with additional smaller coves to be explored further along the coast,
including one that is clothing optional. From Elia Beach, a very pleasant walk along a dirt path
up and over the hill leads to the adjacent Agrari Beach which is smaller and quieter. There is one
main excellent restaurant and bar on Elia, plus a handful of water sports options for hire.
The area has a handful of excellent hotels that we recommend,
including Myconian Villa Collection, Panoptis Escape, Katikies Villas, and Myconian Imperial.
Super Paradise Beach
Super Paradise Beach is located in a small quiet bay. Super Paradise Beach Club here has a hookah
lounge and self serve restaurant, as well as the regular beach waiters. Jackie O at the other end
of the beach has a nice pool and fine dining restaurant with great drag shows at sunset.
There are no direct buses to Super Paradise, but the beach is served by the water taxi.
Along with Elia, Super Paradise is one of the most gay-friendly beaches on Mykonos.
Here, we recommend Lyo Boutique Hotel.
Paradise Beach Paradise Beach is a young, lively,
party-beach with the loud music of Tropicana Beach Club and Cavo Paradiso drifting out over the sand.
After the sun goes down the party just gets louder. On the beach is a food court with a
handful of dining options, plus a small market near the bus stop with a handful of services.
Votsalaki is a great hotel set in the hills overlooking the beach and sea. Full time partiers
may prefer to stay at Tropicana Hotel.
Agios Ioannis Beach AH yos yo-AHN-nis or
Saint John’s Beach is located just over the hillside from the more well known Ornos.
It’s a beautiful and quiet but narrow beach with little surrounding it other than vacation rentals.
West facing, this is a great beach to watch the sunset from. There’s a popular restaurant
and beach club here, and a sightseeing boat to Delos Island departs from here as well.
Hotels we recommend at AH yos yo-AHN-nis include Kah tik YES Mykonos , Mykonos Grand Resort,
and Anax Resort and Spa.
Fokos Beach Fokos Beach in the north is a gorgeous,
quiet, and secluded beach. There are no tourist facilities here but Fokos Taverna just off
the beach serves excellent food and sells some pottery too, making it worth a trip in itself.
No public buses come to Fokos – so you’ll need to get here by private transportation.
Agrari Beach
Agrari Beach is a very quiet and secluded beach with nice sand and a few places to dine. There is
no bus from Mykonos Town to Agrari so you’ll have to walk from el-YAH or get there with a
rental car. The short dirt trail up and over the hillside between Elia and Agrari is pleasant to
enjoy from either side.
Kalo Livadi is one of the longest beaches in Mykonos, and has become increasingly well known
in recent years. The water here is shallow and tranquil making it a great choice for families.
Hotels we recommend here include Aegon, Salty Houses, and Nomad.
Panormos Beach is a pretty area that’s dominated by the large and fancy Principote Beach Club.
Adjacent to the club is a long stretch of glorious sand and dunes with few visitors,
though the thumping music of the beach club is hard to escape.
There are also a couple of excellent places to eat on the hillside above the beach. The lovely
Panormos Village Hotel is a great choice here.
And Agios Sostis is a quieter beach with none of the loud music or partying found
on many other Mykonos Beaches. It is a favorite of locals, with no services other than the food
at the famous Kiki’s Taverna. Visitors park on the top of the hill and walk down to the beach.
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